Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Swartz Creek, 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 Swartz Creek:
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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Swartz Creek:

Swartz Creek was mentioned in the following schedule:

Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swartz Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.mi.us/

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