Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Chief Lake 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 Chief Lake:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

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

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