Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Roots 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 Roots. See our Misc Page for Roots for more information.