Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Grand Rapids data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Grand Rapids:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

Rand McNally Map of Minnesota (1932)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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