Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Banks came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Banks in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Banks. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Banks, 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 Banks:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

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

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