A Century of
California
Post Offices
1848-1954
SANTA CLARA
COUNTY
Created 18 February 1850
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Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Agnew |
09 May 1884 |
25 Feb 1890 |
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19 Apr 1890 |
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Alma Fr Lexington |
02 Dec 1873 |
31 Aug 1952 M Los Gatos |
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Almaden |
04 Jan 1934 |
1 Dec 1953 to New Almaden |
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Alviso |
14 Jul 1854 |
27 Jan 1855 |
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17 Aug 1859 |
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Bank Mills Fr McCartysville |
22 Dec 1863 |
13 Mar 1865 to Saratoga |
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Bell's Station |
10 Apr 1873 |
28 Feb 1914 M Gilroy |
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Berryessa |
31 May 1889 |
31 Oct 1904 M San Jose |
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Bethlehem |
09 Jan 1890 |
19 May 1890 |
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Burnett |
30 Apr 1862 |
13 Mar 1882 to Coyote |
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Campbell |
11 Nov 1885 |
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College Park |
24 Apr 1888 |
1 Jul 1899 M San Jose |
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Coyote Fr Burnett |
13 Mar 1882 |
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Cupertino |
10 May 1882 |
20 Jun 1894 |
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Fr Westside |
19 Jul 1900 |
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De Forest |
06 May 1892 |
31 Jan 1909 |
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Eden Vale |
14 Jul 1893 |
30 Dec 1916 M San Jose |
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Encinal |
04 Dec 1897 |
7 Jan 1901 to Sunnyvale |
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Evergreen |
24 Aug 1870 |
31 Jan 1913 |
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25 May 1932 |
31 Mar 1935 M San Jose |
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Frohm |
10 Mar 1887 |
30 Jun 1902 M Los Gatos |
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Gilbert |
21 Jul 1887 |
15 Feb 1889 M San Jose |
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Gilroy |
21 Oct 1851 |
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Gilroy Hot Springs |
28 Mar 1873 |
30 Apr 1934 M Gilroy |
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Gubserville |
05 Jul 1882 |
15 Apr 1899 M Santa Clara |
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Hillsdale |
04 Mar 1887 |
23 Jun 1899 M Eden |
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Holy City |
04 May 1927 |
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Kensington |
14 Jan 1893 |
14 Jan 1895 to Willowglen |
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La Brea |
11 Sep 1874 |
17 Jan 1876 to Sargent |
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Laguna Seca |
12 Oct 1853 |
13 Jan 1855 |
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Lawrence |
18 Jan 1887 |
30 Apr 1935 M Santa Clara |
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Lexington |
06 Jun 1861 |
2 Dec 1873 to Alma |
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Llagas |
22 Apr 1892 |
31 Jul 1911 M Morgan Hill |
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Los Altos |
19 Nov 1908 |
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Los Gatos |
08 Dec 1864 |
16 Apr 1867 |
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07 Aug 1867 |
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Madrone Fr Sherman |
13 Mar 1882 |
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Madrone Springs |
07 May 1883 |
23 Jan 1885 M Madrone |
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Mayfield |
02 Jun 1855 |
31 Mar 1930 M Palo Alto |
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McCartysville |
02 Nov 1855 |
22 Dec 1863 to Bank Mills |
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Milpitas |
31 May 1856 |
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Mission San Jose |
09 Apr 1850 |
Into Alameda Co. |
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Moffett Field Fr Naval Air Station |
01 Sep 1933 |
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Morgan Hill |
09 Jan 1893 |
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Mountain View |
18 Jan 1854 |
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Mt. Hamilton |
01 Dec 1884 |
18 Jun 1886 |
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Mount Hamilton |
07 Jan 1890 |
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Naval Air Station |
31 May 1933 |
1 Sep 1933 to Moffett Field |
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New Almaden |
05 Jul 1861 |
31 Dec 1861 |
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23 Dec 1873 |
15 Apr 1921 M Los Gatos |
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Fr Almaden |
01 Dec 1953 |
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Palo Alto |
31 May 1892 |
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Patchin |
28 Mar 1872 |
26 Nov 1895 |
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29 Apr 1897 |
30 Nov 1925 M Alma |
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*Pescadero |
15 Jul 1859 |
Into Santa Cruz Co. |
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Pioneer |
08 Nov 1875 |
3 Nov 1886 M San Jose |
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Redwood Estates |
07 Jul 1927 |
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Rucker |
04 Sep 1894 |
31 Aug 1900 M Gilroy |
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San Felipe |
10 Jul 1868 |
15 Oct 1902 M Gilroy |
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San Isidro |
30 Jul 1866 |
26 Jun 1877 |
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San Jose |
08 Nov 1849 |
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San Martin |
10 Aug 1894 |
31 May 1900 M Rucker |
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10 Jan 1902 |
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Santa Clara |
28 Jul 1851 |
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Saratoga Fr Bank Mills |
