Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our New Lenox 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 New Lenox:
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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Lenox: www.newlenox.net/

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

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