Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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