Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our West Brooklyn 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 West Brooklyn:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Brooklyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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