Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ledford came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Ledford 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 Ledford. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ledford 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 Ledford:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

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

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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