A Century of
California Post Offices
1848-1954
ORANGE COUNTY
Created
11 March 1889 from Los Angeles Area
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Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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*Anaheim |
19 Jun 1861 |
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*Arch Beach |
21 Jun 1889 |
26 May 1894 M El Toro |
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Atwood |
06 Nov 1924 |
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Balboa |
29 May 1907 |
30 Sep 1954 M Newport Beach |
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Balboa Island Fr Balisle |
16 Nov 1928 |
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Balisle |
08 Jan 1927 |
16 Nov 1928 to Balboa Island |
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Bay City |
0 Aug 1904 |
24 Jan 1914 to Seal Beach |
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*Bolsa |
26 Feb 1886 |
28 Oct 1891 |
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11 Feb 1895 |
31 Mar 1904 M Santa Ana |
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Brea |
26 Oct 1912 |
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*Buena Park |
22 Aug 1887 |
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*Capistrano |
05 Jun 1867 |
23 Oct 1905 to San Juan Capistrano |
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Capistrano Beach |
01 Oct 1925 |
1 Mar 1931 to Doheny
Park |
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Fr Doheny Park |
01 Jan 1948 |
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Clair |
12 Jun 1895 |
29 Sep 1900 M Anaheim |
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Corona Del Mar |
16 Jul 1926 |
1 Apr 1950 to Corona del Mar |
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Corona del Mar |
01 Apr 1950 |
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Costa Mesa Fr Harper |
11 May 1920 |
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Cypress |
02 Nov 1927 |
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Dana Point |
21 Mar 1929 |
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Doheny Park
Fr Capistrano Beach |
01 Mar 1931 |
1 Jan 1948 to Capistrano Beach |
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*El Modena |
25 Jan 1888 |
25 Feb 1910 to El Modeno |
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El Modeno |
25 Feb 1910 |
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*El Toro |
29 May 1888 |
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*Fairview |
03 Apr 1888 |
15 May 1903 M Santa Ana |
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*Forster |
08 Dec 1888 |
4 Dec 1891 M Capistrano |
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*Fullerton |
24 Mar 1888 |
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*Garden Grove |
16 Mar 1877 |
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Gloryetta Fr
Harbor |
24 Jun 1915 |
14 Apr 1936 M Santa Ana |
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Harbor |
25 Apr 1914 |
24 Jun 1915 to Gloryetta |
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Harper |
25 Mar 1909 |
11 May 1920 to Costa Mesa |
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Huntington Beach |
22 Jun 1903 |
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Irvine Fr Myford |
17 Mar 1914 |
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Lagona
Beach |
15 May 1891 |
3 Oct 1893 |
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Lagona |
26 May 1894 |
17 Sep 1904 to Laguna Beach |
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Laguna Beach |
17 Sep 1903 |
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La Habra |
22 Nov 1895 |
15 May 1903 |
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29 Jan 1912 |
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Loara |
27 Jul 1900 |
28 Feb 1907 M Anaheim |
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Los Alamitos |
08 Feb 1897 |
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*McPherson |
02 Jun 1886 |
15 Dec 1900 M El Modina |
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Midway City |
27 Sep 1929 |
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Myford |
20 May 1899 |
17 Mar 1914 to Irvine |
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*Newport |
16 Oct 1875 |
14 Sep 1901 M Fairview |
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Newport Beach |
11 Aug 1891 |
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*Olive |
02 Feb 1887 |
29 Sep 1900 |
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28 Dec 1900 |
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*Orange |
01 Sep 1873 |
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Placentia |
05 Dec 1893 |
15 May 1903 |
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17 Feb 1911 |
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San Clemente |
08 Dec 1926 |
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San Juan Capistrano Fr Capistrano |
23 Oct 1905 |
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*Santa Ana |
05 Jul 1870 |
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Seal Beach Fr Bay City |
24 Jan 1914 |
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Silverado |
31 Oct 1906 |
Rescinded 21 May 1907 |
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17 Dec 1931 |
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Smeltzer |
23 Mar 1900 |
15 Sep 1900 M Santa Ana |
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South Laguna Fr Three Arches |
01 Dec 1934 |
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Stanton |
11 Apr 1912 |
15 Feb 1921 M Anaheim |
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29 Jun 1921 |
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Sunset Beach |
02 Oct 1905 |
30 Aug 1924 |
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18 Sep 1925 |
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Surfside |
05 Apr 1943 |
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Talbert |
15 Nov 1899 |
15 Aug 1907 M Santa Ana |
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Talega |
12 Feb 1895 |
24 Feb 1896 M Capistrano |
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Three Arches |
22 Dec 1933 |
1 Dec 1934 to South Laguna |
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Trabuco Canyon |
20 Oct 1938 |
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*Tustin City |
28 Oct 1872 |
26 Jul 1894 to Tustin |
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Tustin |
26 Jul 1894 |
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*Villa Park |
20 Mar 1888 |
29 Sep 1900 |
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28 Dec 1900 |
2 Apr 1906 M El Modena |
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*Westminster |
22 Oct 1874 |
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*Yorba |
30 Jun 1880 |
7 Jun 1881 |
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03 Feb 1888 |
29 Sep 1901 |
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05 Jul 1902 |
31 Jan 1905 M Olive |
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Yorba Linda |
19 Jul 1912 |
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*Established
in Los Angeles County, into Orange County when created.
