A Century of
California Post Offices
1848-1954
KINGS COUNTY
Created 22 March 1893, from
Tulare County Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
|
*Armona |
22 Mar 1887 |
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Avenal |
21 Oct 1929 |
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*Barcelona |
09 May 1892 |
17 Oct 1894 M Pixley |
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Cloud |
25 Jun 1913 |
15 Sep 1921 M Lemoore |
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Corcoran |
07 May 1901 |
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*Dudley |
28 Apr 1887 |
Into Kern Co. |
|
*Esperanza |
29 May 1889 |
30 Apr 1901 M Dudley |
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*Grangeville |
14 Sep 1874 |
15 Jan 1920 M Hanford |
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Guernsey |
17 Nov 1898 |
9 Oct 1918 M Hanford |
|
*Hanford |
16 Feb 1877 |
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Hardwick |
25 Mar 1909 |
31 Dec 1942 M Hanford |
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Kettleman
City |
29 Oct 1929 |
|
|
*Lemoore |
21 Sep 1875 |
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Murray |
11 Mar 1920 |
31 Jul 1929 M Stratford |
|
|
26 May 1938 |
15 Nov 1944 M Kettleman
City |
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Stratford |
31 Jan 1910 |
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†Waukena |
04 Jun 1889 |
From and into Tulare Co. |
|
‡Wheatville |
31 Jan 1891 |
From and into Fresno Co. |
*Established
in Tulare County, into Kings County when created.
†Established
in Tulare County. The record indicates that it went into Kings County in 1893
and was returned to Tulare in February 1894. Whether the brief placement in
Kings was due to error or to a change of site, is not apparent.
‡Established
in Fresno County, reported temporarily in Kings. See Wheatville
under Fresno County listing.
KLAMATH COUNTY
*Created 25 April 1851
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
|
Albeeville |
05 Mar 1862 |
2 Apr 1863 |
|
Bald Hills |
25 Nov 1867 |
Into Humboldt Co. |
|
Bed Rock |
15 Apr 1870 |
12 Dec 1872 |
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Black Bear |
15 Jun 1869 |
Into Siskiyou Co. |
|
Cottage Grove |
18 Nov 1857 |
7 Feb 1872 |
|
|
21 Jan 1875 |
Into Siskiyou Co. |
|
Crescent City |
12 Oct 1853 |
Into Del Norte Co. |
|
Elk Camp |
31 Jan 1859 |
19 Dec 1862 |
|
Forks of Salmon |
30 Sep 1858 |
16 Oct 1871 |
|
|
28 Aug 1872 |
Into Siskiyou Co. |
|
Hoopa Valley |
25 Jul 1861 |
Into Humboldt Co. |
|
Martins Ferry |
19 Jun 1861 |
12 Nov 1862 |
|
|
22 May 1865 |
Into Humboldt Co. |
|
Orleans |
02 Dec 1857 |
Into Humboldt Co. |
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Petersburgh |
15 Jun 1869 |
Into Siskiyou Co. |
|
Sawyers Bar |
15 Jun 1858 |
Into Siskiyou Co. |
|
†Trinidad |
28 Jul 1851 |
Into Humboldt Co. |
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Weitchpec |
16 Dec 1858 |
14 Jan 1860 |
|
Yocumville |
15 Jun 1869 |
Into Siskiyou Co. |
*Created
25 April 1851, from Trinity County area; dissolved 28 March 1874. Its area as
then constituted was divided between Humboldt and Siskiyou counties in 1875.
†Recorded
as established in Trinity County, although Klamath had been created three
months earlier. It may have operated by authority of the Special Agent of the
Post Office Department while still in Trinity.
