A Century of
California Post Offices
1848-1954
MENDOCINO COUNTY
Created 18 February 1850
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Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Albion |
29 Jun 1859 |
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Anderson |
18 Oct 1858 |
17 Aug 1875 to Boonville |
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Andersonia |
26 Jul 1904 |
31 Aug 1906 M Moody |
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Arthur |
19 Feb 1903 |
15 Dec 1905 M Ukiah |
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Bell Springs |
08 Nov 1920 |
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Bentley |
17 Feb 1939 |
29 Jun 1940 M Spyrock |
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Boonville Fr Anderson |
17 Aug 1875 |
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Branscomb |
05 Apr 1894 |
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Bucknell |
24 Aug 1922 |
30 Jun 1923 M Covelo |
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Cahto |
22 Jul 1863 |
31 Dec 1901 M Laytonville |
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Calpella |
26 Nov 1860 |
16 Jul 1868 |
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17 Jan 1872 |
6 Feb 1920 to Redwood Valley |
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10 May 1920 |
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Capehorn |
18 Apr 1894 |
5 Sep 1894 M Potter Valley |
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Carey |
25 Apr 1891 |
23 Sep 1896 to Jeram |
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Caspar |
19 Jun 1874 |
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Christine |
26 Jan 1874 |
30 Apr 1910 |
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12 May 1910 |
15 Oct 1912 M Philo |
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*Clairville |
18 May 1858 |
Into Sonoma Co. |
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Cleone
Fr Kanuck |
26 Mar 1883 |
15 Jul 1908 M Fort Bragg |
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Comfort |
25 Aug 1902 |
14 Dec 1911 M Boonville |
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Comptche |
19 Mar 1877 |
15 Oct 1877 |
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24 Jul 1879 |
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Conways
Landing |
15 Apr 1870 |
10 Apr 1871 to Fish Rock |
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Covelo |
02 Jun 1870 |
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Cuffey's
Cove |
27 Jul 1870 |
25 Apr 1888 M Elk |
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Cummings |
03 Apr 1888 |
30 Dec 1899 |
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08 Feb 1900 |
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Dos Rios Fr Two Rivers |
27 Jul 1915 |
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Duffey |
14 Oct 1904 |
30 Apr 1912 M Northspur |
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Eden |
13 Apr 1880 |
17 Jun 1881 |
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Elk |
26 Aug 1887 |
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Fairbanks |
08 Jun 1893 |
30 Nov 1910 M Boonville |
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Farley |
15 Mar 1915 |
25 Feb 1942 M Willits |
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Fish Rock Fr Conways
Landing |
10 Apr 1871 |
10 Nov 1873 |
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20 Nov 1885 |
30 Nov 1910 M Gualala |
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Fort Bragg |
15 Feb 1858 |
30 Jun 1858 |
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15 Jan 1861 |
9 Jun 1862 |
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11 Nov 1885 |
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French |
25 Jan 1897 |
15 Oct 1901 M Scottsville |
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Glenblair |
12 Nov 1903 |
15 Sep 1928 M Fort Bragg |
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Glenmark
Fr Tomkiah |
30 Jul 1873 |
23 Jul 1874 |
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Gracy |
06 May 1896 |
31 Jan 1908 |
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Gualala |
09 Sep 1862 |
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Haran |
06 Jun 1861 |
24 Mar 1862 |
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Hardy |
06 Jun 1902 |
15 Apr 1915 M Westfort |
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Hardyville |
11 Feb 1897 |
Rescinded 15 Mar 1899 |
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Hearst |
25 Apr 1891 |
15 Aug 1953 M Willits |
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Hemlock |
17 Apr 1890 |
31 Aug 1916 M Ukiah |