13 Mar 1865 |
29 Jan 1869 |
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01 Apr 1869 |
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Sargent Fr La Brea |
17 Jan 1876 |
6 Sep 1878 |
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04 Oct 1878 |
15 Jul 1933 M Gilroy |
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Sherman |
13 Dec 1867 |
17 Aug 1870 |
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05 Apr 1871 |
13 Mar 1882 to Madrone |
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Skyland |
27 May 1884 |
18 Jan 1886 M Wrights |
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Stanford |
29 Jun 1886 |
17 Jun 1887 “No papers” |
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Stanford University |
27 Apr 1893 |
31 May 1927 Br Palo Alto |
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Sunnyvale Fr Encinal |
07 Jan 1901 |
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Tennant |
05 Apr 1871 |
29 Oct 1879 |
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24 Nov 1879 |
10 Feb 1887 M Madrone |
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Union |
06 Nov 1851 |
Into Alameda Co. |
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Uvas |
14 Apr 1896 |
29 Feb 1908 M Morgan Hill |
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West Side |
29 Jul 1892 |
19 Jul 1900 to Cupertino |
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Willowglen Fr Kensington |
14 Jan 1895 |
15 Jan 1900 M San Jose |
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Wrights |
14 Nov 1879 |
30 Nov 1938 M Los Gatos |
*Established of Pescadero in Santa Clara County is doubtful. See note under San Mateo County.
SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY
Created 18 February 1850 as Branciforte County; name changed to Santa Cruz in March 1850.
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Aptos |
25 Feb 1870 |
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Ben Lomond |
26 Mar 1887 |
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Big Basin Fr Redwood Park |
01 Oct 1928 |
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Bonny Doon |
05 Nov 1887 |
30 Jun 1930 M Santa Cruz |
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Boulder Creek |
12 Dec 1872 |
2 Nov 1875 to Lorenzo |
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Fr Lorenzo |
17 Dec 1877 |
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Brookdale |
03 Apr 1902 |
30 Jun 1944 |
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03 Jul 1945 |
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Capitola |
28 May 1889 |
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Chittenden |
13 Apr 1893 |
15 Jun 1923 M Aromas |
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Coast |
06 Jun 1889 |
15 Feb 1905 M Santa Cruz |
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Corralitos |
21 Nov 1861 |
6 Nov 1862 |
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12 May 1876 |
15 Jun 1923 M Watsonville |
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Davenport |
23 Dec 1874 |
2 Mar 1889 |
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07 Feb 1906 |
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De Redwood |
03 Jun 1879 |
16 Oct 1882 M Wrights |
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Eccles |
03 May 1893 |
10 Apr 1915 to Olympia |
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Felton |
14 Dec 1870 |
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Freedom |
09 May 1940 |
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Gibbs |
28 Nov 1900 |
31 Oct 1906 M Eccles |
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05 Aug 1907 |
29 Jan 1916 to Zayante |
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Glen Arbor |
12 Aug 1914 |
30 Nov 1915 M Ben Lomond |
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Glenecho |
01 Nov 1894 |
27 Feb 1897 |
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Glenwood |
23 Aug 1880 |
30 Apr 1954 M Santa Cruz |
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Laurel |
20 Nov 1882 |
15 Jul 1953 M Los Gatos |
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Leonard |
03 Apr 1883 |
28 Aug 1883 M Watsonville |
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Loma Prieta |
20 Mar 1884 |
27 Feb 1885 |
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23 Apr 1887 |
31 Oct 1901 M Aptos |
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Lorenzo Fr Boulder Creek |
02 Nov 1875 |
17 Dec 1877 to Boulder Creek |
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Lucas |
08 Dec 1885 |
18 Jun 1886 M Santa Cruz |
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Morseville |
07 Apr 1880 |
4 Aug 1880 |
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Mount Hermon |
28 May 1908 |
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Olympia Fr Eccles |
10 Apr 1915 |
30 Jan 1942 M Santa Cruz |
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*Pescadero |
15 Jul 1859 |
Into San Mateo Co. |
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Redwood Park |
14 May 1907 |
1 Oct 1928 to Big Basin |
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Rocky Ridge |
14 Oct 1875 |
13 Aug 1877 |
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†Santa Cruz |
09 Apr 1850 |
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Seabright |
13 Apr 1899 |
28 Feb 1905 M Santa Cruz |
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Sea Side |
15 May 1873 |
24 Jun 1881 |
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Skyland |
18 Apr 1893 |
31 Dec 1910 M Wrights |
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Soquel |
05 Jul 1857 |
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Swanton |
28 May 1897 |
31 Dec 1930 M Davenport |
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Valencia |
12 Apr 1893 |
14 Aug 1909 M Aptos |
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Waddell |
15 Feb 1890 |
8 May 1891 M Bonny Doon |
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Watsonville |
21 Nov 1853 |
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Zayante Fr Gibbs |
29 Jan 1916 |
30 Apr 1938 M Santa Cruz |
*Pescadero is reported to have been established in Santa Clara County and transferred to Santa Cruz. This seems to be an error. See note under San Mateo County.
