Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Middle Grove 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 Middle Grove:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

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