Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Prophetstown, 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 Prophetstown:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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