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Paragon Post Office (1903-1905)

Township & Section: Guyan Township, NW quarter of section 18
Location: 6 miles W of the Ohio River, on the W side of Guyan Creek, 2 miles NW of Mercerville PO, 4 miles SW of Leaper PO, 4 miles E of Mattie PO
In a Village? No, population in area 400
Established: 21 April 1903
First Postmaster: Laura Smith
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Crown City PO

Patriot Post Office 45658 (1839-Present)

Township & Section: Perry Township, NW quarter of section 35
Location: East of Sand Fork Creek
Local Name :
Established: 27 August 1839
First Postmaster: John R. B. Blessing
1865 Location: SW quarter of the NW quarter of section 34, 1 mile NE of Sandfork Creek, On mail route, 6 miles SE of Wales PO, 10 miles SE of Thurman PO, 5 miles NW of Lincoln PO, 6 miles NE of Mc Daniels PO, 12 miles SW of Gallipolis PO
1898 Location: NE quarter of section 34, 12 miles W of the Ohio River, 1 mile E of Sandfork Creek, 12 miles W of the nearest RR – the CHV&T, on the mail route from Gallipolis, 3 miles NW of Boggs PO, 3 ½ miles W of Wigner PO, 6 miles E of Cadmus PO
1917 Location: SW quarter of section 35, 12 miles W of the Ohio River, not located on a RR, ½ mile E of Sand Fork Creek, 6 miles W of Northup PO, 4 miles E of Siloam PO
1920 Location: moved 330 ft E, same quarter section, 12 miles W of the Ohio River, about ¼ miles E of Sand fork Creek, 6 miles W of Northup PO, about 11 ½ miles E of Gallia PO, about 4 miles SW of Siloam PO
1939 Location: ¾ miles NE of Sand Fork Creek, 12 miles W of the Chesapeake & Ohio RR at Gallipolis, 8 miles S of Rio Grand PO, 6 miles W of Northup PO, 9 miles N of Waterloo PO in Lawrence Co., NW of Gallipolis PO

Peniel Post Office (1889-1948)

Township & Section: Greenfield Township, NW quarter of section 28
Location: on route from Ironton PO to Dayton PO, 3 miles SW of Hoadley PO, 5 miles W of Holcomb PO, at the Davis Station of the Dayton, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad
In a Village? No, population in area 250
Established: 9 November 1889
First Postmaster: Richard E. Evans
1908 Location: NE quarter of the NW quarter of section 28, 23 miles W of the Ohio River, 1/16 mile S of Dirty Face Creek, about 50 feet from the Davis Station of the CH&D RR (Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton) 3 miles N of Gallia PO, 3 miles S of Hoadley PO,
1939 Location: 7 miles SE of the Black Jack RR station of the B&O RR, 20 rods W of Dirty Face Creek, 3 miles SW of Gallia PO, 9 miles S of Oak Hill PO [Jackson Co.], 5 miles SE of Black Jack PO [Jackson Co.], 10 miles N of Waterloo PO
Discontinued: 31 May 1948
Mail directed to Oak Hill PO

Pine Grove Post Office (1834-1894)

Township & Section: Springfield Township, SE quarter of section 24
1878 Location: 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 4 miles E of Raccoon Creek, 4 miles E of Harris PO, 6 miles S of Vinton PO, 10 miles N of Gallipolis PO, 18 miles W of the Oak Hill Station of the Portsmouth Branch of the Railroad
Local Name : Porter
Established: 13 May 1834
First Postmaster: George J. Payne
1881 Location: SE quarter of section 24, 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 2 miles W of Campaign Creek, on the mail route, 4 miles from Eno PO, 4 miles SE of Tycoon, 2 ½ miles NW of Evergreen PO, 1 ¼ miles E of the Porter Station of the O&WVa Railroad (Ohio & West Virginia)
Name Changed: 22 November 1894 to Pinegrove PO

Pinegrove Post Office (1894-1923)

Township & Section: Springfield Township, NE quarter of section 23
Location: 10 miles N of the Ohio River, 3 miles W of Campaign Creek, at the beginning of the mail route, 1 ¼ miles E of Bidwell PO, 1 ¼ miles E of the CHV&T Railroad (Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo)
Village of Porter
Former Name : Pine Grove PO
Established: 22 November 1894
First Postmaster: Maggie Lawless
1907 Location: SE quarter of section 24, 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 2 miles W of Campaign Creek, 1 ¼ miles W of Bidwell PO, 9 miles SW of Kyger PO, 1 ¼ miles E of the Hocking Valley Railroad
Name Changed: 26 February 1923 to Porter PO

