Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Plymouth:

The following route mentioned Plymouth as a scheduled stop:

The Cincinnatian: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Cincinnatian #2 (train schedule from 1969). The Cincinnatian travelled between Detroit (MI) and Cincinnati (OH)