A CENTURY OF CALIFORNIA POST OFFICES 1848-1954

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 17

in the

SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES

THE THIRTIETH OF SEPTEMBER, 1857

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, 1856, to June 30, 1857.)

Post Offices In California

Office	County	Postmaster	Compensation	Net Proceeds
Aqua Fria	Mariposa	B. F. Whitten 1 qr	10.71	30.98
		H. W. Schmidt 3 qrs	49.51	16.18
Alameda	Alameda	A. S. Barber	82.96	91.41
Alamo	Contra Costa	J. M. Jones	78.57	132.48
Alpha	Nevada	A. J. Alston 1 qr	46.61	46.96
		F. E. Bailey 3 qrs	163.57	144.09
Alvarado	Alameda	A. M. Church	138.95	5.63
American Ranche	Shasta	T. A. Freeman, Jul 1, 1856 to Mar 31, 1857	8.36
		Elias Anderson 1 qr	8.36
Angel's Camp	Calaveras	J. C. Scribner	377.36	320.96
Antelope	Yolo	A. W. Dunnigan	2.48
Antioc	Contra Costa	George Brown	26.08	36.30
Auburn	Placer	Robert Gordon	557.43	800.32
Bangor	Butte	J. D. Watson, fr Mar 26 to Jun 30, 1857	10.18
Barton's Store	Solano	J. W. Barton 1 qr	36.39
Belmont	San Mato	W. E. Palmer 1 qr	3.94	11.89
		James T. Castor, fr May 23, 1857	2.82
Benicia	Solano	T. T. Hooper	906.20	710.93
Bidwell's Bar	Butte	J. W. Gilkerson	480.01	211.97
Big Bar	Trinity	W. Codington 3 qrs	57.19	61.25
Big Oak Flat	Tuolumne	J. W. Butler	122.86	79.83
Bloomfield	Sonoma	H. Lamb 2 qrs	15.57
Bodega	Sonoma	J. M. Miller	72.60	70.11
Bondville	Mariposa	S. Bond	30.98	26.15
Bottle Hill	El Dorado	S. M. Jamison	94.79	91.08
Brick	Sacramento
Brooklyn	Alameda	B. M. Atchinson	131.35	58.23
Brush Creek	Butte	D. G. Martin	45.35	49.28
Buck Eye	Yolo	J. M. Charles 2 qrs	11.03	2.70
Buckner	Sacramento	J. Buckner	28.94
Bucksport	Humboldt	Wm. Roberts 2 qrs	12.99	4.48
		Robert M. Stoker 1 qr	6.98	3.28
Cache Creek	Yolo	A. McDonald 1 qr	13.71	8.97
		A. P. McCarty 3 qrs	32.87	19.88
Camp Seco	Tuolumne	J. Y. Dixon	455.06	782.42
Camptonville	Yuba	S. J. Bowlby 2 qrs	379.37	187.24
		A. Bloomer 2 qrs	421.38	216.87
Canon City	Trinity	P. F. Channel 2 qrs	21.35	19.76
Cedarville	El Dorado	A. Blockman	47.29	13.32
Centreville	Nevada	R. Z. Clements 3 qrs	81.00	86.39
Charley's Ranch	Butte	O. M. Evans Jul 1 to Dec 31	4.50	3.00
Cherokee	Butte	T. McDaniels	80.78	58.92
Chico	Butte	J. Bidwell	155.75	93.43
Chinese Camp	Tuolumne	M. R. Graham	321.56	179.73
Clarksville	El Dorado	D. Cummins	115.84	34.34
Clinton	Nevada	H. M. Moore to Mar 18	183.29	183.98
Cold Spring	El Dorado	J. M. Goetschins 2 qrs	57.66	51.26
		Smith Buttermore 2 qrs	49.04	14.37
Colona		P. L. Winner
Columbia	Tuolumne	Z. B. Tinkum	1945.56	497.25
Colusa	Colusa	Wm. Vincent	136.24	168.56
Contra Costa	Contra Costa	T. Gallagher 1 qr	77.88	74.01
Cook Creek	Placer	J. Barnes 2 qrs	15.56	4.12
		D. B. Goode 2 qrs	16.54	9.84
Cordelia	Solano	A. O. Lamoree 3 qrs	34.19	1.67
Cosumne	Sacramento	Wm. D. Wilson 3 qrs	59.14	102.34
Cottonwood	Shasta	Wm. Lean
Crescent City	Klamath	D. C. Lewis	379.64	378.19
Centreville	Tuolumne	J. M. Root 1qr	4	3
Damascus	Placer	T. Moreland	25.27	55.41
Diamond Spring	El Dorado	M. K. Sheaver	418.61	280.21
Don Pedro Bar	Tuolumne	R. Smith	156.79	36.83
Double Spring	Calaveras	N. C. Norcross 3 qrs	21.23	.68
Downieville	Yuba	J. Germon	1074.59	1162.62
Dry Creek	Yuba	R. McAdams 3 qrs	62.00	3.93
Dry Town	Calaveras	W. O. Clarke 2 qrs	115.14	81.34
		S. F. Benjamin 2 qrs	156.33	110.83
Dutch Flat	Placer	Charles Seffens 1 qr	34.00
El Dorado	El Dorado	A. Irvine	460.73	295.16
Elliot's Ranch	Sacramento	L. T. Mitchell	43.55	.58
Emery's Crossing	Yuba	T. C. Emery	36.42	21.83
Empire Ranch	Yuba	S. Moody	328.92	137.38
Eureka	Humboldt	T. H. Foss	121.41	1.27
Fiddletown	El Dorado	D. Townsend	294.33	281.40
Folsom City	Sacramento	J. Clarkson 3 qrs	483.55	364.98
Forbestown	Butte	N. D. Plumm	444.56	288.26
Forman's Ranch	San Joaquin	Samuel Forman 3 qrs	62.01	1.12
Forlorn Hope	Mercer	T. Eagleson	44.43	40.42