LAKE COUNTY
Created 1861 from Napa County
Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
|
Adams |
26 Oct 1908 |
|
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Allen Springs |
10 Sep 1874 |
24 Feb 1885 |
|
|
14 Jul 1885 |
14 Jul 1906 |
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Arabella |
13 Sep 1888 |
30 Jun 1920 M Lower Lake |
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Bachelor |
31 Jan 1882 |
15 Jan 1919 |
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21 Aug 1920 |
30 Apr 1940 M Upper Lake |
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Bartlett Springs |
28 May 1873 |
31 Aug 1935 M Williams |
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Bertha |
27 Feb 1879 |
24 Aug 1900 to Laurel Dell |
|
*Big Valley |
17 Jul 1858 |
12 Nov 1861 to Lakeport |
|
Blue Lake |
27 Feb 1871 |
20 Jul 1871 |
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Bottle Rock |
29 Sep 1876 |
13 Nov 1877 |
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Castle Springs |
16 Nov 1911 |
31 Dec 1917 M Middletown |
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Clearlake |
21 May 1923 |
1 Jul 1937 to Clearlake Park |
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Clearlake Park |
01 Jul 1937 |
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Clearlake Highlands Fr Knocti |
01 Nov 1925 |
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Clearlake Oaks |
01 Jun 1935 |
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Cobb Fr Glenbrook |
29 Dec 1911 |
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Deerlodge |
22 Jun 1898 |
Rescinded 14 Sep 1898 |
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Eastlake |
13 Apr 1877 |
30 Apr 1884 M Lakeport |
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Ely's |
08 Mar 1887 |
24 Feb 1890 M Kelseyville |
|
Finley |
25 Oct 1907 |
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Glenbrook |
13 Jun 1871 |
29 Dec 1911 to Cobb |
|
Gravelly Valley |
06 Jan 1874 |
31 Dec 1889 to Hullville |
|
Guenoc |
25 Mar 1867 |
31 Aug 1880 |
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Highland |
28 Jun 1880 |
7 May 1884 to Highland Springs |
|
Highland Springs |
12 Mar 1875 |
7 Jan 1880 |
|
Fr Highland |
07 May 1884 |
30 Apr 1921 M Kelseyville |
|
High Valley |
30 Jul 1872 |
5 Feb 1875 |
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Hobergs |
22 Oct 1929 |
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Hough Springs |
10 May 1882 |
3 Nov 1886 |
|
|
07 Feb 1887 |
22 Dec 1892 M Bartlett Springs |
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Hullville
Fr Gravelly Valley |
31 Dec 1889 |
15 Nov 1935 M Potter Valley |
|
Ina |
31 Jul 1907 |
Rescinded 4 May 1908 |
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Kelseyville Fr Uncle Sam |
04 Oct 1882 |
|
|
Knocti |
29 Jun 1925 |
1 Nov 1925 to Clearlake Highlands |
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Knoxville |
30 Nov 1863 |
Into Napa Co. |
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Lakeport Fr Big Valley |
12 Nov 1861 |
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Laurel Dell Fr Bertha |
24 Jan 1900 |
31 Oct 1922 |
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|
15 Aug 1925 |
30 Sep 1926 M Bachelor |
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*Lower Lake |
31 Jul 1858 |
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Lucerne |
02 Jul 1926 |
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Middleton |
05 Apr 1871 |
2 Aug 1875 to Middletown |
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Middletown |
02 Aug 1875 |
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Midlake |
01 May 1900 |
15 Aug 1945 M Ukiah |
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Mirabel |
16 Apr 1892 |
2 Aug 1893 M Middletown |
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Morgan |
19 Jun 1868 |
3 Oct 1872 |
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Nice |
05 Feb 1930 |
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Nita |
19 Jul 1893 |
7 Jul 1898 M Arabella |
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Pences |
11 Apr 1895 |
1 Nov 1895 M Bartlett Springs |
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Putah |
16 May 1892 |
28 Feb 1900 M Lower Lake |
|
‡Quicksilver |
28 Dec 1900 |
31 Oct 1910 M Middletown |
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Reiff |
18 May 1881 |
15 May 1918 |
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|
10 Jul 1923 |
31 Oct 1941 M Lower Lake |
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Sanhedrin |
05 May 1896 |
15 Aug 1907 M Hullville |
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Siegler |
10 Aug 1904 |
15 Jun 1907 |
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|
05 Apr 1909 |
31 Jan 1911 M Middletown |
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Siegler
Springs |
23 Nov 1915 |
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†Stanton |
05 May 1879 |
14 Jun 1880 |
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|
08 Jul 1880 |
11 Oct 1880 |
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Stubbs |
14 Jun 1926 |
1 Jun 1935 to Clearlake Oaks |
|
*Uncle Sam |
01 Nov 1858 |
4 Oct 1882 to Kelseyville |
|
*Upper Clear Lake |
15 Jun 1858 |
19 Jul 1875 to Upper Lake |
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Upper Lake (Upperlake) |
19 Jul 1875 |
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Whispering Pines |
08 Jul 1935 |
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Witter |
07 Jun 1901 |
5 May 1913 to Witter Springs |
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Witter Springs |
05 May 1913 |
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Witter's Sprngs |
07 Mar 1873 |
10 May 1880 |
|
Zem
Zem |
14 Dec 1869 |
Into Napa Co. |
*Established
in Napa County; into Lake County when created.
