Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Allen data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Allen:
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 Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Allen:

Allen was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)