Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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