Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Ghost Towns of Michigan, Vol. 1
Written by: Wakefield, Larry
Published by Thunder Bay Press, 1994
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Big Rock. See our Misc Page for Big Rock for more information.