Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Plainwell, 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 Plainwell:
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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Plainwell:

Plainwell was mentioned in the following schedules:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Plainwell: www.plainwell.org/

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/