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Hermitage |
12 May 1860 |
31 Oct 1902 M Yorkville |
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Hopland Fr Sanel |
13 Dec 1875 |
27 Aug 1890 M Sanel |
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Fr Sanel |
02 Sep 1891 |
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Inglewood |
07 Jun 1880 |
15 May 1919 M Fort Bragg |
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Irmulco |
30 Dec 1911 |
14 May 1927 M Willits |
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Iverson |
19 Mar 1890 |
14 May 1910 M Point Arena |
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Jeram
Fr Carey |
23 Sep 1896 |
5 Aug 1897 M Hearst |
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Kanuck |
17 Jan 1883 |
26 Mar 1883 to Cleone |
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Kenny |
20 Aug 1888 |
15 May 1903 |
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19 Jan 1907 |
31 Mar 1924 M Westport |
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Kibesillah |
24 Jun 1874 |
14 Nov 1889 M Westport |
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Largo |
27 Apr 1889 |
31 Jul 1905 M Ukiah |
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Laughlin |
11 Jun 1902 |
Rescinded 25 Nov 1902 |
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09 Dec 1903 |
14 Feb 1911 M Calpella |
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Laytonville |
17 Dec 1879 |
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Leggett |
16 Oct 1949 |
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Little Lake |
01 Mar 1861 |
7 Apr 1874 to Willits |
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Little River |
20 Nov 1865 |
29 Jun 1929 |
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(Littleriver) |
11 Feb 1930 |
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Longvale |
15 Aug 1911 |
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Low Gap |
19 Jun 1877 |
22 Oct 1878 |
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18 May 1881 |
21 Feb 1893 M Ukiah |
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Manchester |
01 Dec 1871 |
28 Jun 1876 |
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05 Jan 1877 |
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Manzanita Fr Salsig |
09 Sep 1912 |
15 Jun 1915 M Elk |
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Melburne |
28 Jun 1901 |
15 Oct 1918 M Comptche |
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Mendocino |
01 Dec 1858 |
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Miller |
12 Dec 1873 |
27 Sep 1880 |
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07 May 1883 |
29 Feb 1908 M Elk |
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Mina |
26 Jun 1914 |
31 Aug 1938 M Lake Mountain |
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Monroe |
26 Jun 1897 |
31 Jan 1912 M Hardy |
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Moody |
04 Jan 1900 |
15 Oct 1912 M Kenny |
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Munckton |
14 Dec 1870 |
26 Aug 1872 |
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Nashmead |
12 Nov 1915 |
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Navarro Ridge |
07 Aug 1867 |
23 Nov 1888 to Navarro |
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Navarro |
23 Nov 1888 |
31 Mar 1902 M Albion |
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Fr Wendling |
19 Mar 1914 |
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Northspur |
05 Mar 1910 |
15 May 1922 M Irmulco |
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Northwestern |
17 Feb 1906 |
30 Jul 1927 M Willits |
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Noyo |
20 May 1872 |
31 Jan 1918 M Fort Bragg |
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Noyo
River |
17 Nov 1859 |
3 Mar 1860 |
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Ornbaum |
16 Nov 1897 |
30 Apr 1926 M Yorkville |
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Orrs |
20 Dec 1889 |
14 Oct 1911 |
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14 Jan 1915 |
31 Aug 1933 M Ukiah |
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Outlet |
23 Jun 1917 |
31 Mar 1933 M Willits |
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Persevere |
04 May 1903 |
Rescinded 18 Sep 1903 |
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Philo |
28 Jun 1888 |
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Piercy |
10 Jun 1920 |
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Pieta |
13 Aug 1891 |
20 May 1897 M Hopland |
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Point Arena Fr Punta Arenas |
