Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Ionia was listed as Ionia Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Ionia was listed as Ionia Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Ionia was listed as Ionia Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Ionia:

Ionia was mentioned in the following schedule:

Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960)