Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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)

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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