A Century of
California
Post Offices
1848-1954
PART II
THE FIRST
DECADE
Twenty-one
LISTS
Official and
Unofficial of
Post Offices
Established in the Period
1848 to 1859
LIST 1
CALIFORNIA POST OFFICES BEFORE 1860 drawn
from
Post Office Department “Records of
Appointments of Postmasters, 1848-1930”
|
Office |
County* |
First
Appointment |
Remarks† |
|
Acelanus |
Contra Costa |
30 May 54 M. J. Hough |
D 3 Jul 55 |
|
Agua Fria |
Mariposa |
7 Oct 51 Benjamin F. Whitton |
|
|
Alameda |
Alameda |
18 Apr 54 Lewis S. Ely |
|
|
Alamo |
Contra Costa |
18 May 52 John M. Jones |
|
|
Albion |
Mendocino |
29 Jun 59 James Townsend |
|
|
Alleghany (Late Chipp's Flat) |
Sierra |
19 Nov 57 Joseph Evans |
|
|
Alpha |
Nevada |
12 Apr 55 A. J. Alston |
|
|
Alvarado |
Alameda |
8 Aug 53 Henry C. Smith |
|
|
Alviso |
Santa Clara |
14 Jul 54 Augustus Rathbone |
D 27 Jan 55 |
|
|
|
17 Aug 59 Richard Carr |
|
|
American Ranch |
Shasta |
19 Jul 55 T. A. Freeman |
|
|
Anderson |
Mendocino |
18 Oct 58 John Burton |
|
|
Angel's Camp (Late Carson's Creek) |
Calaveras |
27 May 53 Charles G. Lake |
|
|
Antelope |
Yolo |
30 Oct 56 Anthony W. Dunnigan |
|
|
Antioch |
Contra Costa |
21 Oct 51 George Kimball |
To Marsh's Landing |
|
|
|
18 Jan 55 George R. Clark |
|
|
Aqueduct City |
Amador |
3 Jul 55 Masson S. Butler |
D 17 Nov 55 |
|
Ashland |
Butte |
19 Oct 52 Elijah Lott |
D 20 Dec 53 |
|
Auburn |
Placer |
21 Jul 53 J. F. Bailey |
|
|
Aurum City |
El Dorado |
6 Jul 52 John S. Bostick |
D 22 Nov 53 |
|
Bangor |
Butte |
31 Jan 57 James A. Watson |
|
|
Barton's Store (Late Suisun) |
Solano |
3 Feb 57 John W. Barton |
D 18 Jan 58 |
|
Bath |
Placer |
19 Apr 58 Charles S. Sanders |
To Forest Hill |
|
Bear Valley |
Mariposa |
21 Jun 58 Josiah B. Sheppard |
|
|
Belmont |
San Francisco |
18 Jul 54 Marcus Flashner |
|
|
|
San Mateo |
|
|
|
Benicia |
Solano |
8 Nov 49 Chas. W. Haden |
|
|
Bidwells Bar |
Butte |
10 Jul 51 Edmund Shepherd |
|
|
Big Bar |
Trinity |
7 Oct 51 John T. Weaver |
|
|
Big Oak Flat |
Tuolumne |
21 Jan 52 Flemming Amyx |
|
|
Big Valley |
Napa |
17 Jul 58 Woods Crawford |
|
|
Bloomfield |
Sonoma |
12 Jul 56 Horace Lanb |
|
|
Bodega |
Sonoma |
20 Feb 52 Joseph M. Millar |
|
|
Bondville |
Mariposa |
19 Nov 55 Stephen Bond |
|
|
Bottle Hill |
El Dorado |
28 May 55 Samuel M. Jamison |
D 17 Aug 59 |
|
Brick Post Office |
Sacramento |
18 Jun 56 D. T. Lufkin |
D 28 Aug 58 |
|
Brooklyn |
Alameda |
28 Aug 55 Bezaleel M. Atchinson |
|
|
Brush Creek |
Butte |
2 Feb 56 David G. Martin |
|
|
Buckeye |
Yolo |
17 May 55 J. M. Charles |
|
|
Buckner |
Sacramento |
22 Nov 53 James Buckner |
To Elk Grove |
|
Bucksport |
Humboldt |
3 Nov 55 William Roberts |
|
|
Burnt Ranch |
Trinity |
18 Oct 58 John K. Houk |
|
|
Burwood |
San Joaquin |
17 Nov 59 Peter G Tuohy |
|
|
Butte City |
Amador |
12 Oct 57 John Lebarr |
D 1 Dec 58 |
|
Butte Mills |
Butte |
15 Aug 57 James S. McCleary |
|
|
Cache Creek |
Yolo |
24 Mar 52 Archibald McDonald |
|
|
Callahan's Ranch |
Siskiyou |
15 Feb 58 Asa White |
|
|
Campo Seco |
Calaveras |
3 Feb 54 Thomas M. Pawling |
|
|
Camp Seco |
Tuolumne |
20 Nov 52 John H. Richardson |
D 16 Aug 53 |
|
Camptonville |
Yuba |
18 Feb 54 Ebenezer T. Brundage |
|
|
Canon City |
Trinity |
5 Apr 56 Brackett F. Channel |
D 6 Nov 57 |
|
Carsons Creek |
Calaveras |
6 Nov 51 Charles G. Lake |
To Angles Camp |
|
Cascade City |
Yuba, Butte |
17 Dec 58 John M. Davies |
|
|
Cedarville |
El Dorado |
22 Nov 53 Joseph M. Hawley |
|
|
Central House |
Butte |
11 May 59 Thomas B. Walker |
|
|
Centreville |
Nevada |
10 Jul 51 C. D. Cleveland |