†Stanton
is reported to have been established in Colusa County 5 May 1879, and being in
Lake County 7 Jul the same year. Inasmuch as the Lake-Colusa line appears to
have been fixed in 1867, it seems unlikely that Stanton was ever in Colusa
County.
‡The
moving of the site of Quicksilver into Sonoma County, and the appointment of a
new Postmaster, were authorized to be effective 14 Nov 1910. On 31 October,
however, the office was discontinued. Apparently the move was not made, and
Quicksilver never was in Sonoma County.
LASSEN COUNTY
Created 1 April 1864 from Plumas
and Shasta Areas
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
|
Addington |
25 Nov 1890 |
26 Apr 1894 |
|
|
12 Mar 1908 |
15 Dec 1910 M Merrillville |
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Amedee |
31 Dec 1890 |
29 Feb 1924 M Wendel |
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Argusville |
30 Jul 1873 |
22 Mar 1878 |
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Ashton |
12 Jun 1889 |
30 Nov 1900 M Madeline |
|
Bieber |
15 Oct 1877 |
|
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Big Valley |
20 May 1873 |
5 Aug 1875 |
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|
07 Dec 1876 |
8 Mar 1877 |
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Brockman |
29 Apr 1911 |
15 Sep 1919 M Madeline |
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Buntingville |
08 Jan 1883 |
28 May 1884 |
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27 Apr 1899 |
15 Mar 1907 |
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26 Jan 1915 |
31 Aug 1920 M Lassen |
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Calneva |
08 Jul 1911 |
15 Apr 1919 |
|
|
20 Feb 1920 |
30 Nov 1933 M Flanigan,
Nev. |
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Chat |
05 Jan 1885 |
31 Dec 1900 M Cuba |
|
Clinton |
06 Apr 1896 |
30 Jan 1915 M Leavitt |
|
Constantia Fr Long Valley |
05 Apr 1912 |
30 Jun 1927 M Doyle |
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Copper Vale |
24 May 1864 |
28 Oct 1867 |
|
(Coppervale) |
13 Jul 1868 |
2 Oct 1886 |
|
|
21 Jun 1890 |
30 Jun 1914 M Westwood |
|
Cromwell |
04 Sep 1912 |
15 Aug 1913 M Calneva |
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Cuba |
08 Feb 1897 |
29 Jun 1907 M Chilcoat |
|
Datura |
11 May 1895 |
21 Apr 1899 to Standish |
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Dayton |
27 Jan 1873 |
18 Jan 1875 |
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Dewitt |
01 Jun 1903 |
30 Nov 1927 M Wendel |
|
Dixie |
31 Jul 1907 |
15 May 1912 M Pittville |
|
Doyle |
29 Jan 1908 |
|
|
Edgemont Fr Spoonville |
20 Nov 1913 |
15 Aug 1918 M Buntingville |
|
Evan's Ranch |
28 May 1866 |
24 Jun 1868 |
|
Gest |
21 Nov 1893 |
20 Mar 1895 M Long Valley |
|
Glade |
11 Aug 1908 |
29 Jun 1918 M Ravendale |
|
Hackstaff
Fr Rayl |
28 Mar 1922 |
30 Dec 1922 M Doyle |
|
Hansen |
11 Nov 1885 |
16 Nov 1887 |
|
|
06 Oct 1890 |
28 Apr 1898 Into Washoe Co., Nev. |
|
Hayden |
13 Apr 1871 |
15 Oct 1875 |
|
Hayden Hill |
12 Aug 1878 |
2 Apr 1887 |
|
(Haydenhill) |
09 Mar 1888 |
30 Apr 1906 |
|
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09 Jul 1906 |
20 Jun 1912 |
|
|
09 Feb 1915 |
31 Jul 1919 M Bieber |
|
Hazel |
14 May 1895 |
Rescinded 9 July 1895 |
|
Herlong |
18 Nov 1942 |
|
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Hillside |
21 Oct 1880 |
26 Apr 1881 |
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Janesville |
15 Jun 1864 |
2 Jul 1914 to Lassen |
|
Fr Lassen |
22 Sep 1923 |
|
|
Johnstonville |
15 Nov 1902 |
27 Oct 1943 M Susanville |
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Junction |
15 Oct 1879 |
25 Mar 1881 |
|
|
04 Apr 1881 |
5 Oct 1882 M Summit |
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Junction House |
26 Jul 1869 |
22 Jan 1874 |
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06 Mar 1874 |
5 Jan 1876 |
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Juniper |
08 May 1888 |
15 Aug 1905 |
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|
12 Nov 1924 |