Forest City	Sierra	Wm. Henry	822.43	428.64
Foster's Bar	Yuba	J. B. Whitcomb	171.33	139.11
Fourteen Mile House	San Joaquin	Wm. M. D. Fullerton 1 qr	9.19
Fourth Crossing	Calaveras	A. C. Bintzhoff	67.91	37.50
Franklin	Sacramento	J. R. Crawford fr Dec 18	2.00
Fremont	Yolo	J. Speck	11.90	1.15
French Camp	San Joaquin	R. W. Noble	20.76	22.81
French Gulch	Shasta	W. G. Gibbs	97.37	91.75
Garden Valley	El Dorado	S. L. Stewart 2 qrs	51.41	21.80
		Morris Flood 1 qr	47.87	31.89
Garrotte	Tuolumne	J. H. Watts	85.52	.97
Georgiana	Sacramento	J. M. Sidwell	23.44	55.55
Georgetown	El Dorado	J. C. Terrel fr Aug 5	508.26	410.98
Gibsonville	Sierra	W. C. Cunningham 1 qr	52.45	27.40
		R. E. Elliott 2 qrs	103.23	59.11
Gilroy	Santa Clara	L. C. Everette	202.10	306.38
Goodyear's Bar	Yuba	J. Meinhardt	383.52	202.80
Grafton	Yolo	W. G. Seeley	70.02
Grand Island	Colusa	Thomas Eddy	30.88	27.65
Grass Valley	Nevada	E. Matthewson 1 qr	289.70	529.81
		J. H. Boardman 3 qrs	856.65	847.81
Green Springs	Tuolumne	R. L. Gardner	54.37	16.10
Greenwood	El Dorado	L. B. Jacques 1 qr	107.95	51.51
		W. T. Hickle 3 qrs	276.26	221.34
Griggley's Flat	El Dorado	J. Burgess	147.14	28.71
Gwin	Mariposa	Wm. Laughlin	32.56	11.29
Half Way House	San Joaquin	Daniel M. Fanning 1 qr	11.10
Hamilton	Butte	R. Davis 3 qrs	30.93	30.34
Hansonville	Butte	James H. Hanson fr Feb 1	22.59
Henly	Siskigon (sic)	G. C. Merritt 3 qrs	22.52	28.69
Hill's Ferry	Stanislaus	Jesse Hill
Honcut	Yuba	M. R. Rogers	53.02	1.03
Hornitas	Mariposa	W. G. Goss	120.68	99.84
Horr's Ranch	Tuolumne	G. D. Dickinson	17.66	2.93
Horsetown	Shasta	J. R. Pile	255.43	81.74
Illinoistown	Placer	B. Brickell	119.08	15.45
Indian Diggings	El Dorado	J. W. Gilbert	236.40	130.93
Indian Gulch	Mariposa	J. A. Morton	33.65	26.97
Iowa City	Placer	J. Colgan to May 8	661.94	603.75
		Samuel N. Calvin fr May 8	85.51	121.49
Ione City	Calaveras	Josiah Heacock 1 qr	42.53
Ione Valley	Calaveras	J. H. Alvord 3 qrs	114.20	42.05
Jackson	Calaveras	R. B. Redhead	622.49	369.60
Jacksonville	Tuolumne	J. B. Keys	122.73	22.08
Jamestown	Tuolumne	B. A. Murdis	472.16
Johnson's Ranch	Sutter	W. O. Kear 2 qrs	38.88	46.86
		Abm. C. Rainey 2 qrs	43.59	21.43
Kelsey	El Dorado	J. P. White	122.35	14.76
Keysville	Tulare	James Blackburn fr May 1	3.00
King's River	Tulare	James Smith	6.67	2.60
Knight's Ferry	San Joaquin	W. E. Stewart	420.15	88.49
La Grange	Stanislaus	L. M. Booth 3 qrs	175.54	136.94
Lassins	Butte	W. P. Mahen 3 qrs	26.73	1.90
Leache's Store	Mariposa	L. Leach
Lewistown	Trinity	C. Wood to Apr 13	43.43	30.28
		James Hondley fr Apr 13	11.39	4.32
Lisbon	Placer	G. W. Applegate 3 qrs	5.49	1.45
Little York	Nevada	W. W. Cozzins	75.28	77.98
Los Angeles	Los Angeles	J. S. Waite	373.71	334.62
Loving's Ferry	San Joaquin	J. Loving	32.25	12.81
McCartysville	Santa Clara	L. Millard	21.11	17.46
MacDermott's Bridge	San Joaquin	W. F. MacDermott 2 qrs	25.73	15.11
Mariposa	Mariposa	J. F. McNamara 3 qrs	435.97	385.68
Martinez	Centra Costa (sic)	Hiram Fogg	330.35	193.17
Marysville	Yuba	J. W. Keyser 3 qrs	1210.51	2701.16
Maxwell's Creek	Mariposa	G. W. Coulter	193.87	117.24
Mayfield	Santa Clara	J. Ottison	37.95	51.51.
Meadow Valley	Plumas	O. Fuller 3 qrs	14.71	3.11
Merced Falls	Merced	Charles Murray 3 qrs	8.60
Michigan Bar	Sacramento	B. F. Wayne	350.82	226.36
Michigan Bluff	Placer	F. S. Washion	517.03	262.10
Middletown	Shasta	C. McKinney fr Aug 10	30.60
Millerton	Mariposa	H. A. Carroll
Charley's Ranch	Butte	O. M. Evans Jul 1 to Dec 31	4.50	3.00
Cherokee	Butte	T. McDaniels	80.78	58.92
Chico	Butte	J. Bidwell	155.75	93.43
Chinese Camp	Tuolumne	M. R. Graham	321.56	179.73
Clarksville	El Dorado	D. Cummins	115.84	34.34
Clinton	Nevada	H. M. Moore to Mar 18	183.29	183.98
Cold Spring	El Dorado	J. M. Goetschins 2 qrs	57.66	51.26
		Smith Buttermore 2 qrs	49.04	14.37
Colona		P. L. Winner
