Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about New Grand Chain came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of New Grand Chain 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 New Grand Chain. We hope that they will be useful to you.
New Grand Chain is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The New Grand Chain post office opened in 1874 and had closed by 1902.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for New Grand Chain:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
We found New Grand Chain in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for New Grand Chain for more information.
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for New Grand Chain. See our Misc Page for New Grand Chain for more information.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |