Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Michigan Ghost Towns, Vol. 1
Written by: Dodge, Roy L.
Published by Glendon Publishing, 1970
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Port Huron:

Port Huron was mentioned in the following schedules:

Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)