Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Found a mention of Onaway, but no details.

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

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

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

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