Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Oquawka, 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 Oquawka:
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

Oquawka was listed as Oquawka Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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