Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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