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 12
DAILY ALTA CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, Tuesday Morning, May 29, 1855
List of Post Offices and Post Masters in California Jan. 1st, 1855. (Corrected for the Alta California by the Post Master of this City.)
|
Office |
County |
Post Master |
|
Agua Frio |
Mariposa |
B. F. Whittier |
|
Alamdea |
Alameda |
L. S. Ely |
|
Alamo |
Contra Costa |
John M. Jones |
|
Alvarado |
Alameda |
H. C. Smith |
|
Angel's Camp |
Calaveras |
J. C. Scribner |
|
Alviso |
Santa Clara |
A. Rathbone |
|
Auburn |
Placer |
James Bonnen |
|
Belmont |
San Francisco |
M. Flashner |
|
Benicia |
Solano |
James Miller |
|
Bidwell's Bar |
Butte |
P. W. Woorstrom |
|
Big Bar |
Trinity |
Wm. Coddington |
|
Big Oak Flat |
Tuolumne |
Jas. W. Butler |
|
Bodega |
Sonoma |
J. M. Miller |
|
Bucksport |
Humboldt |
|
|
Buchner |
Sacramento |
Jas. Buckner |
|
Cache Creek |
Yolo |
A. McDonald |
|
Campo Seco |
Calaveras |
T. M. Pawling |
|
Crescent City |
Klamath |
David Hover |
|
Charley's Rancho |
Butte |
Fred Peaskes |
|
Cherokee |
Butte |
|
|
Camptonville |
Yuba |
E. T. Brundage |
|
Cedarville |
El Dorado |
Geo. Thatcher |
|
Chico |
Butte |
J. Bidwell |
|
Columbia |
Tuolumne |
A. A. Hunnewell |
|
Colusa |
Colusa |
Wm. Vincent |
|
Cold Spring |
El Dorado |
J. M. Goetschins |
|
Chinese Camp |
Tuolumne |
M. R. Graham |
|
Contra Costa |
Alameda |
Thos. Gallagher |
|
Cosumne |
Sacramento |
W. D. Wilson |
|
Cottonwood |
Shasta |
Wm. Lane |
|
Coloma |
El Dorado |
P. L. Weymer |
|
Cordelia |
Solano |
P. O. Lamorie |
|
Curtisville |
Tuolumne |
J. M. Root |
|
Diamond Springs |
El Dorado |
C. N. Noteware |
|
Don Pedro's Bar |
Tuolumne |
R. Smith |
|
Double Spring |
Calaveras |
Daniel Thompson |
|
Downieville |
Sierra |
James Gernon |
|
Dry Town |
Calaveras |
J. G. Sneath |
|
Elk Grove |
Sacramento |
S. W. Hall |
|
Eureka |
Humboldt |
H. W. Bean |
|
Elliott's Ranch |
Sacramento |
Mr. Elliott |
|
Fiddletown |
El Dorado |
J. B. Whitcomb |
|
Forbestown |
Butte |
B. W. Williams |
|
Forest City |
Sierra |
W. Henry |
|
Foreman's Ranch |
San Joaquin |
S. Foreman |
|
Fremont |
Yolo |
W. G. Brown |
|
French Camp |
San Joaquin |
R. W. Noble |
|
Garden Varley (sic) |
El Dorado |
Thomas McConnell |
|
Garrote |
Tuolumne |
Cage Tucker |
|
Georgiana |
Sacramento |
J. M. Sidwell |
|
Georgetown |
El Dorado |
T. M. Beed |
|
Gilroy |
Santa Clara |
A. C. Everett |
|
Goodyear's Bar |
Sierra |
A. C. Johnson |
|
Grafton |
Yolo |
A. Updegraph |
|
Grass Valley |
Nevada |
E. Mathewson |
|
Green Springs |
Tuolumne |
James D. Tabor |
|
Greenwood |
El Dorado |
C. C. Brady |
|
Green Valley |
El Dorado |
N. Van Tassel |
|
Grand Island |
Colusa |
Thomas Eddy |
|
Hamilton |
Butte |
E. M. Burrows |
|
Horr's Ranch |
Tuolumne |
D. Dickinson |
|
Horse Town |
Shasta |
George W. Baker |
|
Haskell's Ranch |
Sutter |
J. Lefevre |
|
Illinoistown |
Placer |
B. Brickell |
|
Indian Diggings |
El Dorado |
J. W. Gilbert |
|
Ione Valley |
Calaveras |
H. Alvord |
|
Iowa Hill |
Placer |
J. Colgan |
|
Jacksonville |
Tuolumne |
George B. Keyes |
|
Jackson |
Calaveras |
Bruce Husband |
|
Jamestown |
Tuolumne |
William Donovan |
|
Johnson's Ranch |
Sutter |
W. E. O'Kear |
|
Junction |
Yuba |
John T. Beener |
|
Kilna |
Shasta |
William Potter |
|
Knight's Ferry |
San Joaquin |
George M. Dent |
|
Laguna Seca |
Santa Clara |
George H. Bull |
|
Lassen's |
Butte |
W. P. Mayhew |
|
Lagrange |
Stanislaus |
L. M. Booth |
|
Lewiston |
Trinity |
William Lewiston |
|
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
W. B. Osborn |
|
Marysville |
Yuba |
W. P. Keyser |
|
Mariposa |
Mariposa |
John F. McNamara |
|
Martinez |
Contra Costa |
O. C. Coffin |
|
Maxwell's Creek |
Mariposa |
G. W. Coulter |
|
Michigan Bluffs |
Placer |
S. T. Leet |
|
Mission San Jose |
Santa Clara |
J. J. Vallejo |
|
Mount Ophir |
Mariposa |
J. H. Miller |
|
Montezuma |
Tuolumne |
J. T. Hoyte |
