Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Ashland, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably 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 Ashland:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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.

The GNIS database contains an entry for Ashland. See our Misc Page for Ashland for more information.