To Grass Valley |
|
Centreville |
Alameda |
3 Mar 55 Reuben Z. Clements |
|
|
Charleston |
Yolo |
30 Aug 58 Charles H. Gray |
|
|
Charleys Rancho |
Butte |
28 Jun 52 Charles Clark |
D 28 Aug 58 |
|
Cherokee |
Butte |
17 Aug 54 Thomas McDanel |
|
|
Chico |
Butte |
7 Oct 51 Alexander H. Barber |
|
|
Chili |
Calaveras |
10 Oct 57 Ephraim M. Faunce |
|
|
Chinese Camp |
Tuolumne |
18 Apr 54 Milton R. Graham |
|
|
Chip's Flat |
Sierra |
18 Mar 57 Charles Higgins |
To Alleghany |
|
Clairville |
Mendocino, Sonoma |
18 May 58 John R. Shaw |
|
|
Clarksville |
El Dorado |
14 Jul 55 David Cummins |
|
|
Clinton |
Nevada |
3 May 54 Josiah M. Cook |
To Moores Flat |
|
Cloverdale |
Sonoma |
15 Aug 57 John W. Hartman |
|
|
Cold Spring |
El Dorado |
21 Jan 52 John M. Goetschines |
|
|
Coloma (Culloma) |
El Dorado |
13 Jan 51 Stephen S. Brooks |
|
|
Colorado |
Mariposa |
2 Jun 58 Christopher Kerrins |
|
|
Columbia |
Tuolumne |
15 Sep 52 Alfred A. Hunnewell |
|
|
Colusi (a) |
Colusi (a) |
29 Nov 51 Benjamin Knight |
|
|
Contra Costa |
Contra Costa, Alameda |
6 Nov 51 Amedee Marier |
To Oakland |
|
Coon Creek |
Placer |
3 Jan 56 John Barnes |
|
|
Cordelia |
Solano |
14 Jul 54 Aaron O. Lamoree |
To Rockville |
|
Cosumne |
Sacramento |
21 Jun 52 William D. Wilson |
|
|
Cottage Grove |
Klamath |
18 Nov 57 James M. Fry |
|
|
Cottonwood |
Shasta |
20 Feb 52 Marcus J. Clanton |
|
|
Crescent City |
Klamath, Del Norte |
12 Oct 53 Beverly Miller |
|
|
Culloma |
Eldorado |
8 Nov 49 Jacob T. Little |
To Coloma |
|
Curtisville |
Tuolumne |
19 Jan 53 Peter Dean |
D 16 Aug 56 |
|
Damascus |
Placer |
15 Nov 56 Thomas Moreland |
|
|
Denverton |
Solano |
2 Mar 58 Stephen K. Nurse |
|
|
Diamond Spring |
El Dorado |
17 Oct 53 Chauncey N. Noteware |
|
|
Dobbin's Ranche |
Yuba |
7 Oct 51 William W. Dobbins |
To Oregon House |
|
Don Pedro's Bar |
Tuolumne |
22 Nov 53 David Rader |
|
|
Double Springs |
Calaveras |
10 Jul 51 Daniel Shall |
|
|
Douglas City |
Trinity |
23 Dec 59 Daniel S. Rockwell |
|
|
Downerville (Downieville) |
Yuba, Sierra |
7 Oct 51 Edwin W. Haskell |
|
|
Dry Creek |
Yuba |
18 Apr 54 Robert McAdam |
To Long Bar |
|
Dry Town |
Calaveras, Amador |
21 Jan 52 Charles Crane |
|
|
Duroc (Late El Dorado Ranch) |
El Dorado |
14 Sep 58 Theron Foster |
|
|
Dutch Flat |
Placer |
18 Nov 56 Charles Seffens |
|
|
Eel River |
Humboldt |
4 Sep 57 Henry Rohner |
|
|
El Dorado (Late Mud Springs) |
El Dorado |
15 Dec 55 Geo. W. Critchfield |
|
|
El Dorado Ranch |
El Dorado |
19 Jun 57 Lyman A. Hoyt |
To Duroc |
|
Elizabethtown |
Plumas |
2 Mar 55 Lewis Stark |
To Quincy |
|
Elk Camp |
Klamath |
31 Jan 59 William Morton |
|
|
Elk Grove |
Sacramento |
13 May 54 James W. Hall |
D 9 Dec 54 |
|
Elk Grove (Late Buckner) |
Sacramento |
17 Jul 57 Andrew McHesser |
|
|
Elk Horn |
Contra Costa |
7 May 52 John Mayo |
D 17 Dec 53 |
|
Elliott's Ranch |
Sacramento |
18 Jan 54 Lewis T. Mitchell |
D 28 Jul 57 |
|
Emery's Crossing |
Yuba |
2 Jun 55 James W. Everett |
D 15 Jul 58 |
|
Empire |
Tuolumne |
28 Jul 51 Edward Conway |
D 21 Oct 51 |
|
Empire Ranch |
Yuba |
2 Jun 55 Salmand Moody |
|
|
Eureka |
Trinity, Humboldt |
21 Jun 53 Harry W. Bean |
|
|
Eureka North |
Sierra |
19 Nov 57 Sylvester D. Moore |
|
|
Fairfield |
Solano |
31 Dec 58 James M. Thompson |
|
|
Ferry Point |
Del Norte |
29 Apr 58 Richard Humphreys |
|
|
Fiddletown |
El Dorado, Amador |
31 Dec 53 Dennis Townsend |
|
|
Folsom City (Late Texas Hill) |
Sacramento |
18 Feb 56 John Clarken |
|
|
Forbestown |
Butte |
13 May 54 Abiather B. Williams |
|
|
Foreman's Ranch |
San Joaquin |
3 Jan 55 Samuel Foreman |