|
Millerton |
San Joaquin |
E. P. Hart |
|
Monroeville |
Colusa |
R. H. Pratt |
|
Monte |
Los Angeles |
|
|
Mountain View |
Santa Clara |
Jacob Shumway |
|
Mokelumne Hill |
Calaveras |
A. W. Goodwin |
|
Moon's Ranch |
Colusa |
Geo. Eastman |
|
Mormon Island |
Sacramento |
D. A. Kneass |
|
Monterey |
Monterey |
A. Randall |
|
Mud Springs |
El Dorado |
H. A. Hendee |
|
McDermott's Bridge |
San Joaquin |
W. F. McDermott |
|
Murphy's |
Calaveras |
A. H. Stevens |
|
Napa City |
Napa |
E. B. Eaton |
|
Nashville |
El Dorado |
J. P. Thurston |
|
Nevada |
Nevada |
R. A. Davidge |
|
Nicolaus |
Sutter |
F. A. Russell |
|
North Branch |
Calaveras |
Edward T. Lake |
|
Newton |
El Dorado |
W. Fisher |
|
Onesbo |
Sacramento |
C. F. Howell |
|
Ophirville |
Placer |
D. B. Curtis |
|
Oroville |
Butte |
P. S. Garland |
|
Oregon House |
Yuba |
|
|
Ottitieway |
Siskiyou |
Geo. H. Coe |
|
O'Byrne's Ferry |
Calaveras |
W. E. McCormack |
|
Purk's Bar |
Yuba |
E. Y. Gaver |
|
Placerville |
El Dorado |
W. D. Williams |
|
Petaluma |
Sonoma |
P. S. Garland |
|
Pilot Hill |
El Dorado |
Silas Hays |
|
Puerte de los Reyes |
Mendocino |
T. L. Andrews |
|
Putah |
Solano |
Elijah Syloa |
|
Quartzburg |
Mariposa |
Thomas Thorn |
|
Russian River |
Sonoma |
H. G. Heald |
|
Rattlesnake Bar |
Placer |
Thos. Wood |
|
Red Bluffs |
Shasta |
Samuel M. Bishop |
|
Ringgold |
El Dorado |
J. L. Sargent |
|
Round Tent |
Nevada |
J. E. Slater |
|
Rough and Ready |
Nevada |
J. T. Little |
|
Sacramento |
Sacramento |
F. Forman |
|
Salinas |
Monterey |
J. B. Hill |
|
Salmon Falls |
El Dorado |
Thomas R. Brown |
|
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
C. L. Weller |
|
San Diego |
San Diego |
George Lyons |
|
San Juan |
Monterey |
P. Brien |
|
San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo |
T. J. Harvey |
|
San Jose |
Santa Clara |
J. W. Patrick |
|
Santa Clara |
Santa Clara |
F. Cooper |
|
Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz |
H. J. Shaw |
|
Santa Rosa |
Sonoma |
T. G. Hahmann |
|
San Ramon |
Contra Costa |
Samuel Skidmore |
|
Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
T. W. Harper |
|
San Rafael |
Marin |
W. Skidmore |
|
San Andresces |
Calaveras |
C. S. Sweet |
|
San Pablo |
Contra Costa |
A. Bates |
|
San Gabriel |
Los Angeles |
T. Burdick |
|
Smiths Ranch |
Sonoma |
Wm. Smith |
|
Secret Ravine |
Placer |
J. Hart |
|
Shasta |
Shasta |
J. Harell |
|
Shaw's Flat |
Tuolumne |
|
|
Shingle Springs |
El Dorado |
D. T. Hall |
|
Snelling's |
Mariposa |
John Snelling |
|
Sonora |
Tuolumne |
H. A. Theal |
|
Sonoma |
Sonoma |
J. N. Randolph |
|
Staple's Ranch |
San Joaquin |
J. D. Staples |
|
Steinberger's |
San Francisco |
G. Thacher |
|
Stockton |
San Joaquin |
John S. Evans |
|
Springtown |
Butte |
L. D. Coffin |
|
Spanish Flat |
El Dorado |
Jas. Muncey |
|
Suisun |
Sonoma |
W. S. Kyle |
|
Sutter Creek |
Calaveras |
D. Crandall |
|
Tehama |
Colusa |
N. Hall |
|
Texas Hill |
Sacramento |
Jas. Clarkin |
|
Third Crossing |
Calaveras |
T. A. Tate |
|
Trinidad |
Klamath |
E. C. Darling |
|
Trinity |
Trinity |
C. Lee |
|
Uniontown |
Humboldt |
A. H. Murdock |
|
Vacaville |
Solano |
|
|
Vernon |
Sutter |
D. Abdell |
|
Volcano |
Calaveras |
Geo. Muncton |
|
Washington |
Yolo |
A. Warring |
|
Watsonville |
Santa Cruz |
L. Thrift |
|
Weaverville |
Trinity |
James Barry |
|
Woodside |
San Francisco |
M. A. Parkhurst |
|
Woodville |
Tulare |
O. A. Smith |
|
Yankee Jim's |
Placer |
C. W. King |
|
Yeomot |
El Dorado |
|
|
Yolo |
Yolo |
J. S. Fulton |
|
Yreka |
Siskiyou |
John Lintell |
|
Yuba City |
Yuba |
L. Bardolett |
LIST 13
REGISTERS OF
OFFICERS AND AGENTS CIVIL, MILITARY AND NAVAL
in the
SERVICE OF
THE UNITED STATES
on
THE
THIRTIETH OF SEPTEMBER, 1855
DEPT. OF STATE: A. O. P. Nicholson, Public Printer
(Note: Auditor's Report, showing the compensation of Postmasters and Net Proceeds of their offices from July 1, 1854 to June 30, 1855.)
