Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Princeton was listed as Princeton Courthouse.

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 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Princeton:

Princeton was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Princeton as a scheduled stop:

The California Zephyr: From Amtrak's timetable for the California Zephyr (train schedule from 2017). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and Ememeryville (CA) - with bus service to San Francisco (CA)