09 Jan 1889 |
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Pomo |
07 Oct 1870 |
16 Feb 1871 |
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10 Jun 1872 |
23 Nov 1881 |
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14 Feb 1882 |
31 Aug 1911 M Potter Valley |
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Poonkiny |
27 Apr 1896 |
15 Sep 1900 M Covelo |
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Potter Valley |
14 Dec 1870 |
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Punta Arenas |
02 Jun 1858 |
9 Jan 1889 to Point Arena |
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Redwine |
13 Jun 1904 |
1 Mar 1915 to Spyrock |
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Redwood Valley Fr Calpella |
06 Feb 1920 |
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Ridgewood |
14 Oct 1904 |
15 Jan 1914 M Willits |
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Rockport |
13 Feb 1888 |
31 Jan 1903 |
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05 Feb 1926 |
31 Mar 1934 M Westport |
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04 Aug 1938 |
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Rockway |
05 Sep 1896 |
Revoked 11 Dec 1896 |
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*Russian River |
01 Nov 1854 |
Into Sonoma Co. |
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Salsig |
28 Nov 1904 |
9 Sep 1912 to Manzanita |
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Sanel |
25 Sep 1860 |
29 Jan 1869 |
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10 Aug 1869 |
13 Dec 1875 to Hopland |
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13 Jul 1889 |
2 Sep 1891 to Hopland |
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Sawyers |
02 Dec 1898 |
14 Dec 1903 M Hearst |
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Scottsville |
06 Sep 1899 |
31 Jan 1903 M Kenny |
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Sherwood |
28 Nov 1882 |
17 Nov 1898 |
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02 May 1900 |
31 Jan 1920 M Willits |
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Sherwood Valley |
29 May 1867 |
18 May 1881 |
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Signal |
27 Apr 1882 |
11 Dec 1882 M Gualala |
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Signal Port |
13 Sep 1888 |
24 May 1890 M Point Arena |
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Spyrock |
28 Apr 1910 |
15 May 1911 M Redwine |
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Fr Redwine |
01 Mar 1915 |
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Sylvandale |
29 Apr 1911 |
30 Sep 1918 M Sherwood |
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Talmage |
26 May 1891 |
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Tilly |
22 Oct 1883 |
1 Feb 1887 M Cahto |
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Tolson |
15 Feb 1906 |
30 Apr 1907 M Monroe |
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Tomki |
20 Apr 1912 |
31 Oct 1912 M Potter Valley |
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Tomkiah |
01 Mar 1872 |
30 Jul 1873 to Glenmark |
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Two Rivers |
23 Jul 1912 |
27 Jul 1915 to Dos Rios |
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Ukiah |
31 Dec 1858 |
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Ulco |
16 Jun 1931 |
30 Jul 1932 M Fort Bragg |
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Usal |
19 Mar 1890 |
15 Jan 1903 M Monroe |
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Vichy Springs |
26 May 1893 |
30 Jun 1936 M Ukiah |
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Weltmer |
24 Nov 1908 |
14 Feb 1911 M Sherwood |
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Wendling |
02 Dec 1902 |
19 Mar 1914 to Navarro |
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Westport |
02 Jul 1879 |
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Whitehall |
08 Feb 1875 |
1 Aug 1876 |
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Whitesboro |
11 Oct 1881 |
30 Dec 1899 M Albion |
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Willits Fr Little Lake |
07 Apr 1874 |
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Woodman |
23 Nov 1922 |
30 Jul 1925 M Dos Rios |
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Yorkville |
14 Jul 1868 |
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*Clairville and Russian River are reported to have been
established in Mendocino County. The sites were taken into Sonoma County by a
boundary change in 1855, therefore the record is in
error as to Clairville, which was in Sonoma from its
beginning.