†Reported established in Branciforte County, which see.
SHASTA
COUNTY
Created 18 February 1850
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Agland |
06 Jan 1894 |
12 Oct 1895 M Ono |
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Albertson |
04 Jun 1883 |
22 Sep 1885 to Roberts |
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Alfa |
14 Mar 1888 |
15 Jul 1895 M Dana |
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American Ranch |
19 Jul 1855 |
15 Apr 1878 to Anderson |
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Anderson Fr American Ranch |
15 Apr 1878 |
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Antler Fr Gregory |
05 Feb 1908 |
15 Jan 1914 M Bayles |
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Baird |
08 Apr 1878 |
31 Jan 1920 |
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16 Oct 1929 |
15 Aug 1933 M Ydalpom |
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Ball's Ferry Fr Parkville |
04 Oct 1875 |
29 Feb 1916 M Cottonwood |
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Bayha |
04 Jan 1900 |
31 May 1907 M Buckeye |
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Bayles |
04 Dec 1884 |
1 May 1948 to Delta |
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Beegum |
06 Dec 1895 |
Into Tehama Co. |
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Bella Vista |
18 May 1893 |
30 Jun 1918 |
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12 Aug 1920 |
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Bell's Bridge |
14 Dec 1870 |
5 Sep 1871 |
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27 Jun 1873 |
3 Oct 1881 |
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Big Bend Fr Henderson |
22 Apr 1922 |
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Blair |
06 Jan 1881 |
22 Sep 1885 to Stella |
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Boralma |
02 Aug 1901 |
31 Oct 1906 M Kennett |
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Brewster |
17 Jan 1893 |
24 May 1895 M Castella |
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Brincard |
29 Dec 1879 |
17 Jun 1881 |
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Buckeye |
12 Feb 1880 |
31 Jan 1918 M Keswick |
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30 Jul 1938 |
5 Apr 1943 M Redding |
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Burgess |
25 Apr 1891 |
15 Aug 1903 M Wengler |
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Burgettville |
13 Apr 1871 |
23 Oct 1876 |
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02 Jan 1877 |
17 Jan 1888 to Swasey |
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Burney Valley |
06 Dec 1872 |
17 Dec 1894 to Burney |
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Burney |
17 Dec 1894 |
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Carbon |
14 Jul 1885 |
30 Nov 1923 M Cassel |
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Cassel Fr Hat Creek |
16 Dec 1887 |
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Castella Fr Leland |
28 Dec 1892 |
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Castle Crag |
28 May 1892 |
31 Jan 1901 M Castella |
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Castle Crags |
14 Aug 1908 |
13 May 1930 M Dunsmuir |
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Cayton |
19 May 1884 |
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Central Valley |
12 Jul 1938 |
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Churntown |
12 Jan 1863 |
12 Dec 1866 |
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Copley |
20 Aug 1886 |
15 May 1913 M Keswick |
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Copper City |
21 May 1878 |
10 May 1880 |
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Coram |
04 Aug 1906 |
29 Apr 1922 M Kennett |
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*Cottonwood |
20 Feb 1852 |
Into and from Tehama Co. |
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Dana |
09 Mar 1888 |
30 Jun 1951 M Glenburn |
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Deerhaven |
22 Mar 1918 |
14 Jun 1919 M Hazel Creek |
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Delta |
10 Aug 1875 |
3 Jun 1880 to Slate Creek |
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Fr Bayles |
01 May 1948 |
30 Jun 1954 M Dunsmuir |
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Dolde |
03 Apr 1890 |
27 Mar 1893 M Redding |
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Eilers |
18 Feb 1895 |
15 Jun 1899 M Round Mountain |
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Elderton |
17 Oct 1860 |
20 Sep 1862 |
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Elena |
05 Feb 1890 |
31 Jan 1906 M Wengler |
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Eubanks |
26 Apr 1905 |
30 Nov 1918 M Castella |
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Fall River Mills |
29 Oct 1873 |
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Fern |
17 Apr 1898 |
31 Jul 1945 M Whitmore |
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Fielding |
27 Aug 1897 |
15 Dec 1903 M Taylor |
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Flume |
02 May 1903 |
31 Oct 1904 |
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16 Dec 1907 |
30 Sep 1910 M Hazel Creek |
