Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Meriden 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 Meriden:
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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

Meriden 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 Meriden. See our Misc Page for Meriden for more information.