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Dallas County IAGenWeb |
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Dallas County IAGenWeb |
by Alan H. Patera & John S. Gallagher
| POST OFFICE | ESTABLISHED | DISCONTINUED WITH NOTES |
| Adell (formerly known as Penoach) | 18 Dec 1849 | by 1854 - name changed to Adel |
| Adel | by 1854 | still in operation |
| Alton | 29 Mar 1858 | 28 Jun 1869 - name changed to Perry |
| Boone | 16 Aug 1852 | 28 Jan 1861 |
| re-established | 7 Feb 1861 | 8 Feb 1871 - name changed to Booneville |
| Booneville (formerly known as Boone) | 9 Feb 1871 | still in operation |
| Bouton | 20 Mar 1886 | still in operation |
| Brough | 16 Jun 1873 | 29 Sep 1900- mail routed to Linden |
| Chattanooga | 1 Oct 1856 | 21 Jan 1868 |
| Chicago | 10 Sep 1858 | 15 Sep 1859 |
| Dallas Centre | 3 Sep 1869 | 9 Apr 1893 - name changed to Dallas Center |
| Dallas Center | 10 Apr 1893 | still in operation |
| Dawson | 25 Oct 1887 | still in operation |
| De Soto (officially spelled "Desoto" from 1 Dec !895 to 1 Dec 1905) | 5 Aug 1868 | still in operation |
| Dexter | 30 Sep 1868 | still in operation |
| Ephesus | 4 Feb 1886 | 31 Dec 1887 - mail routed to Brough |
| Fairland | 4 May 1880 | 25 Aug 1885 - mail routed to Dallas Centre |
| Gardiner | 13 May 1908 | 15 Oct 1917 - mail routed to Douton |
| Granger | 6 Nov 1885 | still in operation |
| Greenvale | 16 Nov 1857 | 11 Aug 1873 - mail routed to Redfield |
| re-established | 2 Dec 1873 | 29 Sep 1900 - mail routed to Linden |
| Harvey's Mills | 11 Nov 1878 | 17 Jan 1882 - name changed to Linden |
| Ingersoll | 30 Nov 1885 | 15 Aug 1891 - mail routed to Granger |
| Kennedy | 26 May 1880 | 30 Dec 1922 - mail routed to Adel |
| re-established | 2 Nov 1923 | 15 Sep 1930 - mail routed to Adel |
| Langfitt | 8 Aug 1891 | 31 Mar 1895 - mail routed to Panther |
| Linden (formerly Harvey's Mills) | 27 Feb 1866 | 28 Dec 1871 - mail routed to Adel |
| re-established | 18 Jan 1882 | still in operation |
| Linn | 20 Nov 1878 | 19 Oct 1883 - mail routed to Linden |
| McKay | 9 Aug 1850 | 22 Feb 1855 - name changed to Wiscota |
| Minburn (formerly Pierce Point) | 29 Apr 1870 | still in operation |
| Moran | 4 Dec 1908 | 31 Sep 1948 - mail routed to Woodward |
| Nordyk (formerly Commerce and in Polk County) | 27 Oct 1868 | 13 Nov 1876 - mail routed to Booneville |
| Ortonville | 7 Mar 1881 | 30 Sep 1904 - mail routed to Waukee |
| Osprey | 4 May 1880 | 14 Mar 1882 - mail routed to Dallas Centre |
| Panther (formerly Panther Creek) | 21 Jun 1883 | 28 Feb 1907 - mail routed to Dallas Center |
| Panther Creek | 9 Nov 1875 | 20 Jun 1883 - name changed to Panther |
| Penoach | 18 Nov 1847 | 17 Dec 1849 - name changed to Adell |
| Perry (formerly Alton) | 29 Jun 1869 | still in operation |
| Pierce Point | 6 Jul 1857 | 28 Apr 1870 - name changed to Minburn |
| Redfield (formerly Wiscotta, Mckay) | 3 Feb 1862 | still in operation |
| Snyder | 24 Aug 1858 | 3 Jul 1882 - mail routed to Xenia |
| Tracy | 10 Apr 1868 | 30 Aug 1868 - name changed to Van Metre |
| Uncle Sam | 16 May 1855 | 18 Dec 1855 |
| Van Metre (formerly Tracy) | 31 Aug 1868 | by 1870 - name changed to Van Metre |
| Van Meter (officially spelled "Vanmeter" from 1 Dec 1895 to 1 Dec 1905) | by 1870 | still in operation |
| Waukee (formerly Waukee Station) | 11 Aug 1874 | still in operation |
| Wiscotta | 20 Sep 1869 | 10 Aug 1874 - name changed to Waukee |
| Wiscotta (formerly McKay) | 23 Feb 1855 | 2 Feb 1862 - name changed to Redfield |
| Woodward (formerly Xenia) | 26 Jul 1882 | still in operation |
| Xenia | 28 Feb 1859 | 25 Jul 1882 - name changed to Woodward |
| Raney | 30 Sep 1896 | Rescinded 11 Jul 1898 |
Submitted by Lynn McCleary, November 29, 2011.
Iowa Post Office Closings Being Considered 2011-2012
Booneville
Bouton
Dawson
Linden
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