PLACER COUNTY
Created
1851 from Yuba and Sutter Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Ackerman |
28 Nov 1896 |
31 Aug 1899 M Westville |
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Alta |
16 Aug 1871 |
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Applegate |
08 Nov 1875 |
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Auburn |
21 Jul 1853 |
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Auburn Station Fr Secret Ravine |
25 Mar 1863 |
31 Jul 1863 to Secret Ravine |
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Bath |
19 Apr 1858 |
27 Jun 1859 to Forest Hill |
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17 Aug 1861 |
3 Mar 1890 |
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15 Dec 1891 |
24 Apr 1899 M Foresthill |
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Baxter Fr Towle |
01 Apr 1935 |
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Blue Canyon |
24 Sep 1867 |
31 Mar 1927 M Emigrant Gap |
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17 Jun 1936 |
31 Aug 1942 |
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01 Apr 1948 |
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Bowman |
30 Apr 1893 |
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Brockway |
16 Mar 1901 |
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Bullion |
09 Mar 1904 |
15 Nov 1915 M Foresthill |
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Butcher Ranch Fr Grizzly Bear House |
06 Jul 1871 |
15 May 1935 M McKeon |
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Cairns |
19 Jun 1906 |
30 Mar 1907 M Lincoln |
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Carnelian Bay |
22 Dec 1908 |
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Chambers Lodge Fr McKinneys |
01 Nov 1928 |
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Cisco |
03 Oct 1866 |
24 Sep 1941 M Soda Springs |
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Clipper Gap (Clippergap) |
30 Nov 1866 |
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Colfax Fr Illinoistown |
14 Feb 1866 |
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Coon Creek |
03 Jan 1856 |
13 Jun 1860 |
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Cornelian |
22 Jun 1883 |
21 Jul 1887 |
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30 Sep 1891 |
16 Oct 1893 M Tahoe |
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Crystal Lake |
07 Jun 1866 |
4 May 1868 |
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Damascus |
15 Nov 1856 |
17 May 1860 to Forks House |
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Fr Forks House |
25 Jul 1861 |
25 Mar 1867 |
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21 Jun 1888 |
15 Jan 1908 M Bullion |
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Deerpark |
18 Apr 1900 |
31 Mar 1929 M Tahoe |
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Donner |
13 Mar 1882 |
24 Aug 1926 to Norden |
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Drum |
25 Apr 1913 |
30 Jun 1915 M Towle |
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Dutch Flat |
18 Nov 1856 |
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East Auburn |
22 Dec 1902 |
30 Dec 1919 M Auburn |
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Emigrant Gap Fr Wilsons Ranch |
23 Mar 1868 |
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Forest Hill (Foresthill) |
27 Jun 1859 |
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Forks House Fr Damacus |
17 May 1860 |
25 Jul 1861 to Damacus |
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Fulda |
05 Oct 1906 |
31 Aug 1912 M Emigrant Gap |
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Gold Run Fr Mountain Springs |
15 Jul 1863 |
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Grizzly Bear House |
01 Nov 1858 |
6 Jul 1871 to Butcher Ranch |
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Homewood |
31 Jul 1909 |
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Hotaling |
23 Aug 1881 |
20 Nov 1886 M Clipper Gap |
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Hot Springs |
22 Oct 1888 |
8 Jul 1891 M Tahoe |
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Illinoistown |
22 Nov 1853 |
14 Feb 1866 to Colfax |
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Iowa City |
16 Jun 1854 |
19 Apr 1901 to Iowa Hill |
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Iowa Hill |
19 Apr 1901 |
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Kings Beach |
25 Mar 1937 |
31 Dec 1942 M Brockway |
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01 Jun 1945 |
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Lake Forest |
16 Apr 1947 |
1 Dec 1953 M Tahoe City |
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Last Chance |
13 Oct 1865 |
29 Jan 1869 |
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12 Apr 1909 |
15 Nov 1919 M Michigan Bluff |
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Lincoln |
