Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Eaton Rapids, 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 Eaton Rapids:
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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Eaton Rapids:

Eaton Rapids was mentioned in the following schedules:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Eaton Rapids: www.ci.eaton-rapids.mi.us/

The official website for Eaton County: www.eatoncounty.org/

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