Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Illiopolis came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Illiopolis in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Illiopolis. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Illiopolis data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Illiopolis:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Illiopolis is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Illiopolis in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Illiopolis for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Illiopolis. See our Misc Page for Illiopolis for more information.