A Century of
California
Post Offices
1848-1954
Alpine
County
Created 16 March 1864 from El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, and Tuolumne County Area.
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
|
Bullionae |
12 Feb 1869 |
15 May 1872 |
|
*Carey's Mills |
28 Dec 1863 |
1 Apr 1869 to Woodfords |
|
Fredericksburg |
7 Sep 1898 |
31 May 1911 M Woodfords |
|
Hope Valley |
10 Oct 1864 |
10 Feb 1868 |
|
*Konigsberg |
12 May 1863 |
4 Jun 1864 |
|
|
10 Aug 1864 |
28 Mar 1865 To Silver Mountain |
|
Lake Alpine |
05 Jul 1927 |
|
|
Loope |
29 Apr 1898 |
31 Aug 1908 M Markleville |
|
*Markleville |
21 Oct 1863 |
|
|
*Monitor |
30 Nov 1863 |
12 Oct 1888 M Markleville |
|
Silver Creek |
28 Apr 1879 |
25 Aug 1879 |
|
|
17May 1882 |
18 Oct 1888 |
|
|
30 Nov 1888 |
11 Nov 1890 M Markleville |
|
Silver King |
11 Oct 1864 |
17 Apr 1866 |
|
Silver Mountain Fr Konigsberg |
28 Mar 1865 |
24 Jul 1883 M Silver Creek |
|
Tamarack |
10 Jul 1900 |
15 Feb 1905 M Woodfords |
|
Woodfords Fr Carey's Mills |
01 Apr 1869 |
31 Aug 1914 M Sheridan |
*Established in Amador, into Alpine when created. The “Records” for California report the Konigsberg was established earlier in Douglas Co., Nevada, but give no further information; and that Carey's Mills was at first in Nevada, county not stated.
Amador
County
Created 10 May 1854 from Calaveras County Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
|
Amador City |
19 Aug 1863 |
|
|
Aqueduct City |
03 Jul 1855 |
17 Nov 1855 |
|
Baville |
14 May 1886 |
10 Mar 1894 M Amador City |
|
Buena Vista |
24 Apr 1866 |
4 Oct 1878 |
|
Butte City |
12 Oct 1857 |
1 Dec 1858 |
|
Caminettis |
24 Jul 1916 |
31 Aug 1920 M Sheridan |
|
Carbondale |
18 Nov 1922 |
31 Jan 1955 M Ione |
|
*Carey's Mills |
28 Dec 1863 |
Into Alpine Co. |
|
Defender |
29 Jun 1900 |
15 Jan 1915 M Volcano |
|
†Drytown |
21 Jan 1852 |
|
|
Electra |
24 Nov 1900 |
31 May 1923 M Jackson |
|
Fagan |
27 Jul 1891 |
29 Jan 1895 M Roundtop |
|
†Fiddletown |
31 Dec 1853 |
24 May 1878 To Oleta |
|
Fr Oleta |
01 Jul 1932 |
|
|
Figtree |
23 Aug 1917 |
15 Oct 1918 M Plymouth |
|
Forest Home |
08 Oct 1862 |
15 Apr 1905 M Plymouth |
|
Hardenburg |
16 Jun 1893 |
27 Mar 1896 M Jackson |
|
†Ione City Fr Ione City |
16 Feb 1857 |
2 Dec 1861 To Ione Valley |
|
Ione Valley |
02 Dec 1861 |
23 Mar 1880 To Ione |
|
Ione |
23 Mar 1880 |
|
|
†Jackson |
10 Jul 1851 |
|
|
Kit Carson |
16 Jun 1951 |
|
|
*Konigsberg |
12 May 1863 |
Into Alpine Co. |
|
Lancha Plana |
02 May 1859 |
15 Nov 1912 |
|
|
11 Jun 1913 |
31 Jan 1919 M Camanche |
|
*Markleville |
21 Oct 1863 |
Into Alpine Co. |
|
Martell |
21 Nov 1905 |
|
|
May |
05 Sep 1881 |
15 Jun 1920 M Clay |
|
*Monitor |
30 Nov 1863 |
Into Alpine Co. |
|
Oleta Fr Fiddletown |
24 May 1878 |
31 May 1910 M Plymouth |
|
|
15 Aug 1911 to 1 Jul 1932 |
Fiddletown |
|
Pine Grove |
12 Jul 1856 |
|
|
Pioneer |
01 Jun 1947 |
|
|
Plasse |
07 Aug 1929 |
Rescinded 4 Jan 1930 |
|
Plymouth |
08 Sep 1871 |
|
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Pomegranate |
20 Jan 1888 |
19 Jul 1890 M Lancha Plana |
|
Ranlett |
27 Jul 1895 |
30 Sep 1905 M Ione |
|
Ritchey |
30 Jun 1900 |
30 Nov 1914 M Ione |
|
River Pines |
16 Jun 1948 |
|
|
Roundtop |
25 Jan 1887 |
31 Aug 1907 M Sheridan |
|
Sarahville |
10 May 1856 |
16 Nov 1859 |
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Shake Ridge |
19 May 1875 |
19 Nov 1878 |
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Silver Lake |
22 Jun 1880 |
3 Nov 1890 M Baville |
|
|
03 Jul 1936 |
|
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†Sutter Creek |
21 Jan 1852 |
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Tarrs |
04 Aug 1880 |
4 Aug 1881 |
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Vogans |
05 Jul 1888 |
30 Jan 1889 M Jackson |
|
†Volcano |
07 Oct 1851 |
|
|
Waterman |
17 Sep 1895 |
|
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Wieland |
23 Apr 1892 |
13 Oct 1893 M Pine Grove |
|
Wiley |
03 May 1883 |
7 Feb 1887 M Baville |
*Into Alpine County when created 16 March 1864. Carey's Mills and Konigsberg were earlier in Nevada Territory, the latter in Douglas County.
†Established in Calaveras County, into Amador when created. Ione City was carried as Jone Valley in Calaveras until 1857, when changed to Jone City. Apparently the errors of spelling and county were discovered and corrected shortly thereafter.
‡Established in El Dorado County, into Amador when boundary was changed in 1855, though carried in El Dorado records until after appointment of Samuel R. Miller as postmaster 6 Feb 1864.
BRANCIFORTE
COUNTY
Created 18 February 1850. Name changed to Santa Cruz in March 1850.
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
|
Santa Cruz |
9 Apr 1850 |
Into Santa Cruz Co. |
Note: Although the appointment of the Postmaster of Santa Cruz by the Department in Washington occurred on 9 April 1850, time of transit and other factors indicates that the recommendation by the Special Agent in San Francisco must have been made before the county name was changed by the Legislature late in March. Also, the office probably opened for business some time before the March date, under authority of the Special Agent.
Transcribed by:
Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Frickstad,
Walter N., A Century of California
Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 4-7. Philatelic Research Society, Oakland,
CA. 1955.
© 2012 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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