Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Gary, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Gary:

Gary was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The following route mentioned Gary 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)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gary: www.gary.in.us/

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov