LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA

Post Offices 1833 - 1986
by Alan H. Patera & John S. Gallagher


Submitted by Lynn McCleary October 9, 2014

POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED DISCONTINUED WITH NOTES
Altona 8 Jun 1857 5 Feb 1859
Bard 23 Nov 1876 29 Dec 1886 - mail routed to Wapello
          re-opened 12 Feb 1887 31 May 1901 - mail routed to Wapello
Big Springs 21 Aug 1863 21 Dec 1869 - mail routed to Palestine, Johnson County
Black Hawk (Established and changed in Wisconsin Territory) 27 May 1837 8 Nov 1839 - named changed to Toolsborough
Buris 9 Mar 1858 6 Oct 1859
Cairo (The same location previously had the post office of Hope Farm) 1 Jul 1856 30 Nov 1918 - mail routed to Columbus Junction
          re-opened 21 Aug 1919 30 Nov 1921 - mail routed to Columbus Junction
Clifton 14 Mar 1860 24 Apr 1877 - mail routed to Columbus Junction
          re-opened 19 Feb 1878 17 Sep 1890 - named changed to Cotter
Columbus City 3 Mar 1843 still in operation
Columbus Junction 23 Apr 1872 still in operation
Concord 30 May 1850 28 Jan 1858
Cotter (formerly Clifton) 18 Sep 1890 8 Jun 1984 - mail routed to Columbus Junction
Elrick 13 Dec 1883 31 May 1926 - mail routed to Wapello
Florence 5 Jul 1839 11 Feb 1846
Forest Hill 21 May 1857 28 Nov 1864 - mail routed to Muscatine, Muscatine County
Fredonia 11 Sep 1839 10 May 1842
          re-opened 18 Feb 1860 14 Feb 1920 - mail routed to Columbus Junction
Gladwin 10 Jan 1905 31 Jul 1933 mail routed to Columbus Junction
Grand View (established in Wisconsin Territory) 2 May 1838 19 Jun 1892 - named changed to Grandview
Grandview 20 Jun 1892 still in operation
Harrison 24 Apr 1840 8 Jun 1846
          re-opened 26 Jul 1853 20 Jan 1857
Hope Farm 22 Feb 1840 23 Mar 1855 - re-established as Cairo
Joy 29 Nov 1880 7 Apr 1881 - mail routed to Wapello
Letts (formerly Ononwa) 1 Oct 1867 still in operation
Lettsville 20 Jun 1892 rescinded 4 Nov 1892
Louisa Centre 15 Apr 1863 14 Nov 1865 - mail routed to Wapello
Marsh 19 Sep 1884 31 Aug 1925 - mail routed to Winfield, Henry County
Mid Prairie (in Henry County briefly in he 1860's) 9 Feb 1863 30 Mar 1877 - mail routed to Virginia Grove
Morning Sun 19 Jun 1851 still in operation
Muscaine 6 Dec 1839 now in Muscatine County
Newport 20 Mar 1884 31 May 1901 - mail routed to Wapello
re opened 6 Aug 1903 15 Jan 1934 - mail routed to Wapello
Oakville 17 Jan 1884 still in operation
Ononwa 30 Oct 1857 30 Sep 1867 - name changed to Letts
Palo Alto 13 Jul 1848 1 Feb 1866 - mail routed to Wapello
          re-opened 1 May 1866 14 Sep 1866 - mail routed to Huron, Des Moines County
          re-opened 8 Mar 1871 24 Jul 1874 - mail routed to Toolesborough
Port Allen 15 Jun 1848 moved after 1873, now in Muscatine County
Port Louisa 16 Dec 1847 5 May 1879 - mail routed to Wapello
          re-opened 7 Feb 1890 15 Oct 1891 - mail routed to Wapello
          re-opened 17 Feb 1916 31 Jan 1918 - mail routed to Wapello
Spring Run 27 May 1852 5 Apr 1865 - mail routed to Columbus City
Toolesborough (Formerly Black Hawk; changed in Wisconsin Territory) 9 Nov 1839 26 Aug 1892 - name changed to Toolsboro
Toolsboro 27 Aug 1892 31 Dec 1903 - mail routed to Wapello
Twin Oak 19 Jun 1873 31 Jan 1881 - mail routed to Columbus Junction
Virginia Grove 3 Mar 1843 19 Aug 1847
          re-opened 8 Nay 1848 6 Nov 1871 - mail routed to Morning Sun
Wapello 15 Aug 1837 still in operation
Wyman 13 Aug 1880 9 Apr 1883 - mail routed to Crawfordsville
          re-opened 5 Jul 1883 21 Jul 1961 - name changed to Railroad Branch of Crawfordsville
Wyman Railroad Branch 22 Jul 1961 15 Dec 1969 - mail routed to Crawfordsville

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