Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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