|
|
Forest City |
Sierra |
16 Nov 54 William Henry |
|
|
Forest Hill (Late Bath) |
Placer |
27 Jun 59 Russell Parkhurst |
|
|
Forks of Salmon |
Klamath |
30 Sep 58 John A. Hartcorn |
|
|
Forlorn Hope |
Mariposa, Merced |
17 Aug 54 Jack W. Smith |
D 29 Jan 59 |
|
Fort Bragg |
Mendocino |
15 Feb 58 Canning Smith |
D 30 Jun 58 |
|
Fort Goff |
Siskiyou |
15 Jul 58 Daniel B. Tudd |
|
|
Fort Tejon |
Los Angeles |
15 Mar 59 George C. Alexander |
|
|
Foster's Bar |
Yuba |
5 Mar 52 Theodore M. Benton |
|
|
Fourteen Mile House |
San Joaquin |
15 Jan 57 Wm. D. Fullerton |
D 28 Jul 57 |
|
|
|
19 Mar 58 William D. Fullerton |
To Marietta |
|
Fourth Crossing |
Calaveras |
2 Jun 55 Alex. C. Bentzhoop |
|
|
Franklin |
Sacramento |
23 May 56 John R. Crawford |
D 19 Oct 58 |
|
Fremont |
Yolo |
9 Apr 50 Henry A. Weeks |
D 30 Mar 55 |
|
|
|
3 Jul 55 J. Spect |
|
|
French Camp |
San Joaquin |
3 May 54 Robert N. Noble |
|
|
French Corral |
Nevada |
3 Dec 59 Houston Black |
|
|
French Gulch |
Shasta |
18 Feb 56 William G. Gibbs |
|
|
Frenchtown |
Butte |
3 Feb 57 Joseph A. Steward |
To Yankee Hill |
|
Fugitt |
San Joaquin |
25 Apr 57 Chism C. Fugitt |
|
|
Garden Valley |
El Dorado |
16 Dec 52 Thomas McConnell |
D 20 Dec 53 |
|
|
|
2 Dec 54 Simon S. Stewart |
|
|
Garrotte |
Tuolumne |
29 Nov 51 Cage Tucker |
|
|
Georgetown |
El Dorado |
7 Oct 51 William T. Gibbs |
|
|
Georgiana |
Sacramento |
28 Dec 54 John M. Sidwell |
To Rio Vista |
|
Gibsonville |
Sierra |
18 Jun 55 Noble C. Cunningham |
|
|
Gilroy |
Santa Clara |
21 Oct 51 James Houck |
|
|
Goodyears Bar |
Yuba, Sierra |
7 Oct 51 David O. Woodruff |
|
|
Grafton |
Yolo |
3 May 54 A. Updegraff |
|
|
Grand Island |
Colusi |
14 Jul 54 Thomas Eddy |
|
|
Grass Valley (Late Centreville) |
Nevada |
20 Aug 52 William Elder |
|
|
Graysonville |
Tuolumne |
28 Jul 51 I. West Van Benchsten |
D 21 Oct 51 |
|
Green Springs |
El Dorado |
28 Jul 51 James C. Parks |
D 21 Jan 52 |
|
Green Springs |
Tuolumne |
24 Mar 52 James D. Taber |
|
|
Green Valley |
El Dorado |
4 Feb 54 Nelson Van Tassel |
D 30 Mar 55 |
|
Greenville |
Yuba |
6 Jul 57 William Edgar |
|
|
Greenwood (Late Louisville) |
El Dorado |
9 Oct 52 C. C. Brady |
|
|
Grizzly Bear House |
Placer |
1 Nov 58 Edwin D. C. Fosket |
|
|
Grizzly Flats |
El Dorado |
31 Aug 55 James Burgess |
|
|
Grove City |
Tehama |
30 Jun 58 David Rowles |
|
|
Gwin |
Mariposa, Merced |
13 Jul 55 William Laughlin |
|
|
Half Way House (Late McDermott's Bridge) |
San Joaquin |
2 Oct 56 Daniel W. Fanning |
|
|
Hall's Ranch |
Colusi |
7 Oct 51 Newell Hall |
To Tehama |
|
Hamilton |
Butte |
10 Jul 51 Lyman Bristol |
|
|
Hansonville |
Butte |
17 Dec 56 James H. Hanson |
|
|
Happy Camp |
Del Norte |
19 Mar 54 Henry Doolittle |
|
|
Haskell's Ranch |
Sutter |
30 May 54 J. Lefever |
D 9 May 56 |
|
Haydensville |
Mariposa |
21 Jan 51 J. C. Higginbotham |
D 20 Aug 52 |
|
Healdsburgh (Late Russian River) |
Sonoma |
14 Apr 57 Harman G. Heald |
|
|
Henley |
Siskiyou |
3 Jan 56 George C. Merritt |
|
|
Hill's Ferry |
Stanislaus |
3 Jul 55 Jesse Hill |
D 19 May 56 |
|
Holden's Ferry |
Stanislaus |
3 Jun 58 L. J. Morris |
To Loving's Ferry |
|
Honcut |
Yuba |
5 Apr 56 Michael R. Rizer |
|
|
Hornitas |
Mariposa |
18 Jun 56 Willis G. Goss |
|
|
Horr's Ranch |
Tuolumne, Stanislaus |
28 Jul 51 B. W. Horr |
|
|
Horsetown |
Shasta |
12 Oct 52 Geo. W. Baker |
D 20 Oct 53 |
|
|
|
20 Dec 53 John C. Spencer |
|
|
Illinoistown |
Placer |
22 Nov 53 John C. Spencer |
|
|
Indian Diggings |
El Dorado |
22 Nov 53 Barzillai Brickell |
|
|
Indian Gulch |
Mariposa |
3 Jul 55 James A. Norton |