Columbia	Tuolumne	Z. B. Tinkum	1945.56	497.25
Colusa	Colusa	Wm. Vincent	136.24	168.56
Contra Costa	Contra Costa	T. Gallagher 1 qr	77.88	74.01
Cook Creek	Placer	J. Barnes 2 qrs	15.56	4.12
		D. B. Goode 2 qrs	16.54	9.84
Cordelia	Solano	A. O. Lamoree 3 qrs	34.19	1.67
Cosumne	Sacramento	Wm. D. Wilson 3 qrs	59.14	102.34
Cottonwood	Shasta	Wm. Lean
Crescent City	Klamath	D. C. Lewis	379.64	378.19
Centreville	Tuolumne	J. M. Root 1qr	4	3
Damascus	Placer	T. Moreland	25.27	55.41
Diamond Spring	El Dorado	M. K. Sheaver	418.61	280.21
Don Pedro Bar	Tuolumne	R. Smith	156.79	36.83
Double Spring	Calaveras	N. C. Norcross 3 qrs	21.23	.68
Downieville	Yuba	J. Germon	1074.59	1162.62
Dry Creek	Yuba	R. McAdams 3 qrs	62.00	3.93
Dry Town	Calaveras	W. O. Clarke 2 qrs	115.14	81.34
		S. F. Benjamin 2 qrs	156.33	110.83
Dutch Flat	Placer	Charles Seffens 1 qr	34.00
El Dorado	El Dorado	A. Irvine	460.73	295.16
Elliot's Ranch	Sacramento	L. T. Mitchell	43.55	.58
Emery's Crossing	Yuba	T. C. Emery	36.42	21.83
Empire Ranch	Yuba	S. Moody	328.92	137.38
Eureka	Humboldt	T. H. Foss	121.41	1.27
Fiddletown	El Dorado	D. Townsend	294.33	281.40
Folsom City	Sacramento	J. Clarkson 3 qrs	483.55	364.98
Forbestown	Butte	N. D. Plumm	444.56	288.26
Forman's Ranch	San Joaquin	Samuel Forman 3 qrs	62.01	1.12
Forlorn Hope	Mercer	T. Eagleson	44.43	40.42
Forest City	Sierra	Wm. Henry	822.43	428.64
Foster's Bar	Yuba	J. B. Whitcomb	171.33	139.11
Fourteen Mile House	San Joaquin	Wm. M. D. Fullerton 1 qr	9.19
Fourth Crossing	Calaveras	A. C. Bintzhoff	67.91	37.50
Franklin	Sacramento	J. R. Crawford fr Dec 18	2.00
Fremont	Yolo	J. Speck	11.90	1.15
French Camp	San Joaquin	R. W. Noble	20.76	22.81
French Gulch	Shasta	W. G. Gibbs	97.37	91.75
Garden Valley	El Dorado	S. L. Stewart 2 qrs	51.41	21.80
		Morris Flood 1 qr	47.87	31.89
Garrotte	Tuolumne	J. H. Watts	85.52	.97
Georgiana	Sacramento	J. M. Sidwell	23.44	55.55
Georgetown	El Dorado	J. C. Terrel fr Aug 5	508.26	410.98
Gibsonville	Sierra	W. C. Cunningham 1 qr	52.45	27.40
		R. E. Elliott 2 qrs	103.23	59.11
Gilroy	Santa Clara	L. C. Everette	202.10	306.38
Goodyear's Bar	Yuba	J. Meinhardt	383.52	202.80
Grafton	Yolo	W. G. Seeley	70.02
Grand Island	Colusa	Thomas Eddy	30.88	27.65
Grass Valley	Nevada	E. Matthewson 1 qr	289.70	529.81
		J. H. Boardman 3 qrs	856.65	847.81
Green Springs	Tuolumne	R. L. Gardner	54.37	16.10
Greenwood	El Dorado	L. B. Jacques 1 qr	107.95	51.51
		W. T. Hickle 3 qrs	276.26	221.34
Griggley's Flat	El Dorado	J. Burgess	147.14	28.71
Gwin	Mariposa	Wm. Laughlin	32.56	11.29
Half Way House	San Joaquin	Daniel M. Fanning 1 qr	11.10
Hamilton	Butte	R. Davis 3 qrs	30.93	30.34
Hansonville	Butte	James H. Hanson fr Feb 1	22.59
Henly	Siskigon (sic)	G. C. Merritt 3 qrs	22.52	28.69
Hill's Ferry	Stanislaus	Jesse Hill
Honcut	Yuba	M. R. Rogers	53.02	1.03
Hornitas	Mariposa	W. G. Goss	120.68	99.84
Horr's Ranch	Tuolumne	G. D. Dickinson	17.66	2.93
Horsetown	Shasta	J. R. Pile	255.43	81.74
Illinoistown	Placer	B. Brickell	119.08	15.45
Indian Diggings	El Dorado	J. W. Gilbert	236.40	130.93
Indian Gulch	Mariposa	J. A. Morton	33.65	26.97
Iowa City	Placer	J. Colgan to May 8	661.94	603.75
		Samuel N. Calvin fr May 8	85.51	121.49
Ione City	Calaveras	Josiah Heacock 1 qr	42.53
Ione Valley	Calaveras	J. H. Alvord 3 qrs	114.20	42.05
Jackson	Calaveras	R. B. Redhead	622.49	369.60
Jacksonville	Tuolumne	J. B. Keys	122.73	22.08
Jamestown	Tuolumne	B. A. Murdis	472.16
Johnson's Ranch	Sutter	W. O. Kear 2 qrs	38.88	46.86
		Abm. C. Rainey 2 qrs	43.59	21.43
Kelsey	El Dorado	J. P. White	122.35	14.76
Keysville	Tulare	James Blackburn fr May 1	3.00
King's River	Tulare	James Smith	6.67	2.60
Knight's Ferry	San Joaquin	W. E. Stewart	420.15	88.49
La Grange	Stanislaus	L. M. Booth 3 qrs	175.54	136.94
Lassins	Butte	W. P. Mahen 3 qrs	26.73	1.90
Leache's Store	Mariposa	L. Leach
Lewistown	Trinity	C. Wood to Apr 13	43.43	30.28
