Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Prospect 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 Prospect:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

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

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

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

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