Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Naperville, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Naperville:
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

Naperville was listed as Naperville Courthouse.

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Naperville:

The following route mentioned Naperville as a scheduled stop:

The California Zephyr: From Amtrak's timetable for the California Zephyr (train schedule from 2017). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and Ememeryville (CA) - with bus service to San Francisco (CA)