|
|
Indian Springs |
Nevada |
19 Mar 58 Henry L. Hatch |
|
|
Ione City (See Jone) |
Amador |
16 Feb 57 Josiah Heacock |
|
|
Iowa City |
Placer |
16 Jun 54 Joseph Colgan |
|
|
Jacinto |
Colusa |
19 Mar 58 Byron O. Smith |
|
|
Jackson |
Calaveras, Amador |
10 Jul 51 Henry R. Mann |
|
|
Jacksonville |
Tuolumne |
7 Oct 51 George B. Keys |
|
|
Jamestown |
Tuolumne |
16 Aug 53 Wm. Donovan |
|
|
Jenny Lind |
Calaveras |
18 Nov 57 Daniel Thompson |
|
|
Johnson's Ranche |
Sutter |
21 Nov 53 William E. O'Rear |
|
|
Jonesville |
Plumas |
28 Jul 57 David A. Jones |
D 13 Sep 58 |
|
Jone Valley |
Calaveras |
3 Sep 52 James Alvord |
To Ione City |
|
Junction |
Contra Costa |
9 Apr 50 John S. Beener |
D 20 Dec 53 |
|
Kayote |
Napa |
15 Jul 59 John Kean |
|
|
Keeneysburgh |
Tulare |
3 Mar 59 Alexander Reid |
|
|
Kelsey |
El Dorado |
3 Mar 56 John P. White |
|
|
Kerrick's Ranch |
San Joaquin |
16 Apr 58 B. H. Kerrick |
To Oak Point |
|
Keysville |
Tulare |
11 Mar 57 James Blackburn |
|
|
Kilna |
Shasta |
10 Nov 52 William Potter, Jr. |
D 27 Oct 53 |
|
King's River |
Tulare |
3 Jan 56 James Smith |
D 1 Dec 59 |
|
Kingston |
Fresno |
17 Nov 59 James E. Denny |
|
|
Knights Ferry |
San Joaquin |
28 Jul 51 Lewis Dent |
|
|
La Fayette |
Contra Costa |
2 Mar 57 Benj'n Shreve |
|
|
La Grange |
Stanislaus |
2 Dec 54 Louis M. Booth |
|
|
Laguna Seca |
Santa Clara |
12 Oct 53 George H. Bull |
D 13 Jan 55 |
|
Lakeville |
Sonoma |
31 Jan 59 Joshua Chadbourne |
|
|
Lancha Plana |
Amador |
2 May 59 John D. Tilson |
|
|
La Porte (Late Rabbittown) |
Sierra |
19 Nov 57 Jesse C. Lester |
|
|
Lassens |
Butte |
7 Oct 51 Charles W. Pomeroy |
|
|
Leach's Store |
Mariposa |
19 Dec 55 Lewis Leach |
D 26 Mar 59 |
|
Lewiston |
Trinity |
24 May 54 William Lewis |
D 28 Dec 54 |
|
|
|
19 Feb 55 Cephas Wood |
|
|
Lisbon |
Placer |
2 Jun 55 Geo. W. Applegate |
|
|
Little York |
Nevada |
16 Mar 55 J. E. Squire |
D 16 Nov 55 |
|
|
|
3 May 56 William W. Cozzens |
|
|
Livermore Ranch |
Contra Costa |
28 Jul 51 Robt. Livermore |
D 6 Jan 53 |
|
Long Bar (Late Dry Creek) |
Yuba |
9 Apr 58 Enoch Cook |
|
|
Los Angelos (es) |
Los Angeles |
9 Apr 50 J. Pugh |
|
|
Louisville |
El Dorado |
28 Jul 51 Geo. G. Blodgett |
To Greenwood |
|
Loving's Ferry |
San Joaquin |
31 Jul 55 John Loving |
To Holden's Ferry |
|
|
|
18 Dec 58 Pleasant R. Feagins |
|
|
Lower Lake |
Napa |
31 Jul 58 Charles C. Capsey |
|
|
Marietta (Late Fourteen Mile House) |
San Joaquin |
15 Nov 58 Thomas J. Brooke |
|
|
Mariposa |
Mariposa |
28 Jul 51 H. B. Edwards |
|
|
Marsh's Landing (Late Antioch) |
Contra Costa |
15 Sep 52 George Kimball |
D 3 May 54 |
|
Martinez |
Contra Costa |
28 Jul 51 Oliver C. Coffin |
|
|
Marysville |
Yuba |
28 Jul 51 James Cushing |
|
|
Maxwell's Creek |
Mariposa |
20 Nov 52 Geo. W. Coulter |
|
|
Mayfield |
Santa Clara |
2 Jun 55 John Ottison |
|
|
McCartysville |
Santa Clara |
2 Nov 55 Levi Millard |
|
|
McDermott's Bridge |
San Joaquin |
17 Jun 54 Wm. F. McDermott |
To Half Way House |
|
Meadow Valley |
Plumas |
3 Oct 55 Orlando Fuller |
|
|
Mendocino |
Trinity |
19 Oct 52 Leander W. Fish |
D 20 Dec 53 |
|
Mendocino |
Mendocino |
1 Dec 58 Lafayette Woodward |
|
|
Merced Falls |
Merced |
4 Sep 56 Charles Murray |
|
|
Meritt |
Yolo |
14 Dec 59 William H. Adair |
|
|
Merry Oaks |
San Joaquin |
14 Jul 53 Arthur E. Hendree |
D 30 Mar 55 |
|
|
|
17 Nov 59 Ransom Chamberlain |
|
|
Michigan Bar |
Sacramento |
19 Feb 55 William S. Hamilton |
|
|
Michigan Bar |
Placer |
11 Feb 54 Sam'l. T. Leet |
|
|
Middletown |
Shasta |
18 Jun 56 Charles M. McKinstry |
D 19 Mar 58 |
