Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Shabbona:

Shabbona was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Shabbona as a scheduled stop:

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (train schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)