Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about Plum Hill came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Plum Hill 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 Plum Hill. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Plum Hill is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Plum Hill post office opened in 1851 and had closed by 1908.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Plum Hill:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Plum Hill. See our Misc Page for Plum Hill 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/ |