MERCED COUNTY
Created 19 April 1855 from
Mariposa Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Aladdin |
08 Jul 1914 |
31 Jul 1919 M Cressey |
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Alexandria |
04 Oct 1869 |
12 Oct 1871 |
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Amsterdam |
27 Mar 1893 |
16 Jul 1895 |
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16 Nov 1900 |
31 Jan 1906 |
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11 Jul 1906 |
15 Mar 1910 |
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24 Apr 1912 |
30 Jun 1925 M Merced |
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Athlone |
03 May 1881 |
31 Aug 1901 |
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20 Nov 1901 |
15 Jun 1905 |
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01 May 1906 |
30 Nov 1909 |
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02 Jul 1914 |
15 Oct 1937 M Le Grand |
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Atwater |
10 May 1880 |
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Ballico |
01 Aug 1924 |
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Bear Creek |
11 Sep 1871 |
5 Mar 1872 to Merced |
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Bonanza |
14 Jul 1906 |
31 Dec 1914 M Three Pines |
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Brickville |
02 Jun 1879 |
17 Nov 1871 |
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Central Point |
10 Jul 1876 |
15 Jan 1890 M Los Banos |
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Charleston Fr Wyruck |
15 Apr 1878 |
20 Nov 1884 M Central Point |
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Chester |
12 Feb 1880 |
11 Nov 1886 M Merced |
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*Cleveland |
05 Dec 1893 |
30 Apr 1912 M Hollister |
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Colony Center |
27 Feb 1905 |
31 Jul 1906 to Dos Palos |
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Cressey
Fr Livingston |
01 May 1882 |
13 Dec 1883 to Livingston |
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Cressy |
10 Dec 1909 |
2 Mar 1912 to Cressey |
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Cressey
Fr Cressy |
02 Mar 1912 |
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Delhi |
01 Feb 1912 |
31 Jan 1918 M Turlock |
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06 Oct 1920 |
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Dos Palos |
27 Oct 1891 |
8 Jun 1906 to South Dos Palos |
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Fr Colony Center |
31 Jul 1906 |
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Dover |
18 Apr 1870 |
19 May 1874 |
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Elgin |
16 Nov 1896 |
6 Sep 1900 M Dos Palos |
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El Nido |
27 May 1920 |
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†Forlorn Hope |
17 Aug 1854 |
29 Jan 1859 |
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25 Apr 1860 |
14 Feb 1861 |
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Geneva |
17 Nov 1896 |
16 Dec 1897 |
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15 Jul 1898 |
18 Jan 1911 to Planada |
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Gustine |
17 May 1907 |
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†Gwin |
13 Jul 1855 |
28 Jan 1864 |
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Hilmar |
31 Mar 1920 |
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Hopeton |
02 Oct 1866 |
5 May 1894 |
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23 Jun 1911 |
31 Jan 1914 M Snelling |
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Ingomar |
28 Feb 1890 |
31 Jan 1921 M Gustine |
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Irwin |
08 Feb 1911 |
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Lambert |
10 Jun 1872 |
19 May 1874 |
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Le Grande |
11 Nov 1896 |
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Livingston |
03 Jan 1873 |
1 May 1882 to Cressey |
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Fr Cressey |
13 Dec 1883 |
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Los Banos |
10 Nov 1873 |
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Merced |
20 Dec 1870 |
4 Mar 1872 |
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Fr Bear Creek |
05 Mar 1872 |
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Merced Falls |
04 Sep 1856 |
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Ortigalito |
14 Mar 1876 |
17 Jul 1877 |
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16 Jan 1879 |
1 Feb 1881 |
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Plainsberg |
06 Jul 1869 |
15 Dec 1907 M Le Grand |
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Planada
Fr Geneva |
18 Jan 1911 |
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San Luis Ranch |
21 Jun 1871 |
26 May 1876 |
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20 Dec 1889 |
5 Aug 1890 M Volta |
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Santa Rita Park |
28 May 1940 |
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†Snellings
Ranch |
11 Oct 1853 |
13 Feb 1861 |
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05 Jul 1861 |
16 Sep 1870 to Snelling |
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Snelling
Fr Snelling Ranch |
16 Sep 1870 |
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South Dos Palos Fr Dos Palos |
08 Jun 1906 |
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Staytonville |
28 May 1877 |
16 Jul 1878 |
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Stevinson |
24 Apr 1907 |
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Sturgeon |
02 Jun 1884 |
28 Oct 1890 M Ingomar |
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Union |
29 Sep 1864 |
28 Sep 1876 |
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20 May 1878 |
18 Dec 1896 M Plainsberg |
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Volta |
19 Apr 1890 |
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Winton Fr Yam |
13 Aug 1912 |
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Wyruck |
08 May 1876 |
15 Apr 1878 to Charleston |
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Yam |
15 Feb 1911 |
13 Aug 1912 to Winton |
*Records
show Cleveland established in San Benito County,
transferred to Merced in 1905. This could be by change of site only.
†Established
in Mariposa County, into Merced when created.
