Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Towanda 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 Towanda:
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)

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Towanda:

Towanda was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)