Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Brent Creek 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 Brent Creek:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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