Post Offices in California
|
Post Office |
County |
Postmaster |
Compensation |
Net Proceeds |
|
Acelanus |
Contra Costa |
|
|
|
|
Agua Fria |
Mariposa |
Benj. F. Whitton |
112.68 |
68.57 |
|
Alameda |
Alameda |
Lewis S. Ely, fr Nov 2 |
16.10 |
1.34 |
|
|
|
J. J. Fay, 2 qrs |
33.55 |
11.22 |
|
Alamo |
Contra Costa |
J. M. Jones |
50.48 |
30.70 |
|
Alpha |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Alvarado |
Alameda |
Henry C. Smith, 3 qrs |
221.79 |
141.68 |
|
Alviso (Disc'd Jan 27, 1855) |
Santa Clara |
|
|
|
|
Angel's Camp |
Calaveras |
Jno. C. Scribner |
289.35 |
191.15 |
|
Antioch |
Contra Costa |
G. R. Clark, 1 qr |
5.17 |
3.57 |
|
Auburn |
Placer |
James Bowen, 3 qrs |
634.78 |
470.57 |
|
Belmont |
San Francisco |
|
|
|
|
Benicia |
Solano |
James Miller, 1 qr |
200.36 |
92.22 |
|
|
|
Thos. T. Hooper, 3 qrs |
698.71 |
162.91 |
|
Bidwell's Bar |
Butte |
P. W. Woostrom |
606.05 |
371.68 |
|
Big Bar |
Trinity |
Wm. Coddington |
118.58 |
68.75 |
|
Big Oak Flat |
Tuolumne |
Jos. W. Butler |
174.62 |
92.89 |
|
Bodega |
Sonoma |
J. M. Miller |
142.66 |
89.98 |
|
Bottle Hill |
El Dorado |
|
|
|
|
Buck Eye |
Yolo |
|
|
|
|
Buckner |
Sacramento |
Jas. Buckner |
20.43 |
4.31 |
|
Cache Creek |
Yolo |
Archd. McDonald |
82.98 |
53.21 |
|
Campo Seco |
Calaveras |
T. M. Pawling, fr Aug 17 |
481.90 |
270.04 |
|
Camptonville |
Yuba |
E. T. Brundage, to Sep 3 |
9.41 |
1.99 |
|
|
|
S. J. Bowlby, 3 qrs |
442.08 |
251.15 |
|
Cedarville |
El Dorado |
Jas. M. Hawley |
79.49 |
46.60 |
|
Centreville |
Alameda |
R. Z. Clements, fr Apr 28 |
5.61 |
|
|
Cherokee |
Butte |
Thos. McDaniel, fr Dec 6 |
48.72 |
25.59 |
|
Charley's Ranch |
Butte |
|
|
|
|
Chico |
Butte |
John Bidwell |
153.18 |
73.22 |
|
Chinese Camp |
Tuolumne |
M. R. Graham, 2 qrs |
139.67 |
45.91 |
|
Clinton |
Nevada |
Josiah M. Cook, fr Sep 23 |
89.35 |
41.78 |
|
Cold Spring |
El Dorado |
J. M. Goetschins |
279.19 |
166.74 |
|
Columbia |
Tuolumne |
A. A. Hunnewell |
1,801.75 |
1,639.78 |
|
Colusa |
Colusa |
Wm. Vincent |
222.06 |
129.53 |
|
Contra Costa (Ch'd to “Oakland” Mar 2, 1855) |
Alameda |
T. Gallagher, 3 qrs |
240.36 |
112.10 |
|
Cordelia |
Solano |
A. O. Lamoree, fr Aug 21 |
49.28 |
26.43 |
|
Cosumne |
Sacramento |
W. D. Wilson |
115.96 |
47.55 |
|
Cottonwood |
Shasta |
Wm. Lean, 3 qrs |
67.32 |
13.86 |
|
Crescent City |
Klamath |
Beverly Miller, 1 qr |
100.79 |
68.83 |
|
|
|
D. Hoover, 3 qrs |
308.77 |
172.61 |
|
Culloma |
El Dorado |
Peter L. Wimmer |
1,583.19 |
1,475.26 |
|
Curtisville |
Tuolumne |
James M. Root |
18.69 |
10.52 |
|
Diamond Springs |
El Dorado |
Chauncey N. Notaware |
839.34 |
504.95 |
|
Don Pedro's Bar |
Tuolumne |
Richard Smith, fr Jul 26 |
109.09 |
32.29 |
|
Double Springs |
Calaveras |
Jas. L. Hunt, 3 qrs |
45.60 |
27.46 |
|
|
|
Nelson T. Norcross, 1 qr |
13.02 |
8.90 |
|
Downieville |
Yuba |
James Germon |
1,317.86 |
958.39 |
|
Dry Creek |
Yuba |
Robert McAdam, fr Jun 28 |
80.46 |
23.56 |
|
Dry Town |
Calaveras |
A. G. Sneath |
327.58 |
187.38 |
|
Elk Grove (Disc'd Dec 9, 1854) |
Sacramento |
James W. Hall, 1 qr |
.58 |
|
|
Elizabethtown |
Plumas |
Lewis Stark, fr May 10 |
21.84 |
14.30 |
|
Elliott's Ranch |
Sacramento |
L. T. Mitchell, 1 qr |
4.93 |
2.68 |
|
Emery's Crossing |
Yuba |
|
|
|
|
Empire Ranch |
Yuba |
|
|
|
|
Eureka |
Humboldt |
C. H. Bean |
|
|
|
Fiddletown |
El Dorado |
Dennis Townsend |
242.45 |
123.51 |
|
Forbestown |
Butte |
A. B. Williams, 2 qrs |
77.60 |
31.41 |
|
|
|
N. D. Plum, 2 qrs |
171.28 |
93.28 |
|
Foreman's Ranch |