Porter Post Office (1923-1959)

Township & Section: Springfield Township, on State Route 160, 7165 feet E of the Bidwell Station of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, about 4 miles E of Raccoon Creek, 7448 feet E of Bidwell PO, 5 ½ miles S of Vinton PO, 4 miles N of Kerr PO, 1 mile W of Cheshire PO
Mail Service: is from Bidwell PO by mail messenger
Former Name : Pinegrove
Established: 26 February 1923
First Postmaster: Edward L. Cotrell
Discontinued: 30 November 1959
Mail directed to Vinton PO

Providence Post Office (1904-1907)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, SE quarter of section 7
Location: 4 miles W of the Ohio River, 500 yards W of Swan Creek, 5 miles from the B&O Railroad (Baltimore & Ohio), on the mail route from Leaper PO to Angola PO, 1 mile E of Leaper PO, 4 miles W of Angola PO, 2 ½ miles NE of Mercerville PO,
In a Village? No, population in area 150
Established: 16 May 1904
First Postmaster: W. Curtis Clark
Discontinued: 30 April 1907
Mail directed to Bladen PO

Raccoon Island Post Office (1) (1841-1862)

Township & Section:
Location:
Local Name :
Established: 18 August 1841
First Postmaster: Wm. F. Goodlin
Name Changed: 26 May 1862 to Eureka PO

Raccoon Island Post Office (2) (1887-1936)

Township & Section: Clay Township, NW quarter of section 22
Location: directly on the mail route from Gallipolis PO to Huntington, W. Va., on the W bank of the Ohio River, on the N side of Raccoon Creek, 3 miles S of Clipper Mill PO, 3 miles N of Eureka PO, 5 mile E of Thivener PO, nearest railroad is at Gallipolis (Columbus Hocking & Toledo)
In a Village? No, population about 50 families
Established: 18 September 1887
First Postmaster: Quincy A. Davis
1907 Location: NE quarter of section 28, ¼ mile W of the Ohio River, on the N bank of Raccoon Creek, on mail route from Gallipolis, 2 miles N of Angola PO, 7 ½ miles S of Gallipolis PO, 3 miles N of Eureka PO, nearest railroad is the B & O 1 ½ miles
Discontinued: 15 October 1936
Mail directed to Gallipolis PO

Ridgeway Post Office (1839-1846)

Township & Section: [In 1839 Richard & Nancy Kerr’s first child was born in Raccoon Twp]
Location:
Former Name : Woods Mills PO
Established: 19 July 1839
First Postmaster: Richard S. Kerr
Name Changed: 28 January 1846 to Thurman PO

Rio Grande Post Office 45614 (1846 – Present)

Township & Section: (1865) Raccoon Township, NE quarter of section 26
Location: 11 miles NW of the Ohio River, on the E side of Raccoon Creek at a bend in the creek, 4 miles N of Rodney PO, 6 miles SE of Thurman PO, 2 miles SW of Harris PO, 6 miles, 7 ½ miles S of Vinton PO that is on Raccoon Creek, SW of Pine Grove PO, 9 miles NE of Patriot PO
Local Name : Adamsville
Established: 10 September 1846
First Postmaster: Richard S. Kerr
1898 Location: SE quarter of section 27, 13 miles W of the Ohio River, on the W side of Raccoon Creek, 1 mile W of Coy PO, 4 miles SE of Thurman PO, 3 miles SW of Harris PO
1939 Location: 600 feet SW of U.S. 35 and State Route 325, nearest Railroad is the C & O at Bidwell 6 miles to the N, 1 mile E of Raccoon Creek, ½ miles S of Indian Creek, 5 miles E of Thurman PO, 4 miles W of Rodney PO, 6 miles S of Bidwell PO, 8 miles N of Patriot PO Margaret E. Bohn PM
1945 Location: moved about 1200 ft NW of the old location, 30 ft W of U. S. 35, on N Main Street, on the Star Route from Thurman PO to Gallipolis PO, 5 miles SE of Thurman PO, 7 miles NW of Rodney PO, 10 miles S of Vinton PO, 10 miles NW of Patriot PO, 7 miles SW of Bidwell PO
1949 Location: moved 550 ft E, 25 ft W of U.S. 35, 7 miles SW of the nearest railroad station at Bidwell, 13 miles W of the Ohio River, 2 miles W of Raccoon Creek, 5 miles E of Thurman PO, 6 miles W of Rodney PO, 7 miles S of Vinton PO, 7 ½ miles N of Patriot PO, on Star Route from Gallipolis PO, in Congressional district 10