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French Gulch |
18 Feb 1856 |
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Gas Point |
01 Feb 1875 |
19 Apr 1881 to Pinckney |
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26 May 1881 |
15 Jul 1933 M Cottonwood |
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Glenburn Fr Swasey |
05 Mar 1892 |
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Goering |
28 Apr 1879 |
30 Jun 1879 |
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Gregory |
18 Sep 1900 |
5 Feb 1908 to Antler |
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Halcyon |
28 Dec 1882 |
13 Aug 1883 to Smithson |
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Happy Valley |
31 Oct 1881 |
9 Nov 1882 M Anderson |
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Hart |
13 Apr 1891 |
29 Sep 1900 M Whitehouse |
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Hat Creek |
28 May 1884 |
16 Dec 1887 to Cassel |
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19 Jan 1909 |
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Hazel Creek Fr Portuguee |
15 May 1877 |
30 Sep 1922 |
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03 Nov 1922 |
30 Jun 1954 M Dunsmuir |
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Henderson |
19 Jul 1906 |
22 Apr 1922 to Big Bend |
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Heroult |
16 Nov 1907 |
15 May 1928 M Baird |
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Horse Town |
12 Oct 1852 |
20 Oct 1853 |
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20 Dec 1853 |
9 Jun 1876 |
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Igo |
14 Jul 1873 |
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Ingot |
13 May 1904 |
17 Aug 1940 M Bella Vista |
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Inwood |
06 Jan 1887 |
30 Jun 1947 M Shingletown |
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Iron Mountain |
07 Dec 1885 |
28 Aug 1886 M Shasta |
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Janesville |
19 Dec 1861 |
19 Jan 1864 |
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Kendon |
12 Jul 1900 |
30 Nov 1900 M Redding |
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Kennett |
18 Jun 1886 |
30 Sep 1942 M Summit City |
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Keswick |
09 Jan 1896 |
15 Feb 1923 M Matheson |
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Kilna |
10 Nov 1852 |
27 Oct 1853 |
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Kimberly |
18 Jun 1907 |
15 Dec 1913 M Kennett |
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Knob |
05 Sep 1896 |
15 May 1944 M Platina |
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Lakehead |
01 Nov 1950 |
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La Moine Fr Slatonis |
14 Feb 1902 |
30 Jun 1954 M Dunsmuir |
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Larkin |
17 Mar 1899 |
31 Jan 1912 M Redding |
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Latson |
29 May 1891 |
15 Aug 1895 M Burgess |
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Leighton |
03 Jun 1889 |
5 Sep 1894 M Redding |
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Leland |
22 Aug 1890 |
28 Dec 1892 to Castella |
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Lisbon |
26 Jan 1886 |
3 Nov 1886 M Bayles |
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Loftus Fr Pollock |
01 Jun 1944 |
20 Jun 1954 M Dunsmuir |
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Loomis |
11 Apr 1878 |
14 May 1879 |
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Mabel |
05 Feb 1885 |
15 Jan 1903 M Kennett |
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Mammoth |
20 Feb 1907 |
31 May 1921 |
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24 Jul 1923 |
5 May 1925 M Kennett |
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*Manton |
19 Oct 1889 |
From and into Tehama Co. |
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Manzanita Lake |
22 May 1934 |
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Matheson |
20 Sep 1922 |
30 Apr 1954 M Redding |
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McArthur |
25 Mar 1904 |
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Middlefork |
02 Oct 1888 |
26 Jan 1898 M Beegum |
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Middletown |
18 Jun 1856 |
19 Mar 1858 |
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Millville |
27 Jan 1860 |
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Montgomery Ferry |
19 Nov 1877 |
9 Jan 1878 to Montgomery Creek |
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Montgomery Creek |
09 Jan 1878 |
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Oak |
21 Aug 1897 |
15 Oct 1943 M Olinda |
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Oak Run |
14 Sep 1877 |
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O'Brien |
20 Mar 1945 |
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Old Diggings |
24 Aug 1918 |
30 Nov 1927 M Redding |
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Old Station |
13 May 1931 |
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Olinda |
06 Jun 1890 |
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Ono |
16 Apr 1883 |
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Onward |
