Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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.

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

Dighton 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 Dighton. See our Misc Page for Dighton for more information.