|
Millerton |
Mariposa, Fresno |
11 Oct 53 Edward P. Hart |
|
|
Mill Valley |
Calaveras |
3 May 56 Edward J. Osborn |
|
|
Milpitas |
Santa Clara |
31 May 56 Frederick Crighton |
|
|
Minersville |
Trinity |
23 Apr 56 Samuel A. White |
|
|
Mission San Jose |
Santa Clara, Alameda |
9 Apr 50 Jose Jesus Vallejo |
|
|
Mokelumne Hill |
Calaveras |
10 Jul 51 James B. McKinnie |
|
|
Monroeville |
Colusi |
3 Sep 53 James B. Lank |
|
|
Monte |
Los Angeles |
17 Dec 53 Ira Thompson |
|
|
Monterey |
Monterey |
21 Nov 48 William G. Marcy |
|
|
Montevideo |
San Joaquin |
3 Mar 57 Binum White |
D 1 Jun 57 |
|
Montezuma (Late Oak Spring) |
Tuolumne |
31 Mar 54 James T. Hoyt |
|
|
Moon's Ranch |
Coluis, Tehama |
21 Oct 51 Nathaniel Merrill |
|
|
Moore's Flat (Late Clinton) |
Nevada |
17 Jan 57 Henry M. Moore |
|
|
Mormon Island |
Sacramento |
7 Aug 51 John W. Shaw |
|
|
Mountain Inn |
Tuolumne |
28 Jul 51 Josiah Williams |
D 21 Jan 52 |
|
Mountain Ranch |
Calaveras |
30 Jul 58 John McKeon |
|
|
Mountain Springs |
Placer |
4 Feb 54 Joel H. Holland |
|
|
Mountain View |
Santa Clara |
18 Jan 54 Jacob Shumway |
|
|
Mountain Well |
Nevada |
30 Mar 58 Jacob Vanderlieth |
|
|
Mount Ophir (Late Ophir) |
Mariposa |
3 Nov 56 Joseph H. Miller |
|
|
Mud Spring |
El Dorado |
6 Nov 51 Darwin Chase |
To El Dorado |
|
Murphy's |
Calaveras |
6 Nov 51 Lewis Berniand |
|
|
Musquito |
Calaveras |
2 Jun 58 Mumford Eldred Jr. |
|
|
Nappa (Napa) City |
Nappa (Napa) |
9 Apr 50 Charles Briggs |
|
|
Nashville |
El Dorado |
5 Mar 52 Elias De Young |
D 20 Jun 54 |
|
Natividad |
Monterey |
31 Aug 55 James Stokes |
|
|
Neilsburgh |
Placer |
3 Jul 55 A. C. Neill |
|
|
Nelson's Creek |
Plumas |
30 Mar 55 John C. Lewis |
D 10 Oct 59 |
|
Nevada City |
Nevada |
12 Dec 50 Alexander M. Blanton |
|
|
Newtown |
El Dorado |
17 Jun 54 Wilber Fisher |
|
|
Nicolaus |
Sutter |
28 Jul 51 France Russe |
|
|
North Bloomfield |
Nevada |
1 Jun 57 Mark Emerson |
|
|
North Branch |
Calaveras |
19 Mar 52 Edwin T. Lake |
|
|
North San Juan |
Nevada |
21 May 57 John A. Seely |
|
|
Novato |
Marin |
2 Feb 56 Henry F. Jones |
|
|
Noyo River |
Mendocino |
17 Nov 59 Francis E. Warren |
|
|
Oak Grove Farm |
Solano |
31 Jul 55 Elijah True |
D 19 May 56 |
|
Oakland (Late Contra Costa) |
Alameda |
2 Mar 55 Thomas Gallagher |
|
|
Oak Point (Late Kerrick's Ranch) |
San Joaquin |
30 Sep 58 Burton Hope |
D 3 Mar 59 |
|
Oak Spring |
Tuolumne |
28 Jul 51 Drury Shoemaker |
To Montezuma |
|
Oakville |
Napa |
15 Jan 57 Wiley F. James |
D 30 Mar 59 |
|
O'Byrnes Ferry |
Calaveras |
3 Jan 55 William E. Cormack |
|
|
Olema |
Marin |
28 Feb 59 Benjamin G. Winslow |
|
|
Omega |
Nevada |
19 Jun 57 William Seward |
|
|
Onion Valley |
Plumas |
18 Aug 55 James E. Whitson |
|
|
Onisbo |
Sacramento |
13 May 54 Charles S. Howalls |
|
|
Ophir |
Mariposa |
20 Feb 52 Theodore Bahnsen |
To Mount Ophir |
|
Opirville |
Placer |
24 Mar 52 John G. Jackson |
|
|
Oregon House (Late Dobbins Ranche) |
Yuba |
3 May 54 Peter Rice |
|
|
Orleans |
Klamath |
2 Dec 57 Hugh Anderson |
|
|
Oro City |
Placer |
6 Jan 53 Chauncey Langdon |
D 20 Dec 53 |
|
|
|
2 Mar 55 George White |
|
|
Oroville |
Butte |
3 May 54 Peter S. Garlow |
|
|
Orr's Ranch |
San Joaquin |
17 Dec 58 Fountain J. Orr |
|
|
Ottitiewa |
Siskiyou |
29 Dec 54 George H. Coe |
|
|
Owsley's Bar |
Yuba |
19 Dec 55 Francis Bridges |
|
|
Pacheco |
Contra Costa |
16 Aug 59 Harris H. Fassett |
|
|
Pacific Home |
Sonoma |
15 Jun 58 William W. Ferguson |
|
|
Park's Bar |
Yuba |
7 Oct 51 James Nash |
To Timbuctoo |
|
Patterson |
Nevada |
18 Jun 55 Eugene P. Turney |
