Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Marissa 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 Marissa:
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 - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Marissa:

The following route mentioned Marissa as a scheduled stop:

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (train schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)