Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov