Postal Services History

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Adelphi1 Oct 185629 Jun 1935 - mail routed to Runnels
Alleman3 Jun 1908still in operation * July 2012 consideration to be closed
Altoona31 Jul 1868still in operation
Ankeny28 Dec 1874still in operation
Apple Grove16 Aug 184918 Oct 1867
    re-established30 Oct 18676 Mar 1868 - mail routed to Williamsville, Jasper Co., IA
    re-established29 Jul 189331 May 1868 - mail routed to Mitchelville
Ashawa16 Aug 187131 Dec 1904 - mail routed to Valley Junction
Avon 15 Aug 18571 Nov 1860
    re-established4 Dec 186111 Jan 1867 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established12 Mar 18676 Nov 1871 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established18 Jun 188330 Jan 1904 - mail routed to Levey
    re-established
    (formerly Avon Station) 		1 Apr 190431 Mar 1921 - mail routed to Carlisle
Avon Station30 Dec 187217 Jun 1883 - name changed to Avon
Ayers Grove3 Mar 188014 Dec 1882 - mail routed to Towner Lake
Berwick31 Jan 1884still in operation
Bloomington8 Jan 185629 Dec 1863 - mail routed to Des Moines
     re-established
    (formerly Elkhart) 		2 Feb 186428 Oct 1864 - mail routed to Des Moines
Bondurant14 Feb 1884still in operation
Camp17 Oct 188221 Jun 1887 - mail routed to Des Moines
Camp Dodge Station of Des Moines1 Jul 191719 Apr 1919
    re-established15 Jul 194229 Feb 1952
Campbell15 Sep 188215 Dec 1930 - mail routed to Valley Junction
Carbondale (formerly Youngstown)31 Aug 189915 Jan 1901 - mail routed to Altoona
Carleton13 Jan 18485 Nov 1849
Carlisle (formerly Dudley)12 Jan 1852See Warren County
Carney11 Mar 190814 Feb 1920 - mail routed to Ankeny
Chesterfield18 Jun 188331 Dec 1903 - mail routed to Des Moines
Clive8 Feb 18827 Jan 1972 - name changed to Classified Branch of Des Moines
Coal Hill21 Jun 189331 Oct 1893 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established31 Jan 18945 Jun 1894
Commerce31 Aug 186826 Oct 1868 - name changed & mail routed to Nordyke, Dallas Co. IA
    re-established
    (formerly Commerce Mills) 		30 Sep 188131 Jul 1944 - mail routed to West Des Moines
Commerce Mills25 Aug 187029 Sep 1881 - name changed to Commerce
Cope3 Dec 188016 Oct 1885 - mail routed to Oldfield
Crocker7 Apr 188215 Nov 1918 - mail routed to Ankey
Delaware4 Apr 18548 Feb 1855
Des Moines (formerly Fort Des Moines,     Raccoon River)30 Jul 1857still in operation
Dudley8 Jan 185011 Jan 1852 - name changed to Carlisle
East Des Moines15 May 185810 Feb 1860
Elkhart15 Nov 18547 Jan 1856 - named changed to Bloomington
    re-established3 Sep 1867still in operation
Enterprise26 Mar 190310 Sep 1920 - mail routed to Elkhart
Everton16 Dec 185819 Mar 1859
Farrar6 Sep 190430 Sep 1959 - name changed to Rural Branch of Maxwell
Farrar Rural Branch1 Oct 195930 Jun 1970 - mail routed to Maxwell (Story Co.)
Fort Des Moines (1) (formerly Racoon River . A site change across the Des Moines River accompanied the name change. A prior Fort Des Moines operated in 1837-1838 in Lee County.31 Dec 184629 Jul 1857 - name changed to Des Moines
Fort Des Moines (2)4 Jun 190415 Nov 1955 - mail routed to Des Moines
Freel9 Apr 185018 Apr 1859
Green Bush26 Jul 185030 Mar 1854 - name changed to Fort Plain in Warren County.
Greenwood22 Nov 186118 Feb 1886 - mail routed to Des Moines
Grimes13 Feb 1882still in operation
Harvey's Point6 Aug 185028 Jul 1852
Hastie27 Jul 188315 Oct 1891 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established28 Feb 189819 Dec 1908 - mail routed to Adelphi
Hatton12 Apr 188215 Nov 1890 - mail routed to Des Moines
Herrold2 Feb 190912 Nov 1944 - mail routed to Grimes
Hopkins' Grove4 Oct 185011 Apr 1856
Ivy17 Jan 18838 Jul 1886 - mail routed to Oakwood
    re-established12 Feb 188731 Mar 1902 - mail routed to Altoona
Johnston28 Apr 190930 Nov 1912 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established2 Jun 1923still in operation
Keen3 Mar 189815 Jun 1905 - mail routed to Des Moines
Kirkwood24 Aug 18582 Aug 1864 - mail routed to Des Moines
Levey26 Dec 188028 Feb 1894 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established23 May 189415 Sep 1904 - mail routed to Avon
Lincoln5 Jul 186122 Dec 1870 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established7 Apr 187110 Jun 1886 - mail routed to Hatton
Loring6 Jan 1905 31 Jan 1910 - mail routed to Maxwell (Story Co.)
Marquisville4 Nov 189231 Dec 1907 - mail routed to Des Moines
Marybell25 Nov 189331 Mar 1902 - mail routed to Runnells
McDevitt (formerly McDevitt's Grove)20 Jun 188315 Dec 1884 - mail routed to Des Moines
McDevitt's Grove21 Jan 187919 Jun 1883 - name changed to McDevitt
Midway30 Jun 185524 Oct 1857
Mitchellville18 Oct 1860still in operation
Montacute5 Nov 184911 Aug 1852 - name changed to Polk City
Nobleton3 May 187230 Dec 1878 - mail routed to Altoona
North Des Moines7 Aug 188831 Dec 1899 - mail routed to Des Moines
Norwoodville17 Apr 190314 Feb 1920 - mail routed to Berwick
Oakwood2 Jan 188531 Jul 1891 - mail routed to Chesterfield
Oakwood Station7 Apr 187116 Feb 1883 - mail routed to Des Moines
Oldfield22 Dec 188020 Nov 1900 - mail routed to Maxwell (Story Co.)
Palmer8 May 18716 Oct 1885 -mail routed to Crocker
Peoria City8 May 18565 Apr 1833 - mail routed to Maxwell (Story Co.)
Polk (formerly Montacute, Polk City)14 Jun 188330 Nov 1924 - name changed to Polk City
Polk City (formerly Montacute)12 Aug 185213 Jun 1883 - name changed to Polk (Formerly Montaute)
    re-established1 Dec 1924still in operation
Raccoon River13 Dec 184530 Dec 1846 - name changed to Fort Des Moines
Rider29 May 190015 Nov 1905 - mail routed to Des Moines
Ridgedale17 Jun 185818 Jun 1873 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established12 Aug 187310 Dec 1874 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established26 Jul 187512 Oct 1881 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established27 Jan 188231 Mar 1902 - mail routed to Grimes
Rising Sun10 Jan 18538 Aug 1853
    re-established31 Oct 185319 Apr 1882 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established31 May 188231 Mar 1902 - mail routed to Altoona
Runnells24 Mar 1882still in operation
Santiago5 Jan 188519 Dec 1908 - mail routed to Mitchellville
Saylorsville7 Jul 18565 Mar 1895 - name changed to Saylorville
Saylorville11 May 18503 Nov 1855
    re-established6 Mar 189531 Oct 1895 - mail routed to Marquisville
Sevastapol24 Feb 188031 Dec 1889 - mail routed to Des Moines
Sheldahl (first established in Story Co. then in Polk Co. 1885-1891 and after 16 Apr 1896)10 Nov 1874still in operation
Three Rivers28 Dec 184810 Oct 1854 - name changed to Hartford in Warren County
Tibbitt16 Dec 188022 Oct 1883 - mail routed to Elkhart
Towner (formerly Towner Lake)21 Jun 188313 Nov 1885 - mail routed to Grimes
Towner Lake21 Jan 187920 Jun 1883 - name changed to Towner
Trent8 Dec 187415 Dec 1894 - mail routed to Marquisville
Tyner16 May 187915 Nov 1902 - mail routed to Bondurant
University Place5 Apr 188631 Dec 1889 - mail routed to Des Moines
Urbandale1 Feb 191230 Apr 1914 - name changed to Classified Branch of Des Moines
Valley Junction16 Aug 187122 Oct 1878 - mail routed to Des Moines
    re-established12 Nov 188731 Jan 1938 - name changed to West Des Moines
Walnut Creek25 Apr 185628 Oct 1856
West Des Moines
(formerly Valley Junction) 		1 Feb 19387 Jan 1972 - name change to Classified Branch of Des Moines
Youngstown9 Jan 189130 Aug 1899 - name changed to Carbondale

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