Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Shipman 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 Shipman:
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 of Illinois (1897)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map (1881)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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