Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Kent City, 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 Kent City:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Kent City:

Kent City was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)