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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Minooka, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

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

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Minooka:

Minooka was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/