Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Muskegon was listed as Muskegon Courthouse.

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

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

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

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