Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about White Pigeon, 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 White Pigeon:
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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of White Pigeon:

White Pigeon was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)