|
|
Pea Vine |
Butte |
3 Jan 56 David Whipple |
|
|
Pescadero |
Santa Clara |
15 Jun 59 Henry C. Bidwell |
|
|
Petaluma |
Sonoma |
9 Feb 52 Garrett U. Keller |
|
|
Petersburgh |
Tulare |
16 Apr 58 Alfred D. Hight |
|
|
Phillip's Flat |
Mariposa |
17 Oct 57 Solamon Sweet |
D 17 Nov 58 |
|
Pilot Hill |
El Dorado |
18 Apr 54 Silas Hayes |
|
|
Pine Grove |
Amador |
12 Jul 56 Albert Leonard |
|
|
Placerville |
El Dorado |
9 Apr 50 Thomas C. Nugent |
|
|
Pleasant Springs |
Calaveras |
16 Mar 55 Adolphe H. Hoerchner |
To Rich Gulch |
|
Pleasant Valley |
Mariposa |
17 Nov 55 Arthur Shearer |
D 16 Sep 56 |
|
Plum Valley |
Sierra |
31 Jul 55 Francis B. Kloecker |
|
|
Poland |
San Joaquin |
30 Sep 58 Benjamin J. Tilton |
|
|
Poverty Bar |
Calaveras |
27 Mar 58 John Fitzsimmons |
|
|
Prairie |
Yolo |
19 Mar 57 Theodore Weynad |
|
|
Princeton |
Colusa |
2 Nov 55 Robert S. Arnett |
|
|
Punta Arenas |
Mendocino |
2 Jun 58 Julius G. Morse |
|
|
Punta de los Reyes |
Marin |
11 Oct 53 Timothy L. Andrews |
D 30 Mar 55 |
|
Putah |
Solano |
17 Jun 54 Elijah Silvey |
D 2 Dec 56 |
|
|
|
15 Jul 58 Elijah Silvey |
|
|
Quartzburg |
Mariposa |
7 Oct 51 Thomas Thorn |
|
|
Quincy (Late Elizabethtown) |
Plumas |
17 Dec 55 Lewis Stark |
|
|
Rabbit Town |
Sierra |
13 Sep 55 Eli S. Lester |
To La Porte |
|
Rail Road Flat |
Calaveras |
17 Jan 57 George W. Angier |
D 16 Aug 58 |
|
Rattlesnake Bar |
Placer |
1 Nov 54 Thomas Woods |
|
|
Red Bluff |
Shasta, Tehama |
17 Oct 53 Samuel M. Bishop |
|
|
Red Dog |
Nevada |
17 Nov 55 Jeremiah C. Green |
|
|
Redwood |
San Francisco |
2 Oct 52 Jesse D. Carr |
To Steinbergers |
|
Redwood City (Late Steinbergers) |
San Mateo |
16 Sep 56 Edward Hancock |
|
|
Reynolds Ferry |
Calaveras |
15 Dec 56 Chauncey Johnson |
|
|
Rich Gulch (Late Pleasant Springs) |
Calaveras |
17 Oct 57 Tunis S. Bever |
|
|
Ringgold |
El Dorado |
20 Feb 52 Jacob L. Sargent |
D 22 Nov 53 |
|
Rio Seco |
Butte |
10 Mar 57 Alex B. Forkner |
|
|
Rio Vista (Late Georgiana) |
Solano |
18 Aug 58 Charles A. Kirkpatrick |
|
|
Rock Creek |
Butte |
3 Jul 58 James L. Keefer |
|
|
Rockville (Late Cordelia) |
Solano |
1 Jul 58 Thomas M. Page |
|
|
Rough and Ready |
Nevada |
28 Jul 51 Marcus Nutting |
|
|
Round Tent |
Nevada, Yuba |
21 Jun 53 Jonathan C. Slater |
|
|
Russian River |
Mendocino, Sonoma |
1 Nov 54 Herman G. Heald |
To Healdsburgh |
|
Russville |
Sacramento |
2 May 57 Charles Ellis |
D 4 Jan 58 |
|
Sacramento City |
Sacramento |
8 Nov 49 Henry E. Robinson |
|
|
Saint (St.) Helena |
Napa |
15 Dec 56 George McLeod |
|
|
Saint Louis |
Sierra |
15 Jan 55 Wm. B. Williams |
|
|
Salinas |
Monterey |
31 Mar 54 James B. Hill |
|
|
Salmon Falls |
El Dorado |
7 Oct 51 George Coon |
|
|
Salsbury |
Sacramento |
17 Jul 58 Thompson G. Salsbury |
|
|
San Andreas (Late Third Crossing) |
Calaveras |
14 Nov 54 Charles C. Sweet |
|
|
San Antonio |
Monterey |
16 Dec 58 Francis Sylvester |
|
|
San Bernardino |
Los Angeles, San Bernardino |
3 Sep 52 Richard R. Hopkins |
|
|
San Diego |
San Diego |
9 Apr 50 Richard Rust |
|
|
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
9 Nov 48 Sam'l. Yorke At Lee |
|
|
San Gabriel |
Los Angeles |
26 Jul 54 Thomas Burdick |
|
|
San Joaquin |
San Joaquin |
28 Jul 51 Rich'd. M. Harmer |
D 21 Jan 52 |
|
San Jose |
Santa Clara |
8 Nov 49 J. D. Hoppe |
|
|
San Juan |
Monterey |
28 Jul 51 Edward Smith |
|
|
San Leandro |
Alameda |
3 May 53 J. F. Bryant |
|
|
San Lorenzo |
Alameda |
4 Apr 54 Albert E. Crane |
|
|
San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo |
28 Jul 51 Saml. A. Pollard |
|
|
