Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Jose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mason County: www.masoncountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov