Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Litchfield 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 Litchfield:
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

Litchfield was listed as Litchfield Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Litchfield:

Litchfield was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Litchfield as a scheduled stop:

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (train schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)