05 Feb 1862 |
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Lisbon |
2 Jun 1855 |
30 Nov 1866 |
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Lone Star |
07 Oct 1861 |
7 Mar 1863 |
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Loomis Fr Pino |
28 May 1890 |
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McKeon |
07 Jan 1920 |
30 Jun 1953 M Auburn |
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McKinney |
26 Jun 1884 |
1 Nov 1928 to Chambers Lodge |
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Michigan Bluff |
11 Feb 1854 |
15 Mar 1943 M Foresthill |
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Mountain Springs |
04 Feb 1854 |
15 Jul 1863 to Gold Run |
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Neilsburgh |
30 Jul 1855 |
30 Nov 1866 |
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Newcastle |
20 Jun 1864 |
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Norden Fr
Donner |
24 Aug 1926 |
Into Nevada Co. |
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Ophir |
27 May 1872 |
30 Sep 1910 M Newcastle |
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Ophirville |
24 Mar 1852 |
11 May 1866 |
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Oro City |
06 Jan 1853 |
20 Dec 1853 |
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02 Mar 1855 |
3 Jun 1858 to Virginia |
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Penryn |
13 Jun 1873 |
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Pino Fr
Smithville |
06 Dec 1869 |
28 May 1890 to Loomis |
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Placer |
04 Oct 1861 |
2 Jan 1862 to Smithville |
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Ralston |
06 Sep 1899 |
Rescinded 26 Dec 1899 |
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Rattlesnake Bar |
01 Nov 1854 |
4 Oct 1869 |
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Rattlesnake |
01 May 1882 |
26 Mar 1883 to Alabaster El Dorado Co. |
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Riego |
03 Jul 1908 |
15 Mar 1919 M Pleasant Grove |
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Rocklin |
24 Apr 1868 |
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Roseville |
09 Jul 1864 |
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Secret Ravine |
29 Aug 1854 |
25 Mar 1863 to Auburn Station |
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Fr Auburn Station |
31 Jul 1863 |
15 May 1868 |
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Shady Run |
01 Mar 1872 |
20 Mar 1879 |
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09 Sep 1903 |
31 Dec 1904 |
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Sheridan |
10 Jul 1868 |
2 May 1870 |
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25 May 1870 |
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Smithville Fr Placer |
02 Jan 1862 |
6 Dec 1869 to Pino |
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Squaw Creek |
10 Feb 1917 |
31 Jul 1918 M Truckee |
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Stonehill |
13 Dec 1900 |
15 Jul 1901 M Westville |
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Tahoe |
21 Jun 1871 |
24 Oct 1896 |
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28 Nov 1896 |
1 Oct 1949 to Tahoe City |
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Tahoe City Fr Tahoe |
01 Oct 1949 |
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Tahoe Pines |
21 Mar 1912 |
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Tahoe Vista |
18 Jul 1911 |
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Tahoma |
01 Sep 1946 |
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Todd |
13 Nov 1885 |
15 Jul 1901 M Foresthill |
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Todd's Valley |
17 Jun 1856 |
8 Dec 1884 M Butcher Ranch |
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Towle |
31 Dec 1891 |
1 Apr 1935 to Baxter |
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Trucky
River |
26 Apr 1864 |
1 Nov 1864 |
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Vantrent |
11 Oct 1904 |
15 Mar 1918 M Lincoln |
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Virginia Fr Oro City |
03 Jun 1858 |
2 Apr 1866 |
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Webster |
13 Oct 1863 |
14 Jun 1867 |
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Weimar |
22 Mar 1886 |
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Westville |
26 Jun 1889 |
30 Jun 1919 M Forest Hill |
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Wilson's Ranch |
23 Mar 1865 |
23 Mar 1868 to Emigrant Gap |
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Yankee Jim's |
03 Sep 1852 |
31 Jan 1940 M Colfax |
PLUMAS COUNTY
Created
1854 from Butte County Area
|
Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
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Almanor |
15 Jul 1932 |
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Beckwith |