San Joaquin |
Samuel Foreman, Mar 1 to May 31 |
4.50 |
.74 |
|
Forest City |
Sierra |
William Henry, fr Jan 27 |
242.77 |
117.84 |
|
Forlorn Hope |
Mariposa |
Jack W. Smith, fr Oct 11 |
24.38 |
15.51 |
|
Fosta's Bar |
Yuba |
J. B. Whitcomb |
428.10 |
295.77 |
|
Fourth Crossing |
Calaveras |
|
|
|
|
Fremont (Disc'd Mar 30,1855) |
Yolo |
W. G. Brown, 3 qrs |
27.11 |
10.00 |
|
French Camp |
San Joaquin |
R. W. Noble |
31.61 |
20.15 |
|
Garden Valley |
El Dorado |
Simon Stewart, 1 qr |
8.96 |
4.75 |
|
Garrotte |
Tuolumne |
Cage Tucker |
92.77 |
57.79 |
|
Georgetown |
El Dorado |
T. M. Reed, 3 qrs |
927.42 |
785.15 |
|
|
|
Amos W. Stowe, 1 qr |
313.02 |
229.19 |
|
Georgiana |
Sacramento |
John M. Sidwell |
|
|
|
Gilroy |
Santa Clara |
L. C. Everette |
152.29 |
60.49 |
|
Goodyear's Bar |
Yuba |
Julius Meinhardt |
444.39 |
251.54 |
|
Grafton |
Yolo |
J. H. Updegraft, 1 qr |
14.34 |
7.28 |
|
Grand Island |
Colusi |
Thomas Eddy, 3 qrs |
14.80 |
9.11 |
|
Grass Valley |
Nevada |
Erastus Mathewson |
1,462.80 |
1,245.48 |
|
Green Valley (Disc'd Mar 30, 1855) |
El Dorado |
Nelson Van Tassall |
41.09 |
18.56 |
|
Greenwood |
El Dorado |
Samuel B. Jacques |
454.63 |
303.54 |
|
Haskell's Ranch |
Sutter |
|
|
|
|
Hamilton |
Butte |
Edward M. Burrows |
|
|
|
Horr's Ranch |
Tuolumne |
G. D. Dickinson |
59.44 |
39.66 |
|
Horse Town |
Shasta |
|
|
|
|
Humm City |
El Dorado |
|
|
|
|
Illinoistown |
Placer |
Barzillia Brickell |
165.61 |
68.17 |
|
Indian Diggings |
El Dorado |
Jacob Wolf, 1 qr |
18.62 |
9.62 |
|
|
|
J. W. Gilbert, 3 qrs |
97.18 |
45.30 |
|
Iowa City |
Placer |
Joseph Colgan, fr Aug 12 |
639.19 |
386.71 |
|
Jackson |
Calaveras |
W. M. Rogers, 3 qrs |
485.98 |
266.98 |
|
Jacksonville |
Tuolumne |
George B. Keys |
174.48 |
90.03 |
|
Jamestown |
Tuolumne |
William Donovan, 1 qr |
153.54 |
107.23 |
|
|
|
B. A. Mardis, 2 qrs |
329.69 |
203.99 |
|
Johnson's Ranch |
Sutter |
William E. O'Rear |
91.56 |
49.12 |
|
Jones Valley |
Calaveras |
James H. Alvard |
193.92 |
90.36 |
|
Knight's Ferry |
San Joaquin |
George M. Dent |
127.00 |
49.24 |
|
La Grange |
Stanislaus |
|
|
|
|
Laguna Seco (Disc'd Jan 13, 1855) |
Santa Clara |
G. H. Bull, to Mar 31 |
1.24 |
1.24 |
|
Lassens |
Butte |
William P. Mayhew, 3 qrs |
22.43 |
13.83 |
|
Lewiston |
Trinity |
Cephas Wood, to Jun 10 |
9.84 |
5.15 |
|
Little York |
Nevada |
|
|
|
|
Lisbon |
Placer |
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
William B. Osburne |
392.16 |
219.35 |
|
Mariposa |
Mariposa |
John F. McNamara |
666.35 |
470.65 |
|
Martinez |
Contra Costa |
Oliver C. Coffin, to Nov 20 |
141.62 |
51.85 |
|
|
|
H. Fogg, fr Nov 20 |
199.52 |
77.92 |
|
Marysville |
Yuba |
Philip W. Keyser, 3 qrs |
1,500.00 |
2,867.78 |
|
Maxwell's Creek |
Mariposa |
George W. Coulter |
227.75 |
136.80 |
|
Mayfield |
Santa Clara |
|
|
|
|
McDermot's Bridge |
San Joaquin |
W. F. McDermot |
27.67 |
12.26 |
|
Merry Oaks (Disc'd Mar 3, 1855) |
San Joaquin |
A. E. Hindree |
|
|
|
Michigan Bar |
Sacramento |
|
|
|
|
Michigan Bluff |
Placer |
S. T. Leet |
343.52 |
190.38 |
|
Mission San Jose |
Contra Costa |
Jose J. Vallejo |
140.58 |
77.81 |
|
Mokelumne Hill |
Calaveras |
James B. McKinnie |
1,022.28 |
798.46 |
|
Monroeville |
Colusi |
R. H. Pratt, 3 qrs |
28.18 |
15.94 |
|
Monte |
Los Angeles |
Ira Thompson |
11.83 |
6.99 |
|
Monterey |
Monterey |
A. Randall |
|
|
|
|
|
William Curtis, 1 qr |
60.71 |
26.76 |
|
Montezuma |
Tuolumne |
James T. Hoyt, 1 qr |
103.51 |
63.69 |
|
Moore's Ranch |
Colusi |
Nat Morrill |
13.37 |
8.07 |
