Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Naperville 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 Naperville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a 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

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)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Naperville: www.naperville.il.us/

The official website for DuPage County: www.dupageco.org/

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