24 Aug 1870 |
1 Jul 1932 to Beckwourth |
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Beckwourth |
01 Jul 1932 |
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Belden |
08 Oct 1909 |
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Big Meadows |
13 Oct 1868 |
2 Mar 1874 to Prattville |
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Blairsden |
06 Jan 1913 |
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Box |
10 Jun 1896 |
30 Mar 1901 M Buck |
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Bucks Lake |
06 Aug 1940 |
30 Jun 1942 M Oroville |
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Buck's Ranch |
11 Sep 1861 |
11 Jun 1868 to Buckeye Ranch |
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Buckeye Ranch |
11 Jun 1868 |
28 Jan 1870 |
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Bucks Ranch |
10 Aug 1868 |
3 Aug 1894 to Buck |
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03 Aug 1894 |
30 Sep 1909 |
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12 Sep 1910 |
15 Jul 1913 |
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07 Jan 1927 |
30 Nov 1927 M Quincy |
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Butte Valley |
10 Sep 1887 |
31 Jul 1912 M Seneca |
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Camp Rogers |
16 May 1916 |
15 Feb 1936 M Belden |
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Canyondam |
28 May 1940 |
14 Oct 1944 M Greenville |
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16 Jun 1952 |
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Caribou |
21 Sep 1922 |
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Carner
Place |
25 May 1866 |
6 Aug 1867 |
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Cedar Glen |
17 Sep 1914 |
25 Feb 1921 to Tobin |
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Chester |
26 Apr 1894 |
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Chilcoot |
13 Apr 1898 |
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Clairville |
20 Jul 1896 |
15 Oct 1910 M Clio |
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Clio Fr Wash |
10 Aug 1904 |
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Crescent Mills |
14 Jul 1870 |
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Cromberg |
10 Mar 1880 |
30 Nov 1912 |
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26 Sep 1919 |
30 Nov 1931 M Sloat |
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16 Feb 1950 |
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Davies Mill |
01 Jul 1918 |
20 May 1920 to Graeagle |
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Delleker |
26 Sep 1927 |
30 Jun 1954 M Portola |
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Drake |
18 Jun 1901 |
Rescinded 8 Sep 1902 |
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Dutch Hill |
30 Dec 1874 |
12 Apr 1877 |
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Eclipse |
5 Jan 1897 |
31 Dec 1912 M Quincy |
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Elizabethtown |
2 Mar 1855 |
17 Dec 1855 to Quincy |
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Engelmine |
22 Jul 1916 |
15 Oct 1930 M Crescent Mills |
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Eureka Mills |
20 Oct 1875 |
14 Mar 1895 M Johnsville |
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Genesee |
03 Jun 1880 |
31 Jan 1940 M Taylorsville |
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Geneseo |
19 Sep 1865 |
12 Oct 1868 |
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Graeagle Fr
Davies Mill |
20 May 1920 |
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Gray |
24 Jan 1906 |
Rescinded 23 May 1906 |
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Greenville |
14 Feb 1867 |
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Hartwell |
05 Apr 1910 |
28 Feb 1911 M Quincy |
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Humboldt |
14 Aug 1900 |
31 Dec 1900 M Prattville |
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Indian Falls |
12 Apr 1909 |
15 Dec 1916 M Paxton |
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International |
26 Aug 1918 |
15 Aug 1923 M Portola |
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Jamison |
12 Jun 1871 |
13 Sep 1877 |
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05 Apr 1880 |
9 Oct 1882 |
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Johnstown |
30 Oct 1882 |
11 Dec 1882 M Eureka Mills |
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Johnsville |
13 Nov 1882 |
30 Apr 1953 M Blairsden |
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Jonesville |
28 Jul 1857 |
13 Sep 1858 |
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Keddie |
25 Jan 1910 |
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Keep |
05 Jan 1901 |
30 Apr 1902 M Spanish Ranch |
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Kettle |
18 Apr 1899 |
15 Oct 1910 M Beckwith |
