Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Deward 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)

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.

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Deward:

Deward was mentioned in the following schedule:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/