		James Hondley fr Apr 13	11.39	4.32
Lisbon	Placer	G. W. Applegate 3 qrs	5.49	1.45
Little York	Nevada	W. W. Cozzins	75.28	77.98
Los Angeles	Los Angeles	J. S. Waite	373.71	334.62
Loving's Ferry	San Joaquin	J. Loving	32.25	12.81
McCartysville	Santa Clara	L. Millard	21.11	17.46
MacDermott's Bridge	San Joaquin	W. F. MacDermott 2 qrs	25.73	15.11
Mariposa	Mariposa	J. F. McNamara 3 qrs	435.97	385.68
Martinez	Centra Costa (sic)	Hiram Fogg	330.35	193.17
Marysville	Yuba	J. W. Keyser 3 qrs	1210.51	2701.16
Maxwell's Creek	Mariposa	G. W. Coulter	193.87	117.24
Mayfield	Santa Clara	J. Ottison	37.95	51.51.
Meadow Valley	Plumas	O. Fuller 3 qrs	14.71	3.11
Merced Falls	Merced	Charles Murray 3 qrs	8.60
Michigan Bar	Sacramento	B. F. Wayne	350.82	226.36
Michigan Bluff	Placer	F. S. Washion	517.03	262.10
Middletown	Shasta	C. McKinney fr Aug 10	30.60
Millerton	Mariposa	H. A. Carroll
Mill Valley	Calaveras	E. J. Osborn	12.50	1.62
Milpetas	Santa Clara	F. Crighton fr Oct 13	30.75	5.96
Minersville	Trinity	S. A. White Jul 21 to Dec 31, '56	6.94	.71
Mission San Jose	Contra Costa	J. J. Vallejo	70.13
Mokelumne Hill	Calaveras	H. S. Auhiser	840.43	92.86
Monroeville	Colusa	J. Weston, Jr.	22.08	33.38
Monte	Los Angeles	Ira Thompson	25.21	15.14
Monterey	Monterey	Wm. Curtis	159.31	99.26
Montevideo	San Joaquin	Byrum White 1 qr	.59
Montezuma	Tuolumne	W. F. Colton	247.75	89.54
Moore's Ranch	Colusi	N. Morrill 2 qrs	3.14	6.41
Moore's Flat		Henry M. Moore 1 qr	70.10	92.55
Mormon Island	Sacramento	J. W. Denison	451.10	420.32
Mountain Spring	Placer	H. H. Brown	91.34	131.58
Mountain View	Santa Clara	J. Shumway	115.55	23.05
Mount Ophir	Mariposa	J. H. Miller	77.07	34.82
Murphy's	Calaveras	A. H. Stevens	539.61	625.41
Napa City	Napa	G. N. Cornwall	505.52	123.61
Natividad	Monterey	James Stokes	7.15	.46
Neilsburgh	Placer	A. C. Neill	30.68	27.17
Nelson Creek	Plumas	J. C. Lewis 1 qr	8.73	2.52
		Francis S. Fox fr Feb 11	2.06	.51
Nevada City	Nevada	W. H. Endicott 2 qrs	996.52	1079.28
		J. T. Crenshaw 1 qr	495.88
Newtown	El Dorado	Webber Fisher 1 qr	15.41
		Joseph W. Smith 1 qr	14.54
Nicolaus	Sutter	J. R. Dickey	136.15	1.53
North Branch	Calaveras	E. T. Lake	148.42	46.68
Nevato	Marin	H. T. Jones 2 qrs	2.25
Oakland	Alameda	T. Gallaher
Oakville	Napa	Wiley F. Jones	5.29	2.77
Oak Spring	Tuolumne	J. T. Hoyt
O'Byrne's Ferry	Calaveras	Wm. E. Cormack 1 qr	.18	.13
		John O'Neill 1 qr	4.65
Onisbe	Sacramento	C. S. Howell	35.01	14.66
Ophir	Mariposa	J. H. Miller 1 qr	17.37	14.67
Ophirville	Placer	D. B. Curtis	131.13	106.01
Oregon House	Yuba	P. Rice	131.72	108.36
Oro City	Placer	G. White	206.00	43.27
Oreville	Butte	DeWitt C. Downey	1162.70	168.24
Ottittiewa	Siskiyon	G. H. Coe 1 qr	22.00	12.37
		W. R. Miller 1 qr	23.57
Owsley's Bar	Yuba	F. Bridges 3 qrs	26.04
Park's Bar	Yuba	G. Wiser	114.34	8.66
Patterson	Nevada	E. P. Tumey	439.95	206.00
Peavine	Butte	D. Whipple	8.32
Petaluma	Sonoma	W. R. Swinerton	621.60	221.62
Pilot Hill	El Dorado	A. J. Bayley	96.41	52.63
Pine Grove	Amador	A. Leonard	32.05	20.47
Placerville	Sutter	A. M. Thatcher	1169.66	1584.26
Pleasant Spring	Calaveras	A. H. Howerchner	142.73	144.39
Pleasant Valley	Mariposa	A. Shearer
Plum Valley	Sierra	F. B. Kleicker	59.75	37.41
Princeton	Colusa	R. S. Amett	34.92
Putah	Solano	E. S. Silvey fr Apr 29, 1857	4.97
Quartzburg	Mariposa	D. M. Pool	129.27	156.81
Quincy	Plumas	L. Stark	112.97	121.26
Rabbittown	Sierra	E. S. Lester 3 qrs	390.32	423.94
Railroad Town	Calaveras	Geo. Angier fr Mar 13, 1857	20.26
Rattlesnake Bar	Placer	Thos. Wood	207.49	144.21
Red Bluff	Shasta	J. R. Bradway	232.38	286.28
Red Dog	Nevada	J. C. Green	113.51	82.15
Redwood City	San Mateo	Edward Hancock 2 qrs	58.74	39.43
Reynold's Ferry	Calaveras	Chauncy Johnson fr Feb 15	12.59
Rio Seco	Butte	A. B. Farkner fr May 5, 1857	2.94
Rough and Ready	Nevada	E. B. Winans	459.30	114.74
Round Tent	Nevada	J. E. Slater	25.94
Russian River	Mendosina	H. G. Heald	129.35	54.97
Sacramento City	Sacramento	F. Forman		14,847.75
Saint Louis	Sierra	W. P. Williams 3 qrs	244.93	745.67
		Patrick J. White 1 qr	101.19	125.48
Salinas	Monterey	J. B. Hill	24.92	29.56
Salmon Falls	El Dorado	R. K. Berry	137.50
San Audris	Calaveras	C. C. Sweet 3 qrs	317.95	294.54
		Chas. Farille 1 qr	135.02	111.79
San Bernardino	San Bernardino	D. M. Thomas	156.91	167.31
San Diego	San Diego	G. Lyons	231.95	31.02
San Francisco	San Francisco	C. L. Weller	2000.00	103,615.97
San Gabriel	Los Angeles	T. Burdick 3 qrs	5.41	20.63
San Jose	Santa Clara	J. W. Patrick 1 qr	252.25	15.18
		C. E. Allen 3 qrs	685.68	280.21
San Juan	Monterey	Patrick Breon	88.26	4.23
San Leandro	Alameda	L. Longfield	122.83	69.94
San Lorenzo	Alameda	T. H. Cowles Dec 6 to 31, 1856	3.73
		J. A. Griffin 1 qr	22.76
San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	A. Murray	19.81	17.89
San Pablo	Contra Costa	A. Bates	38.96
San Pedro	Los Angelos	G. C. Alexander 1 qr	.86
San Rafael	Marin	W. Skidmore	23.52	14.93
San Ramon	Contra Costa	S. Russell	8.74	.16
Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	S. Barney	85.58	58.33
Santa Clara	Santa Clara	H. D. McCobb	475.71	390.13
Santa Cruz	Branciforte	E. Anthony	313.47	335.87
Santa Rosa	Sonoma	T. G. Hahman 3 qrs	174.35	96.65
		F. J. Mally 1 qr	63.69	67.83
Sarahville	Amador	H. Robinson fr Aug 30	31.43	1.08
Scottsburg	Frezno	Wm. Innis fr Feb 14, 1857	1.90	.72
Scott River	Siskiyou	J. Creegan 1 qr	32.66	129.43
Sepastopol	Napa
Secret Ravine	Placer	H. G. Hart	187.94	126.48
Shasta	Shasta	J. Lemon	1204.58	1954.60
Shaw's Flat	Tuolumne	J. Roberts 2 qrs	260.89	82.11
		John S. Jarnagin 2 qrs	285.08	258.27
Smith's Ranch	Sonoma	H. M. Hedges 2 qrs	19.92
Snelling's Ranch	Mariposa	C. N. Snelling	63.89	22.79
Sonoma	Sonoma	J. Snelling	156.26	66.85
Sonora	Tuolumne	G. W. Patrick 1 qr	312.48	641.50
		W. G. Heslip 3 qrs	966.23	1753.54
Spanish Flat	El Dorado	J. Glassman	161.53	179.71
Split Rock	Mariposa	J. A. Bugg 3 qrs	15.03	2.52
Staple's Ranch	San Joaquin	D. J. Staples 3 qrs	27.72	2.04
Steinbergen	San Francisco	E. Hancock 1 qr	57.33	27.23
Stockton	San Joaquin	W. Lanius	1826.21	3066.90
Strawberry Valley	Yuba	J. A. Barnhart	463.08	190.65
Suisun	Solano	J. W. Barton 2qrs	51.76	10.84
Suisun City	Solano	John B. Lemon fr Mar 22,1857	47.31
Sutter	Sacramento	D. E. Hastings 2 qrs	.43	.30
Sutter Creek	Calaveras	D. Crandel	257.38	78.73
Table Rock	Sierra	E. P. Fuller fr Jun 15, 1857	3.76
Tarr's Ranch	Butte	J. L. Tarr 3 qrs	41.68
Tehama	Colusi	O. Gerry	188.14	88.33
Texas Hill	Sacramento	J. Clarken
Thompson's Flat	Butte	Francis Peters 1 qr	24.57	8.77
Todd's Valley	Placer	W. N. Hall	241.78	191.05
Tomales	Marin	W. Dutton 3 qrs	20.10	21.28
Trinidad	Klamath	E. C. Darling	48.17	30.83
Trinity	Trinity	C. Lee	61.09	23.91
Trinity Centre	Trinity	M. Shadbourne 2 qrs	17.70
Oniontown	Trinity	A. M. Murdock
Vacaville	Solano	E. F. Gillispie	86.54	28.40
Vallicita	Calaveras	G. T. McMurray 1 qr	53.83	100.84
		R. J. Pendergast 3 qrs	148.28	44.54
Vallejo	Solano	E. Frisbach 3qrs	212.58	211.88
		W. W. Chapman 1 qr	99.96	119.31
Visialia	Tulare	J. P. Majors 3 qrs	83.96	54.11
Volcano	Amador	H. T. Barnum	709.23	705.08
Walnut Grove	Sacramento	John W. Sharp 1 qr	1.17	7.15
Watsonville	Santa Cruz	L. Thrift 3 qrs	125.50	18.11
Weaverville	Trinity	S. D. Kreider	894.81	898.18
West Point	Calaveras	A. Walbaum fr Sep 13	81.75	142.61
Whiskey Creek	Shasta	B. Mix	39.81	67.41
Windsor	Sonoma	S. Lewis	41.24	27.93
Woodside	San Francisco	M. A. Parkhurst	115.35
Woodville	Tulare	J. Wood 3 qrs	13.19	.67
Yankee Jim's	Placer	C. King 1 qr	182.77	62.17
	J. Herrick 3 qrs	476.37	372.68
Yoemet	El Dorado	E. Beebe	24.58	39.69
Yolo	Yolo	J. A. Hutton	145.75	149.26
Yreka	Siskiyou	Wm. Grow	1658.97	2527.85
Yuba City	Sutter	C. E. Wilcoxen	157.86	83.74

J. D. Fry, Special Agent in California

$1600 a year, and $2.00 per day subsistence, when actually employed.

LIST 18

LIST OF POST OFFICES IN THE UNITED STATES WITH THE NAMES OF POSTMASTERS

ON THE 13^th of JULY 1857.

Compiled from the Records of the Post Office Department by D. D. T. Leech

Washington: Published by John C. Rives 1857.

CALIFORNIA

Office	County	Postmaster
Agua Frio	Mariposa	Henry W. Schmnidt
Alameda	Alameda	Arthur S. Barber
Alamo	Contra Costa	John M. Jones
Alpha	Nevada	Frederick E. Bailey
Alvarado	Alameda	Augustus M. Church
American Ranch	Shasta	Elias Anderson
Angel's Camp	Calaveras	John C. Scribner
Antelope	Yolo	Anthony W. Durnigan
Antioch	Contra Costa	George Brown
Auburn	Placer	Robert Gordon
Bangor	Butte	James A. Watson
Barton's Store	Solano	John W. Barton
Belmont	San Mateo	Adam T. Castor
Benicia	Solano	T. T. Hooper
Bidwell's Bar	Butte	John W. Gilkyson
Big Bar	Trinity	William Codington
Big Oak Flat	Truolumne (sic)	Albert G. Dexter
Bloomfield	Sonoma	Horace Lamb
Bodega	Sonoma	J. M. Millar
Bondville	Mariposa	Stephen Bond
Bottle Hill	Eldorado	George W. Jenks
Brick Post Office	Sacramento	D. T. Lufkin
Brooklyn	Alameda	Belzaleel M. Atchinson
Brush Creek	Butte	David C. Martin
Buck Eye	Yolo	J. M. Charles
Buckner	Sacramento	James Buckner
Bucksport	Humboldt	Robert M. Stoker
Cache Creek	Yolo	Augustus P. McCarty
Camp Seco	Calaveras	James B. McGilorary
Camptonville	Yuba	Alvah Bloomer
Canon City	Trinity	John Callagan
Cedarville	El Dorado	A. T. Driver
Centerville	Alameda	Reuben Z. Clements
Centreville	Alameda	Reuben Z. Clements
Charley's Rancho	Butte	John Lowery
Cherokee	Butte	Thomas McDanel
Chico	Butte	John Bidwell
Chinese Camp	Tuolumne	Milton R. Graham
Chip's Flat	Sierra	Charles Higgins
Clarksville	Eldorado	David Cummins
Cold Spring	El Dorado	Smith Buttermore
Coloma (C.H.)	El Dorado	C. Courtney
Columbia	Tuolumne	Z. B. Tinkum
Colusi (C.H.)	Colusi	William Vincent
Coon Creek	Placer	Daniel B. Goode
Cordelia	Solano	A. O. Lamoroe
Cosumne	Sacramento	William D. Wilson
Cottonwood	Shasta	Wm. Lean
Crescent City (C.H.)	Klamath	D. C. Lewis
Damascus	Placer	Thomas Moreland
Diamond Spring	El Dorado	M. K. Shearer
Don Pedros Bar	Tuolumne	Richard Smith
Double Springs	Calaveras	N. T. Norcross
Downieville	Sierra	James Gernon
Dry Creek	Yuba	Robert McAdam
Drytown	Amador	Samuel F. Benjamin
Dutch Flat	Placer	Charles Seffens
Eldorado Ranch	Eldorado	Lyman A. Hoyt
Elliott's Ranch	Sacramento	L. T. Mitchell
Emery's Crossing	Yuba	Thornton C. Emery
Empire Ranch	Yuba	Salman Moody
Eureka	Humboldt	Tristram H. Foss
Fiddletown	El Dorado	Dennis Townsend
Folsom City	Sacramento	John Clarken
Forbestown	Butte	Nathaniel D. Plum
Foreman's Ranch	San Joaquin	S. Foreman
Forest City	Sierra	William Henry
Forlorn Hope	Merced	Thomas Eagleston
Foster's Bar	Yuba	J. B. Whitcomb
Fourteen Mile House	San Joaquin	W. M. D. Fullerton
Fourth Crossing	Calaveras	A. C. Bentzhoff
Franklin	Sacramento	J. R. Crawford
Fremont	Yolo	Jonas Spect
French Camp	San Joaquin	R. W. Noble
French Gulch	Shasta	William G. Gibbs
Frenchtown	Butte	Joseph J. Stewart
Fugitt	San Joaquin	C. C. Fugitt
Garden Valley	Eldorado	Morris Flood
Garrote	Tuolumne	J. H. Watts
Georgetown	El Dorado	Joseph C. Terrill
Georgiana	Sacramento	John M. Sidwell
Gibsonville	Sierra	Richard E. Elliott
Gilroy	Santa Clara	Lucien C. Everett
Goodyear's Bar	Sierra	Julius Meinhardt
Grafton	Yolo	Wm. G. Seely