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*La Porte |
19 Nov 1857 |
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Lassen View |
10 May 1937 |
31 Aug 1941 M Westwood |
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Longville |
19 Jun 1861 |
30 Nov 1918 M Belden |
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Marston |
17 Jul 1913 |
15 Nov 1913 M Quincy |
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Massack |
03 Nov 1917 |
30 Jun 1939 M Quincy |
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Meadow Valley |
03 Oct 1855 |
4 Oct 1861 to Spanish Ranch |
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23 Mar 1864 |
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Mohawk Valley |
24 Aug 1870 |
3 Nov 1881 to Mohawk |
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Mohawk |
03 Nov 1881 |
15 May 1926 M Blairsdale |
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Nelson Point |
12 Aug 1870 |
31 Jul 1912 M Eclipse |
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Nelson's Creek |
30 Mar 1855 |
10 Oct 1859 |
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Onion Valley |
18 Aug 1855 |
3 Jun 1870 to Sawpit |
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26 Oct 1918 |
31 Mar 1923 M La Porte |
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Paxton |
26 Jul 1917 |
15 Feb 1952 M Keddie |
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Penn |
25 Aug 1906 |
Rescinded 7 Mar 1907 |
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Portola |
13 Sep 1909 |
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Prattville Fr Big Meadows |
02 Mar 1874 |
31 Mar 1914 M Greenville |
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Quincy Fr Elizabethtown |
17 Dec 1855 |
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Red Clover |
08 Dec 1879 |
31 Jan 1882 |
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09 Aug 1887 |
30 Nov 1899 M Beckwith |
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Rich |
05 Dec 1913 |
1 Jun 1935 to Rich Bar |
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Rich Bar |
01 Jun 1935 |
14 Oct 1942 M Belden |
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Rich Bar |
23 Aug 1862 |
22 May 1863 |
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Round Valley |
03 Jun 1863 |
28 Jan 1870 |
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02 May 1870 |
2 May 1873 |
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Sawpit Fr Onion Valley |
03 Jun 1870 |
27 Feb 1873 |
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Seneca |
15 Oct 1899 |
Rescinded 2 Jan 1900 |
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20 Feb 1902 |
15 Nov 1918 |
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05 Jan 1923 |
31 Mar 1943 M Greenville |
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Sierra |
01 May 1925 |
1 Apr 1942 to Spanish Creek |
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Sloat |
06 Jun 1914 |
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Spanish Creek Fr Sierra |
01 Apr 1942 |
30 Apr 1945 |
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01 Jul 1947 |
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Spanish Ranch Fr Meadow Valley |
04 Oct 1861 |
31 Jul 1913 M Meadow Valley |
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Spring Garden |
24 Sep 1910 |
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Storrie |
25 Mar 1926 |
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Summit |
24 May 1864 |
16 Feb 1897 to Vinton |
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†Susanville |
16 Oct 1860 |
Into Lassen Co. |
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Taylor's Ranch |
17 Sep 1861 |
7 Jan 1864 to Taylorsville |
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Taylorsville |
07 Jan 1864 |
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Tobin Fr Cedar Glen |
25 Feb 1921 |
31 Dec 1931 M Storrie |
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Twain |
23 Oct 1910 |
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Vinton Fr Summit |
16 Feb 1897 |
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Virgilia |
08 Jan 1929 |
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Walkermine |
13 Nov 1930 |
22 Dec 1941 M Portola |
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Wash |
27 Aug 1875 |
10 Aug 1904 to Clio |
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Wonderland |
18 Jan 1924 |
30 Sep 1946 M Chester |
*Established
in Sierra County, into Plumas in 1868 by boundary adjustment.
†As
to Susanville, the record says, “Late in Lake Co., Nevada.”
The
interstate boundary was in dispute in early days.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis
Taylor.
Source: Frickstad,
Walter N., A Century of California
Post Offices 1848-1954, Pages 115-126. Philatelic Research Society,
Oakland, CA. 1955.
©
2012 Jeanne
Sturgis Taylor.
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