Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Johannesburg:

Johannesburg was mentioned in the following schedule:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)