|
Mormon Island |
Sacramento |
Dallas A. Kneass |
874.95 |
468.27 |
|
Mountain Springs |
Placer |
Joel H. Holland, 2 qrs |
61.91 |
33.01 |
|
|
|
J. Baron, 2 qrs |
95.76 |
51.23 |
|
Mountain View |
Santa Clara |
Jacob Shumway |
137.61 |
67.50 |
|
Mud Spring |
El Dorado |
Stephen A. Hendee, 3 qrs |
549.34 |
305.46 |
|
|
|
George W. Critchfield, 1 qr |
204.36 |
128.65 |
|
Murphy's |
Calaveras |
A. H. Stephens |
642.48 |
411.10 |
|
Nappa |
Nappa |
|
|
|
|
Nappa City |
Nappa |
George N. Cornwell |
463.10 |
285.15 |
|
Nelson Creek |
Plumas |
John C. Lewis, fr Jun 12 |
10.13 |
5.38 |
|
Nevada City |
Nevada |
R. A. Davidge, to May 14 |
1,741.76 |
1,996.46 |
|
|
|
W. H. Endecott, fr May 14 |
258.24 |
252.53 |
|
Newtown |
El Dorado |
Wilber Fisher, fr Aug 1 |
52.53 |
31.87 |
|
Nicolans |
Sutter |
F. A. Russe, fr Jul 1 |
116.61 |
62.12 |
|
North Branch |
Calaveras |
Edwin T. Lake |
284.95 |
154.20 |
|
Oakland |
Alameda |
|
|
|
|
Oak Point |
Lewis |
|
|
|
|
Oak Spring |
Tuolumne |
James T. Hoyt, 2 qrs |
194.32 |
110.62 |
|
Onisbo |
Sacramento |
Chas. S. Howell, fr Aug 3 |
30.88 |
9.28 |
|
Ophir |
Mariposa |
Jos. H. Miller |
107.81 |
47.42 |
|
Ophirville |
Placer |
Daniel B. Curtis |
422.05 |
235.41 |
|
Oro City |
Placer |
George White, fr Apr 27 |
18.81 |
6.81 |
|
Orville |
Butte |
Peter S. Garlo, 1 qr |
14.45 |
3.76 |
|
Oregon House |
Yuba |
Peter Rice, 3 qrs |
110.44 |
58.36 |
|
Ottitiewa |
Siskiyou |
Geo. H. Coe, fr Mar 7 |
5.26 |
1.44 |
|
Park's Bar |
Yuba |
E. S. Gaver, 2 qr |
156.69 |
95.66 |
|
|
|
J. N. Lindsay, 2 qrs |
154.68 |
77.40 |
|
Petaluma |
Sonoma |
S.W. Brown |
409.09 |
233.49 |
|
Pilot Hill |
El Dorado |
Silas Hayes |
93.11 |
46.87 |
|
Placerville |
Sutter |
W. D. Williams, 2 qrs |
1,278.80 |
1,278,48 |
|
|
|
Allena M. Thatcher, 1 qr |
500.23 |
404.03 |
|
Pleasant Springs |
Calaveras |
A. B. Hoerchner, fr May 12 |
18.85 |
7.62 |
|
Punta de los Reeyes (Disc'd Mar 3, 1855) |
Marin |
T. L. Andrews, 3 qrs |
3.98 |
2.06 |
|
Putah |
Solano |
|
|
|
|
Quartzburgh |
Mariposa |
Thos. Thorn |
259.14 |
148.18 |
|
Rattlesnake Bar |
Placer |
Thos. Wood, 1 qr |
49.24 |
10.50 |
|
Red Bluff |
Shasta |
S. M. Bishop, to Dec 6 |
21.83 |
6.56 |
|
|
|
J. R. Bradway, fr Dec 6 |
103.86 |
47.18 |
|
Rough and Ready |
Nevada |
John P. Little, to May 4 |
633.48 |
242.40 |
|
Round Tent |
Nevada |
J. E. Slater |
37.29 |
19.68 |
|
Russian River |
Mendosino (sic) |
H. G. Heald, 2 qrs |
20.28 |
11.60 |
|
Sacramento City |
Sacramento |
Ferris Forman, 3 qrs |
1,352.32 |
7,168.82 |
|
Salinas |
Monterey |
J. Bryant Hill |
34.23 |
22.36 |
|
Salmon Falls |
El Dorado |
J. G. Downer |
185.60 |
101.51 |
|
San Andreas |
Calaveras |
Chas. C. Sweet, fr Dec 16 |
195.01 |
75.67 |
|
San Bernardino |
Los Angelos |
Rchd. R. Hopkins, 2 qrs |
40.90 |
28.32 |
|
|
|
D. M. Thomas, 2 qrs |
58.60 |
36.34 |
|
San Diego |
San Diego |
Geo. Lyons |
156.88 |
76.78 |
|
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
Thos. Henley, to Aug 23 |
152.17 |
9,981.76 |
|
|
|
Chas. L. Weller fr Aug 23 |
1,704.23 |
82,067.82 |
|
San Gabriel |
Los Angeles |
Thos. Burdick, 3 qrs |
5.38 |
3.08 |
|
San Jose |
Santa Clara |
John W. Patrick |
1,210.81 |
692.99 |
|
San Juan |
Monterey |
Patrick Breen |
112.66 |
61.67 |
|
San Leandro |
Alameda |
|
|
|
|
San Lorenzo |
Alameda |
A. E. Crane |
72.48 |
24.40 |
|
San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo |
T. J. Harvey, 2 qrs |
6.99 |
3.46 |
|
San Rafael |
Marion |
W. Skidmore |
21.15 |
11.56 |
|
San Pablo |
Contra Costa |
A. B. Bates, fr Jan 14 |