30 Nov 1934 M Chester |
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Karlo |
23 Aug 1911 |
14 Apr 1934 M Wendel |
|
Lake Greeno |
12 Feb 1892 |
31 Jul 1903 M Mildord |
|
Lake Nokopen |
28 May 1938 |
29 Jun 1940 M Westwood |
|
Lapen |
19 Jun 1874 |
14 Jul 1875 |
|
Lassen Fr Janesville |
02 Jul 1914 |
22 Sep 1923 to Janesville |
|
Leavitt |
12 Oct 1914 |
31 Dec 1920 M Litchfield |
|
Liegan |
16 Jul 1890 |
9 Apr 1891 “No papers” |
|
Litchfield |
30 Jan 1914 |
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Little Valley |
01 Feb 1948 |
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Long Valley |
29 Dec 1869 |
5 Apr 1912 to Constantia |
|
Madeline |
16 Sep 1875 |
26 Aug 1878 |
|
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02 May 1879 |
17 Oct 1882 |
|
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14 May 1887 |
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Merrillville |
01 Apr 1875 |
30 Sep 1912 |
|
|
07 Jun 1913 |
30 Nov 1928 M Susanville |
|
Milford |
20 Jun 1864 |
8 Sep 1879 |
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15 Oct 1879 |
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Nubieber |
20 Apr 1932 |
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Omira |
20 Apr 1910 |
31 Jan 1911 |
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21 Jul 1915 |
29 Jun 1918 M Constantia |
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*Pittville |
30 Sep 1878 |
|
|
Plumas Junction |
26 May 1908 |
15 Jul 1909 |
|
|
03 Nov 1913 |
29 Jun 1918 M Chilcoot |
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Purser |
27 Mar 1902 |
15 Jun 1903 |
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|
30 Jun 1908 |
10 Feb 1915 to Wendel |
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Ravendale |
02 Feb 1910 |
15 Nov 1920 |
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|
19 May 1921 |
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Rayl |
24 Aug 1915 |
28 Mar 1922 to Hackstaff |
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Redrock |
05 Oct 1888 |
2 May 1890 “No papers” |
|
Red Rock |
06 Oct 1890 |
15 Nov 1933 M Ravendale |
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Roscoe |
14 Jul 1903 |
15 Mar 1905 M Madeline |
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Scotts |
23 Aug 1912 |
29 Feb 1916 M Chilcoot |
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Secret |
05 Sep 1892 |
22 Jun 1895 |
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|
09 May 1896 |
14 Oct 1911 M Karlo |
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Shumway |
13 May 1887 |
31 Oct 1913 M Ravendale |
|
Soldier's Bridge |
22 Aug 1864 |
24 Sep 1867 |
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Spoonville |
27 Jan 1903 |
20 Nov 1913 to Edgemont |
|
Stacy |
11 Jul 1912 |
30 Jun 1951 M Wendel |
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Standish Fr Datura |
21 Apr 1899 |
|
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†Susanville |
16 Oct 1860 |
|
|
Termo |
18 Sep 1900 |
Rescinded 23 Jan 1901 |
|
|
01 Aug 1908 |
|
|
Wendel
Fr Purser |
10 Feb 1915 |
15 May 1920 M Amedee |
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|
19 Nov 1921 |
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*Pittville was established in Shasta County. The record
shows transfer to Lassen in July 1905, and return to Shasta soon thereafter, certainly
before 6 May 1910. Thereafter, the Postal Guide shows it in Shasta to 1922;
Lassen 1923 to 1927; Shasta 1928 to 1937 and Lassen thereafter. The shifts were
apparently due to change of site.
†The
record shows Susanville established in Plumas County 16 Oct 1860, with remark
“Late in Lake Co., Nev.” It went into Lassen County when created.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis
Taylor.
Source: Frickstad,
Walter N., A Century of California
Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 60-69. Philatelic Research Society, Oakland,
CA. 1955.
©
2012 Jeanne
Sturgis Taylor.
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