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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Kalamazoo, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably 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 Kalamazoo:
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

In this book, Kalamazoo was listed as Kalamazoo Courthouse.<1>

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)

Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

In this book, Kalamazoo was listed as Kalamazoo Courthouse.<1>

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)

Published by John T. Towers

In this book, Kalamazoo was listed as Kalamazoo Courthouse.<1>

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Michigan (1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

In addition:

Kalamazoo is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Kalamazoo:

Kalamazoo was mentioned in the following schedules:

Amtrak Time Tables (May 1971)

Amtrak Time Tables (January 2014)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (1871)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)

Pennsylvania Railroad Time Tables (March 1920)

Footnotes ...

<1>	For information about how community names have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
<2>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/