Rodney Post Office (1839-1985)

Township & Section: Green Township, NE quarter of section (left blank but map from Kerr PO shows it to be in section 30)
Location:
Local Name :
Established: 10 September 1839
First Postmaster: Robert H. Ragan
Discontinued: 17 February 1842
Re-Established: 17 May 1844, David R. Payne, PM
1908 Location: 8 miles W of the Ohio River, 4 miles E of Raccoon Creek, on mail route from Oak Hill (Jackson Co) PO to Gallipolis PO, 5 miles E of Rio Grande PO, 8 miles W of Gallipolis PO, 2 ½ miles NW of McCormick PO
1939 Location: Green Township, 8 miles W of the Ohio River, 4 miles E of Raccoon Creek, on Route 35, 8 miles W of the nearest C&O (Chesapeake & Ohio) RR station at Gallipolis, 5 miles E of Rio Grand PO, 8 miles W of Gallipolis PO
Discontinued: 7 February 1985, had zip code 45676
Mail directed to [not listed]

Rowlesville Post Office (1879-1904)

Township & Section: Morgan Township, NW quarter of section 23
Location: 4 ½ miles W of Raccoon Creek, ½ miles E of Campaign Creek, 3 miles SW of Alberta PO, 4 miles NE of Vinton PO, 3 ½ miles S of Salem Center PO
In a Village? No, 65 families of 5 each in area near a Cross Roads
Established: 26 August 1879
First Postmaster: William Y. Rowles
Discontinued: 30 September 1904
Mail directed to Vinton PO

Ruby Post Office (1899-1905)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, SW quarter of section 15
Location: on the mail route from Greasy Ridge PO to Gallipolis PO, 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 2 miles W of Guyan Creek, 2 ½ miles NW of Mattie PO, 3 ½ miles SE of Lincoln PO, 4 miles NW of Mercerville PO,
Local Name :
Established: 22 April 1905
First Postmaster: Rufus W. Houck
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Crown City

Sand Fork Post Office (1866-1895)

Township & Section: Walnut Township, SW quarter of section 23
Location: 15 miles W of the Ohio River, 5 ¼ miles beyond the end of the mail route from Thurman PO to Patriot PO, 5 ¼ miles S of Patriot PO, 4 miles W of Lincoln PO, 6 miles E of Waterloo PO, 4 ½ miles N of Walnut Ridge PO
In a Village? No, 100 Families in area
Established: 23 April 1866
First Postmaster: Thomas W. Rose
Discontinued: 21 July 1879
Mail directed to Patriot PO
Re-established: 27 April 1880, John H. Clark, PM
1892 Location: 12 miles W of the Ohio River, 3 miles S of Boggs PO, 3 mile N of Bosterville PO (Lawrence Co), 12 miles from the RR at Davis Station
Name Changed: 1 December 1895 to Sandfork PO
Discontinued: 30 November 1906
Mail directed to Patriot PO

Sandfork Post Office (1895-1906)

Township & Section:
1898 Location: 15 miles W of the Ohio River, 1/8 mile W of Sandfork Creek, 2 miles S of Klages PO, 3 miles N of Lecta PO, 3 miles W of Lincoln PO
Name Changed : 1 December 1895 from Sand Fork (does not appear in appointment film)
Local Name: Mud Sock
First Postmaster:
Discontinued:
Mail directed to [not listed]

Saundersville Post Office (1872-1905)

Township & Section: Guyan Township, NW quarter of section 35
Location: 8 miles W of the Ohio River, 1 mile E of Sand Fork Creek, 1 mile off the mail route between Walnut Ridge PO and Lincoln PO, 5 miles NE of Greasy Ridge PO [Lawrence Co], 6 miles SW of Lincoln PO, 6 miles SE of Sandfork PO
In a Village? No, population of 231 in area
1898 Location: 1 ½ miles W of the Ohio River, on the E side of Sand fork Creek, on mail route, 2 ¼ miles SE of Lecta PO (Lawrence Co), 2 ¼ miles W of Mattie PO, 3 ¼ miles NE of Okey PO, 8 ¾ miles W of the Ohio River RR
Established: 15 July 1872
First Postmaster: Jacob W. Saunders
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Crown City PO

Siloam Post Office (1912-1928)

