Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Inkster:

Inkster was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)