MODOC COUNTY
Created 17 February 1874 from
Siskiyou Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Adin
Fr Aidenville |
11 Dec 1876 |
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*Aidenville |
13 Apr 1871 |
11 Dec 1876 to Adin |
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Alturas Fr Dorris
Bridge |
06 Jun 1876 |
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Canby |
10 Aug 1874 |
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*Cedarville |
22 Dec 1869 |
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Clear Lake |
27 Oct 1875 |
11 Nov 1886 |
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05 Jan 1887 |
9 Aug 1893 into Klamath Co., Ore. |
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Clover Swale Fr Hot Spring |
30 Mar 1876 |
27 Feb 1878 |
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Cornell |
26 Jan 1884 |
10 Oct 1890 |
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23 Dec 1890 |
31 Dec 1904 M Tule Lake |
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Craig |
08 Jun 1886 |
31 Jul 1903 M Lookout |
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Davis Creek |
26 Sep 1877 |
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Day |
29 Jun 1888 |
15 Oct 1925 |
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22 Sep 1926 |
31 Aug 1953 M Pittville |
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*Dorris
Bridge |
01 Dec 1871 |
6 Jun 1876 to Alturas |
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*Eagleville |
10 Jul 1868 |
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Fairport |
29 Jul 1912 |
29 Feb 1932 M New Pine Creek, Ore. |
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Fleener |
31 Jan 1889 |
26 Feb 1889 “No papers” |
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Fr Mud Lake |
28 Feb 1889 |
8 Jun 1893 M Craig |
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*Fort Bidwell |
14 Apr 1868 |
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Hackamore Fr Stobie |
02 Jun 1903 |
31 Dec 1904 M Lookout |
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High Grade |
21 May 1912 |
31 Jul 1913 |
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23 Apr 1914 |
31 Mar 1916 M New Pine Creek, Ore. |
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Hoag |
04 Feb 1909 |
31 Jan 1911 M Fort Bidwell |
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*Hot Spring |
28 Dec 1871 |
30 Mar 1876 to Clover Swale |
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Ivy |
11 Dec 1899 |
30 Oct 1920 |
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01 Jun 1921 |
31 Jan 1922 M Likely |
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*Lake City |
26 Aug 1868 |
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Lapway |
12 Oct 1914 |
Rescinded |
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Likely |
13 Apr 1886 |
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Lillian |
09 Jun 1881 |
2 Aug 1882 |
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Lindale |
26 May 1876 |
27 Mar 1884 M Davis Creek |
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Lookout |
20 Feb 1880 |
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Mud Lake |
09 Jul 1886 |
30 Nov 1888 |
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14 Jan 1889 |
28 Feb 1889 to Fleener |
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Potter |
27 Jul 1889 |
6 Jun 1896 M Lookout |
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South Fork |
04 Oct 1878 |
3 Jul 1882 M Alturas |
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Steele Swamp |
19 Jun 1888 |
31 Oct 1912 |
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(Steelswamp) |
24 Jan 1916 |
30 Nov 1926 M Marlin, Ore. |
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Stobie |
21 Aug 1897 |
2 Jun 1903 to Hacksmore |
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19 Jan 1910 |
31 Jan 1912 M Lookout |
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Straw |
06 Jun 1902 |
14 Jan 1928 M Malin,
Ore. |
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Tionesta |
18 Apr 1939 |
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Triangle |
17 Jul 1912 |
15 Jan 1919 M Alturas |
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†Tule Lake |
08 Aug 1902 |
22 Dec 1904 Into Klamath Co., Ore. |
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Wade |
21 Oct 1880 |
10 Feb 1881 |
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White Horse |
24 Jan 1930 |
1 Aug 1952 to Kinyon,
Siskiyou Co. |
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Whittleys
Ford |
24 Aug 1874 |
22 Jun 1875 |
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*Willow Ranch |
03 Jul 1871 |
4 Dec 1882 |
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(Willowranch) |
24 Jan 1883 |
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*Established
in Siskiyou County; into Modoc County when created.
†Transferred
from Klamath County, Oregon, apparently in August 1902; returned to Klamath
County 22 December 1904.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis
Taylor.
Source: Frickstad,
Walter N., A Century of California
Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 93-103. Philatelic Research Society, Oakland,
CA. 1955.
©
2012 Jeanne Sturgis
Taylor.
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