11.45 |
3.94 |
|
San Pedro |
Los Angeles |
G. C. Alexander, 3 qrs |
23.61 |
12.30 |
|
San Roman |
Contra Costa |
Samuel Russell |
6.05 |
3.23 |
|
Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
Samuel Barney, 1 qr |
11.26 |
5.84 |
|
Santa Clara |
Santa Clara |
Fletcher Cooper |
616.48 |
329.22 |
|
Santa Cruz |
Branciforte |
H. J. Shave |
227.98 |
173.95 |
|
Santa Rosa |
Sonoma |
T. G. Hahmann |
191.67 |
101.14 |
|
Secret Ravine |
Placer |
Horace G. Hart, fr Nov 10 |
100.70 |
38.67 |
|
Shasta |
Shasta |
Drury D. Harrill to Jan 10 |
1,107.18 |
903.46 |
|
Shaw's Flat |
Tuolumne |
J. A. Lank |
225.55 |
106.57 |
|
Shingle Springs |
El Dorado |
D. T. Hall fr Jun 18 |
7.61 |
3.35 |
|
Sierra |
Sierra |
|
|
|
|
Smith's Ranch |
Sonoma |
|
|
|
|
Snelling's Ranch |
Mariposa |
Wm. S. Snelling |
87.20 |
46.59 |
|
Sonoma |
Sonoma |
Lilburn W. Boggs to Nov 24 |
106.82 |
65.15 |
|
|
|
G. W. Miller fr Nov 24 |
142.72 |
74.95 |
|
Sonora |
Tuolumne |
Hiram W. Theall 1 qr |
397.48 |
366.90 |
|
|
|
Geo. W. Patrick 3 qrs |
1,237.77 |
1,076.25 |
|
Spanish Flat |
El Dorado |
Spencer Richards |
277.51 |
166.49 |
|
Split Rock |
Mariposa |
John A. Bugg fr Jun 23 |
.37 |
.15 |
|
Staple's Ranch |
San Joaquin |
David J. Staples 3 qrs |
50.55 |
28.81 |
|
Stockton |
San Joaquin |
John S. Evans 2 qrs |
999.94 |
1,399.23 |
|
|
|
P. E. Connors 2 qrs |
920.66 |
1,099.36 |
|
Steinbergen |
San Francisco |
George Thatcher 2 qrs |
75.82 |
26.54 |
|
|
|
Edward Hancock 1 qr |
27.73 |
5.60 |
|
Stringtown (Disc'd Jan 18, 1855) |
Butte |
|
|
|
|
St. Louis |
Sierra |
|
|
|
|
Suisun |
Salono |
Wm. C. Kyle 3 qrs |
178.95 |
109.02 |
|
Sutter |
Sacramento |
|
|
|
|
Sutter's Creek |
Calaveras |
Dwight Crandall |
244.25 |
113.92 |
|
Tehama |
Colusi |
Newell Hale 1 qr |
25.35 |
15.33 |
|
|
|
O. Gerry 2 qrs |
97.31 |
44.33 |
|
Texas Hill |
Sacramento |
John Clarkin 3 qrs |
220.64 |
121.43 |
|
Third Crossing (Chg to “San Andreas”Nov 14, 1854) |
Calaveras |
James A. Tait to Dec 18 |
49.18 |
30.89 |
|
Tomales |
Marin |
V. Bennett 2 qrs |
16.44 |
8.68 |
|
Trinidad |
Klamoth |
S. B. Gilkey |
|
|
|
|
|
E. C. Darling fr Sep 15 |
39.31 |
23.35 |
|
Trinity |
Trinity |
|
|
|
|
Uniontown |
Trinity |
A. H. Murdock 3 qrs |
90.05 |
51.72 |
|
Vackersville |
Solano |
Wm. S. Hooton fr Jul 11 |
69.76 |
36.39 |
|
Vallejo |
Solano |
E. Frisbeck fr Apr 20 |
53.65 |
1.79 |
|
Vallicita |
Calaveras |
Geo. T. McMurray 3 qrs |
98.86 |
46.46 |
|
Volcano |
Calaveras |
George Munckton 2 qrs |
298.80 |
196.18 |
|
|
|
G. Madeira 2 qrs |
450.56 |
288.90 |
|
Visalia |
Tulare |
|
|
|
|
Washington |
Yolo |
|
|
|
|
Watsonville |
Santa Cruz |
Llewellyn Thrift |
162.46 |
65.11 |
|
Weaverville |
Trinity |
H. B. Davidson to Sep 18 |
179.32 |
151.67 |
|
|
|
James Barry fr Sep 18 |
521.86 |
413.96 |
|
Western |
Sacramento |
A. H. White fr Jul 22 |
13.50 |
5.64 |
|
Woodside |
San Francisco |
M. A. Parkhurst fr Jun 10 |
151.96 |
31.35 |
|
Woodville (Chg. to “Visalia” Jun 2, 1855) |
Tulare |
|
|
|
|
Yankee Jim's |
Placer |
Chas. King |
784.99 |
491.06 |
|
Yoernet |
El Dorado |
|
|
|
|
Yolo |
Yolo |
James A. Hutton |
162.69 |
106.59 |
|
Yreka |
Siskiyou |
John Lintell |
1,507.37 |
1,484.28 |
|
Yuba City |
Sutter |
L. Badollett 1 qr |
7. 58 |
2.15 |
|
|
|
Caleb E. Wilconon 1 qr |
23.59 |
11.49 |
*Special Agent, in the Service of the Post Office Department on 30 Sep 1855
|
J. D. Fry |
California |
(Born) Kentucky |
|
|
|
(Whence appointed) California |
*$1600 a year, and $2 a day subsistence, when actually employed.
