Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Hancock:

Hancock was mentioned in the following schedules:

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)