Grand Isle	Colusi	Thomas Eddy
Grass Valley	Nevada	J. H. Boardman
Green Springs	Tuolumne	R. L. Gardner
Greenville	Yuba	William Edgar
Greenwood	El Dorado	William Gunn
Grizzly Flat	Eldorado	James Burgess
Gwin	Mariposa	William Laughlin
Half Way House	San Joaquin	D. W. Fanning
Hamilton	Butte	Robert Davis
Hansonville	Butte	James H. Hanson
Healdsburg	Sonoma	Harmon G. Heald
Henley	Siskyon	George C. Merritt
Honcut	Yuba	M. R. Riser
Hornitas	Mariposa	Willis G. Goss
Horr's Ranch	Tuolumne	G. D. Dickinson
Horse Town	Shasta	James R. Pile
Illinoistown	Placer	Barzillai Brickett
Indian Diggings	El Dorado	John W. Gilbert
Indian Gulch	Mariposa	James A. Morton
Ione City	Amador	Josiah Heacock
Iowa City	Placer	Sam'l N. Calvin
Jackson	Amador	H. Bradley
Jacksonville	Tuolumne	George B. Keys
Jamestown	Tuolumne	Benjamin A. Mardis
Johnson's Ranche	Sutter	Abram C. Rainey
Kelsey	El Dorado	John P. White
Keysville	Tulare	James Blackburn
King's River	Tulare	James Smith
Knight's Ferry	San Joaquin	Wm. E. Stewart
LaFayette	Contra Costa	Benjamin Shreve
La Grange	Stanislaus	L. M. Booth
Lassens	Butte	William P. Mayhew
Leach's Store	Mariposa	Lewis Leach
Lewiston	Trinity	James Hoadley
Lisbon	Placer	George W. Applegate
Little York	Nevada	Wm. W. Cozzens
Los Angeles (C.H.)	Los Angeles	J. S. Waite
Loving's Ferry	San Joaquin	John Loving
McCartysville	Santa Clara	Levi Millard
Mariposa (C.H.)	Mariposa	J. F. McNamara
Martinez (C.H.)	Contra Costa	Hiram Fogg
Marysville (C.H.)	Yuba	Wm. C. Dougherty
Maxwell's Creek	Mariposa	E. Stansborough
Mayfield	Santa Clara	John Ottison
Meadow Valley	Plumas	Orlando Fuller
Merced Falls	Merced	Charles Murray
Michigan Bar	Sacramento	Benj. F. Wayne
Michigan Bluff	Placer	Fred'k S. Washeim
Middletown	Shasta	Charles M. McKinney
Millerton	Mariposa	Hugh A. Carroll
Mill Valley	Calaveras	E. J. Osborn
Milpitas	Santa Clara	Frederick Crichton
Minersville	Trinity	Fordyce Bates
Mission San Jose	Santa Clara	J. J. Vallejo
Mokelumne Hill	Calaveras	L. M. Hellman
Monroeville	Colusi	J. Weston, Jr.
Monte	Los Angeles	Ira Thompson
Monterey (C.H.)	Monterey	William Curtis
Montezuma	Tuolumne	William F. Colton
Moon's Ranch	Colusi	Nathaniel Merrill
Moore's Flat	Nevada	Henry M. Moore
Mormon Island	Sacramento	J. W. Denison
Mountain Springs	Placer	Henry H. Brown
Mountain View	Santa Clara	J. Shumway
Mount Ophir	Mariposa	Joseph H. Miller
Murphy's	Calaveras	A. H. Stevens
Napa City (C.H.)	Napa	George N. Cornwell
Natividad	Monterey	James Stokes
Neillsburgh	Placer	Arthur C. Neill
Nelson's Creek	Plumas	Francis S. Fox
Nevada City (C.H.)	Nevada	J. T. Crenshaw
Newtown	El Dorado	Joseph W. Smith
Nicolaus	Sutter	James R. Dickey
North Bloomfield	Nevada	Mark Emerson
North Branch	Calaveras	Edwin T. Lake
North San Juan	Nevada	John A. Seely
Novato	Marin	Henry F. Jones
Oakland	Alameda	Thomas Gallagher
Oakville	Napa	Wiley F. James
O'Byrnes Ferry	Calaveras	John O'Neill
Omega	Nevada	William Seward
Onion Valley	Plumas	James E. Whitson
Onisbo	Sacramento	Charles S. Howell
Ophirville	Placer	Daniel B. Curtis
Oregon House	Yuba	Peter Rice
Oro City	Placer	George White
Oroville	Butte	Dewitt C. Downer
Ottitiewa	Siskyon	William R. Miller
Owsley's Bar	Yuba	Francis Bridges
Park's Bar	Yuba	George Wiser
Patterson	Nevada	Eugene P. Turney
Pea Vine	Butte	David Whipple
Petaluma	Sonoma	Wm. R. Swinerton
Pilot Hill	Eldorado	A. J. Bayley
Pine Grove	Amador	Albert Leonard
Placerville	El Dorado	Allen M. Thatcher
