Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Savanna, 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 Savanna:
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

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)

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Savanna:

Savanna was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Savanna: www.savannaillinois.com/

The official website for Carroll County: visitcarrollcountyil.com/

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