Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Eckford 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 Eckford:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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.

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

Railroad Mentions of Eckford:

Eckford was mentioned in the following schedule:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)