Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Deckerville, 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 Deckerville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Michigan (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

We found Deckerville in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Deckerville for more information.

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