LIST 14
LIST OF POST
OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES
with the
NAMES OF
POST MASTERS
ON THE 1st
OF JULY, 1855
COMPILED
FROM THE RECORDS OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
PUBLISHED BY
J. SHILLINGTON, 1855
Washington,
D. C.
CALIFORNIA
|
Office |
County |
Postmaster |
|
Acelanus |
Contra Costa |
M. J. Hough |
|
Agua Frio |
Mariposa |
Benjamin F. Whitten |
|
Alameda |
Alameda |
Athur S. Barber |
|
Alamo |
Contra Costa |
John M. Jones |
|
Alpha |
Nevada |
A. J. Alston |
|
Alvarado |
Alameda |
Henry C. Smith |
|
Angels Camp |
Calaveras |
John C. Scribner |
|
Antioch |
Contra Costa |
George R. Clark |
|
Auburn |
Placer |
James Bowen |
|
Belmont |
San Francisco |
Marcus Flashner |
|
Benicia |
Solano |
T. T. Hooper |
|
Bidwell's Bar |
Butte |
John W. Gilkeyson |
|
Big Bar |
Trinity |
William Coddington |
|
Big Oak Flat |
Tuolumne |
Joseph W. Butler |
|
Bodega |
Sonoma |
J. M. Millar |
|
Battle Hill |
El Dorado |
Samuel M. Jamison |
|
Buck Eye |
Yolo |
J. M. Charles |
|
Buckner |
Sacramento |
James Buckner |
|
Cache Creek |
Yolo |
Archibald McDonald |
|
Campo Seco |
Calaveras |
T. M. Pawling |
|
Camptonville |
Yuba |
S. J. Bowlby |
|
Cedarville |
El Dorado |
William R. Smith |
|
Centerville |
Alameda |
Reuben Z. Clements |
|
Centreville |
Alameda |
Reuben L. Clements |
|
Charley's Rancho |
Butte |
O. M. Evans |
|
Cherokee |
Butte |
Thomas McDanel |
|
Chico |
Butte |
John Bidwell |
|
Chinese Camp |
Tuolumne |
Milton R. Graham |
|
Clinton |
Nevada |
Josiah M. Cook |
|
Cold Spring |
El Dorado |
John M. Goetschines |
|
Columa (C.H.) |
El Dorado |
Robert F. Davis |
|
Columbia |
Tuolumne |
Alfred A. Hunnewell |
|
Colusi (C. H.) |
Colusi |
William Vincent |
|
Cordelia |
Solano |
A. O. Lamoroe |
|
Cosumne |
Sacramento |
William D. Wilson |
|
Cottonwood |
Shasta |
William Lean |
|
Crescent City (C. H.) |
Klamath |
D. C. Lewis |
|
Curtisville |
Tuolumne |
J. M. Root |
|
Diamond Spring |
El Dorado |
C. N. Noteware |
|
Don Pedros Bar |
Tuolumne |
Richard Smith |
|
Double Springs |
Calaveras |
Nelson T. Norcross |
|
Downerville |
Sierra |
James Gernon |
|
Dry Creek |
Yuba |
Robert McAdam |
|
Dry Town |
Calaveras |
A. G. Sneath |
|
Elizabethtown |
Plumas |
Lewis Stark |
|
Elliott's Ranch |
Sacramento |
Lewis T. Mitchell |
|
Emery's Crossing |
Yuba |
James W. Everett |
|
Empire Ranch |
Yuba |
Salmand Moody |
|
Eureka |
Humboldt |
Tristram H. Foss |
|
Fiddletown |
El Dorado |
Dennis Townsend |
|
Forbestown |
Butte |
Nathaniel D. Plum |
|
Foreman's Ranch |
San Joaquin |
Samuel Foreman |
|
Forest City |
Sierra |
William Henry |
|
Forlorn Hope |
Mariposa |
Jack W. Smith |
|
Foster's Bar |
Yuba |
J. B. Whitcomb |
|
Fourth Crossing |
Calavaras |
Alex C. Bentzhoof |
|
French Camp |
San Joaquin |
Robert W. Noble |
|
Garden Valley |
Eldorado |
Simeon L. Stewart |
|
Garrote |
Tuolumne |
Cage Tucker |
|
Georgetown |
El Dorado |
Amos W. Stowe |
|
Georgiana |
Sacramento |
John M. Sidwell |
|
Gibsonville |
Sierra |
Noble C. Cunningham |
|
Gilroy |
Santa Clara |
Lucien C. Everett |
|
Goodyear's Bar |
Sierra |
Julius Meinhardt |
|
Grafton |
Yolo |
A. Updegraff |
|
Grand Island |
Colusi |
Thomas Eddy |
|
Grass Valley |
Nevada |
Erastus Mathewson |
|
Green Springs |
Tuolumne |
James D. Tabor |
|
Greenwood |
El Dorado |
Samuel B. Jaques |
|
Hamilton |
Butte |
R. L. Patton |
|
Haskell's Ranch |
Sutter |
J. Lefevre |
|
Horr's Ranch |
Tuolumne |
G. D. Dickinson |
|
Horse Town |
Shasta |
John C. Spencer |
|
Illinoistown |
Placer |
Barzillai Brickett |
|
Indian Diggings |
El Dorado |
John G. Wilbert |
|
Iowa City |
Placer |
Joseph Colgan |
|
Jackson |
Calavaras |
William M. Rogers |
|
Jacksonville |
Tuolumne |
George B. Keys |
|
Jamestown |
Tuolumne |
Benjamin A. Mardis |
|
Johnson's Ranch |
Sutter |
William E. O'Rear |
|
Jone Valley |
Calavaras |
James H. Alvord |
|
Knight's Ferry |
San Joaquin |
George M. Dent |
|
La Grange |
Stanislaus |
L. M. Booth |
|
Lassens |
Butte |
William P. Mayhew |
|
Lewiston |
Trinity |
Cephas Wood |
|
Lisbon |
Placer |
George W. Applegate |
|
Little York |
Nevada |
J. E. Squire |
|
Los Angelos (C. H.) |
Los Angelos |
Wm. B. Osborn |
|
McDermott's Bridge |
San Joaquin |
W. F. McDermott |
|
Mariposa (C. H.) |
Mariposa |
John F. McNamara |
|
Martinez (C. H.) |
Contra Costa |
Hiram Fogg |
|
Marysville (C. H.) |
Yuba |
Philip W. Keyser |
|
Maxwell's Creek |
Mariposa |
G. W. Coulter |
|
Mayfield |
Santa Clara |
John Ottison |
|
Michigan Bar |
Sacramento |
Wm. S. Hamelton |
|
Michigan Bluff |
Placer |
Peter Dilts |
|
Millerton |
Tulare |
Hugh A. Carroll |
|
Mission San Jose |
Santa Clara |
J. J. Vallejo |
|
Mokelumni Hill |
Calaveras |