San Mateo |
San Mateo |
12 Oct 57 David S. Cook |
D 19 Oct 58 |
|
San Pablo |
Contra Costa |
15 Nov 54 Asa B. Bates |
|
|
San Padro |
Los Angeles |
3 Feb 54 George C. Alexander |
|
|
San Quentin |
Marin |
31 Jan 59 D. W. Robinson |
D 13 Oct 59 |
|
San Rafael |
Marin |
6 Nov 51 Moses Stoppard |
D 18 Oct 53 |
|
|
|
31 Mar 54 Walter Skidmore |
|
|
San Ramon |
Contra Costa |
20 Jan 52 Samuel Russell |
D 16 Nov 59 |
|
Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
9 Apr 50 Samuel Barney |
|
|
Santa Clara |
Santa Clara |
28 Jul 51 Fletcher Cooper |
|
|
Santa Cruz |
Branciforte, Santa Cruz |
9 Apr 50 Alexander McLean |
|
|
Santa Rosa |
Sonoma |
23 Apr 52 Donald McDonald |
|
|
Sarahville |
Amador |
10 May 56 Hugh Robinson |
D 16 Nov 59 |
|
Sawyers Bar |
Klamath |
15 Jun 58 John Daggett |
|
|
Scott River |
Siskiyou |
3 Mar 56 Riley Hayden |
|
|
Scottsburgh |
Fresno |
3 Dec 56 William Innis |
D 1 Dec 58 |
|
|
|
30 Jun 59 |
|
|
Searsville |
San Mateo |
15 Jan 58 Edwin D. Bowman |
|
|
Sebastopol |
Napa |
19 May 56 Donald M. Johnson |
D 15 Jan 57 |
|
|
|
30 Sep 58 Bayfus W. Arnold |
|
|
Secret Ravine |
Placer |
29 Aug 54 Horace G. Hart |
|
|
Seiad Valley |
Siskiyou |
19 Mar 58 William A. Green |
|
|
Shasta |
Shasta |
10 Jul 51 Robert W. Crenshaw |
|
|
Shaws Flat |
Tuolumne |
22 May 54 John A. Lank |
|
|
Shingle Spring |
El Dorado |
3 Feb 53 D. Thompkins Hall |
D 30 Mar 55 |
|
Sierra |
Sierra |
18 Apr 55 David W. Mitchell |
D 4 Jan 56 |
|
Sink (Late Tejon) |
Los Angeles |
17 Aug 59 James McKenzie |
|
|
Six Mile Bar |
Calaveras |
23 Dec 59 Henry Dupaix |
|
|
Smith's Ranch |
Sonoma |
29 Sep 54 Stephen Smith |
|
|
Snelling's Ranch |
Mariposa, Merced |
11 Oct 53 Wm. Snelling |
|
|
Sonoma |
Sonoma |
8 Nov 49 Lillburn W. Boggs |
|
|
Sonora |
Tuolumne |
28 Jul 51 Richard F. Sullivan |
|
|
Soquel |
Santa Cruz |
5 Jul 57 Edward Porter |
|
|
Spanish Flat |
El Dorado |
21 Nov 53 James Muricey |
|
|
Split Rock |
Mariposa |
4 May 55 John A. Bugg |
D 16 Aug 58 |
|
Springfield |
Tuolumne |
10 Dec 57 Geo. C. Whiteside |
|
|
Staples Ranch |
San Joaquin |
21 Oct 51 David I. Staples |
|
|
Star House |
Sacramento |
18 Nov 57 B. Katzenberg |
D 17 Sep 58 |
|
|
|
28 Apr 59 Edward M. Pitcher |
|
|
Steinbergers (Late Redwood) |
San Francisco, San Mateo |
6 Jan 53 Jesse D. Carr |
To Redwood City |
|
Stockton |
San Joaquin |
8 Nov 59 William Hopkins |
|
|
Stony Point |
Sonoma |
13 Apr 57 P. N. Woodworth |
|
|
Strawberry Valley |
Yuba |
6 Jul 55 John A. Barnhart |
|
|
Stringtown |
Butte |
30 May 54 Lewis B. Coffin |
D 18 Jan 55 |
|
|
|
5 Oct 57 Joseph Krengle |
D 1 May 58 |
|
Suisun |
Solano |
18 Apr 54 William C. Kyle |
To Barton's Store |
|
Suisun City |
Solano |
3 Feb 57 John R. Lemon |
|
|
Sutter |
Sacramento |
17 May 55 Daniel E. Hastings |
|
|
Sutter Creek |
Calaveras, Amador |
21 Jan 52 Benjamin Burt |
|
|
Sweetland |
Nevada |
6 Jul 57 Ch's. W. Dannals |
|
|
Table Rock |
Sierra |
17 Apr 57 James P. Fuller |
|
|
Tarr's Ranch |
Butte |
4 Aug 56 Joseph L. Tarr |
To Wyandotte |
|
Tehama (Late Hall's Ranch) |
Colusi, Tehama |
29 Nov 51 Newell Hall |
|
|
Tejon |
Los Angeles |
17 Jul 57 Russell T. Hayes |
To Sink |
|
Temecula |
San Diego |
22 Apr 59 Louis A. Rouen |
|
|
Texas Hill |
Sacramento |
6 Nov 51 James A. Crump |
To Folsom City |
|
Third Crossing |
Calaveras |
16 Dec 52 William G. Forest |
To San Andreas |
|
Thompson's Flat |
Butte |
3 Feb 57 Francis Peters |
|
|
Timbuctoo (Late Park's Bar) |
Yuba |
18 Sep 58 William M. Pearl |
|
|
Todd's Valley |
Placer |
17 Jun 56 William N. Hall |
|
|
Tomalles |
Marin |
29 Sep 54 Valentine Bennett |
