Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Plainfield 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 Plainfield:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

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

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Plainfield:

The following routes mentioned Plainfield as a scheduled stop:

The Capitol Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Capitol Limited (train schedule from 1941). The Capitol Limited travelled between New York (IL) and Chicago (IL)

The National Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct National Limited (schedule from 1941). The National Limited travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Louis (MO)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Plainfield: www.plainfield.com/

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/