Alber W. Goodwin |
|
Monroeville |
Colusi |
R. H. Pratt |
|
Monte |
Los Angelos |
Ira Thompson |
|
Monterey (C. H.) |
Monterey |
William Curtis |
|
Montezuma |
Tuolumne |
James T. Hoyt |
|
Moon's Ranch |
Colusi |
Nathaniel Merrill |
|
Mormon Island |
Sacramento |
Dallas A. Kneass |
|
Mountain Springs |
Placer |
Isidor Barron |
|
Mountain View |
Santa Clara |
Jacob Shumway |
|
Mud Springs |
El Dorado |
Geo. W. Critchfield |
|
Murphys |
Calavaras |
A. H. Stevens |
|
Napa City (C. H.) |
Napa |
George N. Cornwell |
|
Nelson's Creek |
Plumas |
John C. Lewis |
|
Nevada City (C. H.) |
Nevada |
Wm. H. Endicott |
|
Newtown |
Eldorado |
Wilber Fisher |
|
Nicolaus |
Sutter |
F. A. Russe |
|
North Branch |
Calaveras |
Edwin T. Lake |
|
Oakland |
Alameda |
Thomas Gallagher |
|
O'Byrnes Ferry |
Calaveras |
Wm. E. Cormack |
|
Onisbo |
Sacramento |
Charles S. Howell |
|
Ophir |
Mariposa |
Joseph H. Miller |
|
Ophirville |
Placer |
Daniel B. Curtis |
|
Oregon House |
Yuba |
Peter Rice |
|
Oro City |
Placer |
George White |
|
Oroville |
Butte |
P. S. Garlow |
|
Ottitiewa |
Siskyon |
Geo. H. Coe |
|
Park's Bar |
Yuba |
John N. Lindsay |
|
Patterson |
Nevada |
Eugene P. Turney |
|
Petaluma |
Sonoma |
Samuel W. Brown |
|
Pilot Hill |
Eldorado |
A. J. Bayly |
|
Placerville |
El Dorado |
Allen M. Thatcher |
|
Pleasant Springs |
Calveras |
A. H. Hoerchner |
|
Putah |
Solano |
Elijah Silvery |
|
Quartzburgh |
Mariposa |
James Gaines |
|
Rattlesnake Bar |
Placer |
Thomas Woods |
|
Red Bluff |
Shasta |
J. R. Bradway |
|
Rough and Ready |
Nevada |
E. B. Winans |
|
Round Tent |
Yuba |
J. E. Slater |
|
Russian River |
Mendocino |
Harman G. Heald |
|
Sacramento City |
Sacramento |
Ferris Foreman |
|
Saint Louis |
Sierra |
William P. Williams |
|
Salinas |
Monterey |
J. Bryant Hill |
|
Salmon Falls |
El Dorado |
Thomas Orr |
|
San Andreas |
Calavaras |
Charles C. Sweet |
|
San Bernardino |
Los Angelos |
D. M. Thomas |
|
San Diego (C. H.) |
San Diego |
George Lyons |
|
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
Chas. L. Weller |
|
San Gabriel |
Los Angeles |
Thomas Burdick |
|
San Jose (C. H.) |
Santa Clara |
John W. Patrick |
|
San Juan |
Monterey |
Patrick Breen |
|
San Leandro |
Alameda |
Underhill Van Waggoner |
|
San Lorenzo |
Alameda |
John Wood |
|
San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo |
T. J. Harvey |
|
San Pablo |
Contra Costa |
A. B. Bates |
|
San Padro |
Los Angelos |
George C. Alexander |
|
San Rafael (C. H.) |
Marin |
Walter Skidmore |
|
San Ramon |
Contra Costa |
Samuel Russell |
|
Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara |
Geo. D. Fisher |
|
Santa Clara |
Santa Clara |
Fletcher Cooper |
|
Santa Cruz (C. H.) |
Santa Cruz |
Henry J. Share |
|
Santa Rosa (C. H.) |
Sonoma |
Theodore G. Hahmann |
|
Secret Ravine |
Placer |
Horace G. Hart |
|
Shasta |
Shasta |
James Lemmon |
|
Shaw's Flat |
Tuolumne |
John A. Lank |
|
Sierra |
Sierra |
David W. Mitchell |
|
Smith's Ranch |
Sonoma |
Stephen Smith |
|
Snelling's Ranch |
Mariposa |
Henry O. Schroeder |
|
Sonoma |
Sonoma |
G. W. Miller |
|
Sonora |
Tuolumne |
Geo. W. Patrick |
|
Spanish Flat |
El Dorado |
Spencer Richards |
|
Split Rock |
Mariposa |
John A. Bugg |
|
Staples Ranch |
San Joaquin |
D. I. Staples |
|
Steinberger's |
San Francisco |
Edward Hancock |
|
Stockton |
San Joaquin |
P. Edward Conver |
|
Suisun |
Solans |
Wm. C. Kyle |
|
Sutter |
Sacramento |
Daniel E. Hastings |
|
Sutter Creek |
Calavaras |
Dwight Crandall |
|
Tehama |
Colusi |
Owen Gerry |
|
Texas Hill |
Sacramento |
James Clarkin |
|
Tomalles |
Marin |
Warren Dutton |
|
Trinidad |
Klamath |
E. C. Darling |
|
Trinity |
Trinity |
Craven Lee |
|
Uniontown |
Humboldt |
Albert H. Murdock |
|
Vacaville |
Solano |
Wm. J. Horton |
|
Vallejo |
Solano |
Eleazer Frisbie |
|
Vallicita |
Calavaras |
George T. McMurray |
|
Visalia |
Tulare |
John P. Majors |
|
Volcano |
Calaveras |
George Madeira |
|
Washington (C. H.) |
Yolo |
Amos Warring |
|
Watsonville |
Santa Cruz |
Llewellyn Thrift |
|
Weaverville (C. H.) |
Trinity |
James Barry |
|
Western |
Sacramento |
A. H. White |
|
Woodside |
San Francisco |
M. A. Parkhurst |
|
Yankee Jim's |
Placer |
James Herrick |
|
Yolo |
Yolo |
J. A. Hutton |
|
Yornet |
Eldorado |
Eustace P. Bowman |
|
Yreka |
Siskyon |
John Lentall |
|
Yuba City |
Sutter |
Cabeb E. Wilcoxon |
Transcribed
by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Frickstad, Walter N., A
Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 291-300. Philatelic
Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955.
© 2012 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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