SMALL-TOWN POST OFFICES
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OFFICIAL LIST OF US POST OFFICES, 1 Jan 1824 : HERKIMER COUNTY Note: The Columbia P.O., Town of Warren, is mentioned in the text, but is not on this official list. |
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Post Office | Town Where Located | Distance From Albany |
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Danube | Danube | 68 mi |
Eaton's Bush | Fairfield | 78 mi |
Fairfield | Fairfield | 76 mi |
Frankfort | Frankfort | 84 mi |
German Flats | German Flats | 74 mi |
Herkimer | Herkimer | 79 mi |
Litchfield | Litchfield | 88 mi |
Little Falls | Herkimer | 71 mi |
Manheim | Manheim | 69 mi |
Middleville | Fairfield | 77 mi |
Newport | Newport | 95 mi |
Norway | Norway | 90 mi |
Petries | Herkimer | ? |
Russia | Russia | 99 mi |
Salisbury | Salisbury | 67 mi |
Underwood | Litchfield | 86 mi |
Warren | Warren | 64 mi |
Winfield | Winfield | 75 mi |
Some Historical Perspective: According to Spafford's 1824 Gazetteer, in 1789 there were only 7 official post offices in New York State. These were Albany, Claverack, Fishkill, Kinderhook, New York City, Poughkeepsie, and Rhinebeck, i.e. up and down the Hudson River Valley.
By 1793, there were 20 post offices in New York State: Albany, Goshen, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Schawangunk, Canajoharie, Hudson, Lansingburgh, Red Hook, Wardsbridge, Claverack, Kinderhook, New York City, Rhinebeck, Warwick, Fishkill, Kingsbridge, Peekskill, Schenectady, and Windsor.
On 1 Jan 1824, there were 876 official US post offices.
HERKIMER COUNTY 1851 POST OFFICES |
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Cedar Lake
Cedarville
Cold Brook
Crain's Corners
Dennison's Corners
Devereux
East Schuyler
Eatonville
Frankfort Hill
Gravesville
Graysville
Ilion
Jacksonburg
Jordanville
Manheim Centre
Middleville
New Graefenberg
Newville
Ohio
Page's Corners
Paine's Hollow
Poland
Postville
Rockton
Salisbury Centre
South Columbia
Starkville
Van Hornesville
Warren
West Schuyler
West Winfield
Wilmut
Winfield
In 1911, some locations had salaried postmasters. Yearly salary in parentheses.
HERKIMER COUNTY 1911 POST OFFICES |
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Atwell
Beaver River
Big Moose
Cedarville
Chepachet
Clearwater
Cold Brook
Darts
Dolgeville ($2,000)
Eagle Bay
East Creek
Fairfield
Frankfort ($1,900)
Fulton Chain
Grant
Gravesville
Gray
Herkimer ($2,600)
Honnedaga
Ilion ($2,600)
Jordanville
Little Falls ($2,900)
McKeever
Middleville
Millers Mills
Minnowbrook
Mohawk ($1,700)
Newport ($1,300)
Newville
Northwood
Norway
Ohio
Old Forge
Poland
Rondaxe
Salisbury
Salisbury Center
South Columbia
Starkville
Vanhornesville
Warren
West Winfield ($1,400)
Wilmurt
Winfield
* Post Offices Discontinued on Account of Rural Delivery July 1, 1908 - June 30, 1911
Russia - Poland
Herkimer County General History Section Back to Herkimer County NYGenWeb Created: 11/27/96 Last Updated: 1/24/06; 10/16/97 Copyright ©1996 - 2006 M. Magill Thank you to the Anonymous Angel for the 1824 Spafford's Gazetteer submission. All Rights Reserved. |