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Post Offices and Postmasters

in Crawford County, 1857 - 1887


Post office and Postmaster-1857
Denison-Jacob Whittinger
Source: Crawford county History compiled by the workers of the WPA
Post Offices in 1865
Boyer River
Deloit
Denison
Paradise
Source: 1865 Iowa Gazetteer
Post Offices and Postmasters in 1884
Aspinwall- E. H. Hilabeck –Population 250
Astor-Alexander Ludlum –Population 150
Charter Oak-P. O. no name-Population 20
Deloit- E. T. Fegtly-Population 200
Denison- J. Fred Myers-Population 2000
Dow City- B. Lewis
Dunlap-George W. Thompson
Kiron –Mail tri-weekly-Population 70
Morgan- A. J. Brook-Stage weekly to Denison
West Side- W. L. Spottswood-Population 550
Vail-James De Wolf -Population 700
Source: 1884-1885 – Iowa State Gazetteer
Post Offices and Postmasters in 1885
Aspinwall - J. B. Gardner
Astor- ALexander Ludlem
Charter Oak- O. M. Criswell
Deloit- E. T. Fegtly
Denison- J. F. Meyers
Dow City- W. B. Evans
Dunlap- G. W. Thompson
Kiron- A. Norelius
Morgan- A. J. Boock
Vail- James De Wolf
Westside- W. L. Spottswood
Source: Official Register of the United States Post-Office Department-1885
Post Offices and Postmasters in 1887
Aspinwall-Michael J. Collins
Astor-George Theobald
Buck Grove-G. M. Carpenter
Charter Oak- W. W. Cushman
Deloit- E. T. Feghtly
Denison- G. L. Wright
Dow City- W. B. Evans
Kiron- A. Norelius
Manilla -G. D. Brokaw
Morgan- A. T. Brook
West Side- G. Richardson
Vail-M J. Casey
Source: Official Register of the United States Post-Office Department-1887

Submitted by Phyllis A. Heller
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