Pleasant Springs	Calaveras	A. H. Hoerchner
Plum Valley	Sierra	F. B. Kloecker
Prairie	Yolo	Theodore Weyand
Princeton	Colusi	Robert T. Arnette
Quartzburgh	Mariposa	D. M. Pool
Quincy	Plumas	Lewis Stark
Rabittown	Sierra	Jesse C. Lester
Railroad Flat	Calaveras	George W. Angier
Rattlesnake Bar	Placer	Thomas Woods
Red Bluff	Shasta	J. R. Bradway
Red Dog	Nevada	Jeremiah C. Green
Redwood City	San Mateo	Edward Hancock
Reynold's Ferry	Calaveras	C. Johnson
Rio Seco	Butte	Alexander B. Forkner
Rough and Ready	Nevada	E. B. Winans
Round Tent	Yuba	J. E. Slater
Russville	Sacramento	Charles Ellis
Sacramento City	Sacramento	Jesse Elder
Saint Helena	Napa	H. Still
Saint Louis	Sierra	P. J. White
Salinas	Monterey	J. Bryant Hill
Salmon Falls	El Dorado	Reuben K. Berry
San Andreas	Calaveras	Charles Faville
San Bernardino	San Bernardino	D. M. Thomas
San Diego (C.H.)	San Diego	George Lyons
San Francisco	San Francisco	C. L. Weller
San Gabriel	Los Angeles	Thomas Burdick
San Jose (C.H.)	Santa Clara	C. E. Allen
San Juan	Monterey	Patrick Breen
San Leandro	Alameda	Lewis Langfeld
San Lorenzo	Alameda	Jonathan A. Griffin
San Luis Obispo (C.H.)	San Luis Obispo	A. Murray
San Pablo	Contra Costa	Chas. E. Witherbee
San Padro	Los Angeles	Geo. C. Alexander
San Rafael (C.H.)	Marin	Walter Skidmore
San Ramon	Contra Costa	Samuel Russell
Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	H. Blake
Santa Clara	Santa Clara	H. D. McCobb
Santa Cruz (C.H.)	Santa Cruz	E. Anthony
Santa Rosa (C.H.)	Sonoma	F. A. Nally
Sarahville	Amador	Hugh Robinson
Scott River	Siskyon	James Creegan
Scottsburgh	Frezner	William Innis
Secret Ravine	Placer	Horace G. Hart
Shasta	Shasta	Orrin Fitch
Shaw's Flat	Tuolumne	John S. Jarnagin
Smith's Ranch	Sonoma	N. M. Hedges
Snelling's Ranch	Mariposa	C. V. Snelling
Sonoma	Sonoma	John Selling
Sonora	Tuolumne	Geo. L. Patrick
Spanish Flat	El Dorado	James Forrester
Split Rock	Mariposa	John A. Bugg
Staples Ranch	San Joaquin	D. I. Staples
Stockton	San Joaquin	William Lanius
Stony Point	Sonoma	P. N. Woodworth
Strawberry Valley	Yuba	John A. Barnhart
Suisun City	Solano	J. B. Lemon
Sutter	Sacramento	Daniel E. Hastings
Sutter Creek	Amador	Giles G. Crandall
Sweetland	Nevada	C. W. Dannals
Table Rock	Sierra	J. P. Fuller
Tarr's Ranch	Butte	J. L. Tarr
Tehama	Colusi	Owen Gerry
Thompson's Flat	Butte	Francis Peters
Todd's Valley	Placer	Wm. N. Hall
Tomalles	Marin	Frances E. Brady
Trinidad	Klamath	E. C. Darling
Trinity	Trinity	Craven Lee
Trinity Centre	Trinity	Moses Chadbourne
Uniontown	Humboldt	Albert H. Murdock
Vacaville	Solano	Edgar F. Gillespie
Vallejo	Solano	Wm. W. Chapman
Vallicita	Calaveras	Peter Prendergast
Visalia	Tulare	John P. Majors
Volcano	Amador	Henry T. Barnum
Walnut Grove	Sacramento	John W. Sharp
Watsonville	Santa Cruz	Llewellyn Thrift
Weaverville (C.H.)	Trinity	J. Bennett
West Point	Calaveras	Augustus Walbaum
Whiskey Creek	Shasta	Benjamin Mix
Windsor	Sonoma	Severe Lewis
Wood's Ferry	San Joaquin	J. H. Woods
Woodside	San Francisco	M. A. Parkhurst
Woodville	Butte	Joseph Wood
Yankee Jim's	Placer	James Herrick
Yeomet	Eldorado	Edwin Beebe
Yolo	Yolo	J. A. Hutton
Yreka	Siskiyon	William Grow
Yuba City	Sutter	Caleb E. Wilcoxon

Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.

Source: Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 323-333. Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955.

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