06 Mar 1886 |
26 Jun 1889 |
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Palo Cedro Fr Roberts |
29 May 1893 |
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Parkville |
09 Jan 1871 |
4 Oct 1875 to Ball's Ferry |
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Pawnee |
18 Aug 1894 |
30 Aug 1902 M Millville |
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Pinckney Fr Gas Point |
19 Apr 1881 |
31 Dec 1890 M Cottonwood |
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Pineland |
16 Apr 1901 |
14 Sep 1917 M Montgomery Creek |
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Pine View |
27 Feb 1885 |
3 Nov 1886 M Ball's Ferry |
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Pitthree |
29 Dec 1923 |
Rescinded 3 Mar 1924 |
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†Pittville |
19 Sep 1873 |
4 Feb 1875 |
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30 Sep 1878 |
Into Lassen Co. |
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Plateau |
02 Aug 1889 |
30 Jun 1909 M Shingletown |
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Platina |
30 Mar 1921 |
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Pollock |
05 Jan 1924 |
1 Jun 1944 to Loftus |
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Portuguee |
15 Apr 1870 |
15 May 1877 to Hazel Creek |
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Project City |
01 Nov 1939 |
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Red Bluff |
17 Oct 1853 |
Into Tehama Co. |
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Redding |
23 Sep 1872 |
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Roaring River |
24 Feb 1874 |
3 May 1877 |
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Roberts Fr Albertson |
22 Sep 1885 |
29 May 1893 to Palo Cedro |
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Round Mountain |
12 Jun 1872 |
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Schilling |
25 Apr 1917 |
30 Apr 1931 |
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05 Oct 1931 |
1 Jul 1952 to Whiskeytown |
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Shasta |
10 Jul 1851 |
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Shasta Dam |
13 Apr 1939 |
31 Jan 1945 M Summit City |
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Shingletown |
24 Jun 1874 |
31 Oct 1919 |
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23 Mar 1945 |
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Slate Creek Fr Delta |
03 Jun 1880 |
18 Jun 1885 M Bayles |
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Slatonis |
13 Oct 1899 |
14 Feb 1902 to La Moine |
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Smithson Fr Halcyon |
13 Aug 1883 |
12 Oct 1892 M Bayles |
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Stella Fr Blair |
22 Sep 1885 |
31 Mar 1909 M Shasta |
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Stillwater |
15 Apr 1870 |
2 Feb 1880 |
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04 Oct 1880 |
15 Jun 1900 M Buckeye |
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Summit City |
08 Aug 1939 |
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Swasey Fr Burgettville |
17 Jan 1888 |
5 Mar 1892 to Glenburn |
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Taylor |
18 May 1897 |
15 Aug 1922 M Keswick |
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Viola |
28 Apr 1898 |
30 Apr 1943 |
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16 Sep 1948 |
31 Oct 1954 M Shingletown |
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Wanamina |
29 Jun 1904 |
15 Aug 1913 M Manton |
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Waugh |
05 Jan 1885 |
30 Jun 1906 M Redding |
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Wengler |
31 May 1899 |
14 Feb 1942 M Montgomery Creek |
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Whiskey Creek |
18 Feb 1856 |
28 Jun 1864 |
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Whiskeytown Fr Schilling |
01 Jul 1952 |
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Whitehouse |
11 Jan 1893 |
15 Nov 1906 |
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07 Mar 1907 |
31 Mar 1913 M Georgetown |
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Whitmore |
05 Jan 1885 |
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Winthrop |
06 Sep 1900 |
30 Apr 1932 M Ydalpom |
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Ydalpom |
12 Jul 1888 |
31 Jul 1943 M Redding |
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Zinn |
24 Aug 1889 |
25 Apr 1890 M Shingletown |
*Cottowood and Manton are near the Shasta-Tehama Boundary, and have been in both counties, probably by change of site.
Cottonwood was established in Shasta County, moved to Tehama 8 March 1860, and back to Shasta 20 September 1872.
Manton was established in Tehama County, moved to Shasta 11 August 1897, and back to Tehama 29 Apr 1898.
†Pittville has been in Shasta and Lassen Counties. See note under Lassen Co.
Transcribed
by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Frickstad, Walter N., A
Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 172-183. Philatelic
Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955.
© 2012 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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