Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

South Chicago 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 South Chicago. See our Misc Page for South Chicago for more information.

Railroad Mentions of South Chicago:

South Chicago was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

The following route mentioned South Chicago as a scheduled stop:

The Capitol Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Capitol Limited (train schedule from 1941). The Capitol Limited travelled between New York (IL) and Chicago (IL)