|
|
Trinidad |
Trinity, Klamath |
28 Jul 51 L. B. Gilkey |
|
|
Trinity |
Trinity |
24 May 54 Craven Lee |
|
|
Trinity Centre |
Trinity |
31 Jul 55 Moses Chadbourne |
|
|
Tule |
Tulare |
28 Apr 59 Henry G. McLean |
|
|
Tuolumne City |
Tuolumne |
28 Jul 51 Paxson McDowell |
D 21 Oct 51 |
|
Tuttletown |
Tuolumne |
8 Dec 57 Paul Vanakin |
D 4 Aug 58 |
|
Two Mile Bar |
Calaveras |
4 Nov 56 Jos. C. Hammond |
D 25 Feb 57 |
|
Two Rocks |
Sonoma |
17 Jul 57 Charles A. Hough |
D 17 Sep 58 |
|
Ukiah |
Mendocino |
31 Dec 58 John C. Stanly |
|
|
Uncle Sam |
Napa |
1 Nov 58 W. B. H. Dodson |
|
|
Union |
Santa Clara, Alameda |
6 Nov 51 Benjamin F. Bucknell |
D 8 Aug 53 |
|
Union Town |
Trinity, Humboldt |
19 Oct 52 Albert H. Murdock |
|
|
Upper Clear Lake |
Napa |
15 Jun 58 James G. Musick |
|
|
Vacaville |
Solano |
1 Jun 54 William Hooten |
|
|
Vallejo |
Solano |
28 Jul 51 Lyman Leslie |
D 3 Sep 53 |
|
|
|
19 Jan 55 Eleazer Fisbie |
|
|
Vallicita |
Calaveras |
17 Aug 54 George T. McMurray |
|
|
Vernon |
Sutter |
8 Nov 49 Gilbert A. Grant |
D 3 Nov 53 |
|
Virginia (Late Oro City) |
Placer |
3 Jun 58 Robert W. Lyon |
|
|
Visalia (Late Woodville) |
Tulare |
3 Jun 55 John P. Majors |
|
|
Volcano |
Calaveras, Amador |
7 Oct 51 Ephr'm W. Gemmill |
|
|
Walnut Grove |
Sacramento |
15 Dec 56 John W. Sharp |
|
|
Warner's Ranch |
San Diego |
18 Oct 59 Ramon Carrillo |
|
|
Washington |
Yolo |
18 Apr 54 Amos Waring |
D 14 Jul 56 |
|
Washington, South Yuba |
Nevada |
15 Sep 52 Henry Draper |
D 18 Apr 54 |
|
Watsonville |
Santa Cruz |
21 Nov 53 Llewellyn Thrift |
|
|
Weaverville |
Trinity |
9 Apr 50 A. Woodworth |
|
|
Weitchpec |
Klamath |
16 Dec 58 John Fennessey |
|
|
Western |
Sacramento |
3 May 54 Almon H. White |
D 3 Apr 56 |
|
West Point |
Calaveras |
31 Jul 56 Augustus Walbaum |
|
|
Whiskey Creek |
Shasta |
18 Feb 56 Benjamin Mix |
|
|
Willow Point |
Yolo |
15 May 58 Francis Enos |
|
|
Windsor |
Sonoma |
31 Aug 55 Sevier Lewis |
|
|
Wood's Diggings |
Tuolumne |
28 Jul 51 Robert Turner |
D 16 Aug 53 |
|
Wood's Ferry |
San Joaquin |
25 Apr 57 Jeremiah H. Woods |
|
|
Woodside |
San Francisco, San Mateo |
15 Apr 54 Mathias Alfred Parkhurst |
|
|
Woodville |
Tulare |
12 Oct 53 S. Smith |
To Visalia |
|
Woodville |
Butte |
19 May 56 Joseph Wood |
D 19 Jun 58 |
|
Wyandotte (Late Tarr's Ranch) |
Butte |
29 Jan 59 William S. Wilkerson |
|
|
Wyatt's Store |
Mariposa |
5 Mar 58 Mark Wyatt |
|
|
Yankee Hill (Late Frenchtown) |
Butte |
19 Oct 58 James J. Billings |
|
|
Yankee Jims |
Placer |
3 Sep 52 Charles King |
|
|
Yolo |
Yolo |
3 Feb 52 James A. Hutton |
|
|
Yornet (Yeomet) |
El Dorado |
14 Jul 54 Eustace P. Bowman |
|
|
Yreka |
Siskiyou |
19 Aug 53 John Sentell |
|
|
Yuba |
Yuba |
28 Jul 51 H. Fairchild |
D 20 Aug 52 |
*If an office is shown in two counties, it was established in the first named and transferred to the second. Generally the change was due to the creation of the second county, but in a few instances it was by reason of adjustment of county boundaries or moving the site.
†”D” indicates discontinued on the date shown; a dash, that the office was still active on the last day of 1859; and “To” that the name was “changed to” that indicated. For the date of change, see the new name.
Transcribed
by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Frickstad, Walter N., A
Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 271-282. Philatelic
Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955.
© 2012 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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