Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Mount Prospect came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Mount Prospect in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Mount Prospect. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mount Prospect:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mount Prospect: www.mountprospect.org/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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