Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Grand Blanc 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 Grand Blanc:
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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grand Blanc: www.cityofgrandblanc.com/

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

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