Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Republic 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 Republic:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Republic:

Republic was mentioned in the following schedule:

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)