Township & Section: Perry Township, SE quarter of section 14
Location: 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 50 rods W of Raccoon Creek, 1 mile S of Cora PO, 5 miles W of Blazer PO, 4 miles NE of Patriot PO
Local Name : none
Established: 9 December 1912
First Postmaster: Charles Fremont Morgan [signed location document: S. Fremont Morgan]
1922 Location: Perry Township, SE quarter of section 11, moved 1 mile N to Cora, Ohio [Cora PO discontinued 1913], 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 100 yds W of Raccoon Creek, 6 miles NW of Blazer PO, 5 miles S of Rio Grande PO, at the end of the mail route
Discontinued: 30 June 1928
Mail directed to Gallipolis PO

Slater Post Office (1888-1903)

Township & Section: Ohio Township, NE quarter of section 4
Location: 1 mile E of the mail route from Gallipolis PO to Proctorville PO, 4 miles NW of the Ohio River, 2 miles NW of Swan Creek, 3 miles SE of Mercer PO, 2 miles NE of Yoho PO, 4 miles NW of Swan Creek PO,
Established: 16 February 1888
First Postmaster: John Slater
1894 Location: moved ¾ mile S, in the NW quarter of section 3, 2 miles W of the Ohio River
1898 Location: in or near SW quarter of section 5, 5 miles W of the Ohio River, 1 mile NE of Swan Creek, about 2 miles from Yoho PO, about 1 ½ miles W of Halley PO, Special Office: Supplied from Yoho PO
Discontinued: 31 March 1903
Mail directed to Halley PO

Smith's Post Office (1845-1856)

Name Changed: 29 July 1845 from Mercerville PO
First Postmaster: Jackson T. Smith (had been a PM of Smith's PO in Harrison Co.)
Name Changed: 1 December 1856 to Breckenridge PO

South Newcastle Post Office (1835-1871)

Township & Section: Ohio Township, in fractional section 17
Location: W of the Ohio River, 13 miles N of Millers PO, 10 miles S of Bull Skin PO
Local Name :
Established: 25 February 1835
First Postmaster: Manasseo Sitch, Jr.
Name Changed: 2 July 1871 to Bush's Mill PO

Spicy Post Office (1893-1905)

Township & Section: Ohio Township, SE quarter of section 33
Location: 3 miles W of the Ohio River, ½ miles S of Swan Creek, 3 miles SE of Slater PO, 4 miles SW of Clemma PO, 5 miles SW of Bush's Mill PO
A Special Office: supplied from Swan Creek PO
In a Village? No, population in area is 75 families
Name: Location form had Eva crossed out followed by (instead of Bertie) and the name Spicy written in
Established: 1 May 1893
First Postmaster: John T. Mooney
Discontinued: 29 Nov. 1905
Mail directed to Gallipolis PO

Sprinkles Mills Post Office (1872-1886)

Township & Section:
Location:
Local Name :
Established: 6 June 1872
First Postmaster: Ephraim Patterson
Name Changed: 9 February 1886 to Cadmus PO

Swan Creek Post Office (1838-1917)

Township & Section:
Location:
Local Name :
Established: 17 January 1838
First Postmaster: Alexander Campbell
Discontinued: 5 January 1875
Mail directed to Bush's Mills PO
Re-Established: 16 January 1875, David S. Trobridge PM
1878 Location: Ohio Township, NW quarter of section 19 [fractional section], on the west bank of the Ohio River, and on the E bank of Swan Creek, ¾ mile W of Glenwood PO (W Virginia), 1 ½ miles W of Green Bottom PO (W Virginia), 6 miles SE of Mercerville PO
Name changed: 30 November 1895 to Swancreek PO [not in appointment film]
1900 Location: moved SE 500 yds, on the N bank of the Ohio River, 50 yds W of the mouth Swan Creek, 3 ½ miles SW of Clemma PO, 2 ½ miles SW of Bush's Mill PO, A Special Office; supplied from Glenwood PO W. Va 1 ½ miles, [letter with location form explained that the office had moved 4 years before due to a fire to W of Swan Creek and was now moved to within 100 yds of the location where it was 30 years before] proposed by Alex Martindell
Named changed: 30 November 1907 to Swan Creek PO
Discontinued: 15 December 1915
Mail directed to Bladen PO
Re-Established : 13 April 1917, Ira Neal PM
1917 Location: 300 ft N of the Ohio River, 200 ft S of Swan Creek, 5 ½ miles N of Crown City PO, 6 miles S of Bladen PO, 9 miles SE of Mercerville PO, 1 ½ miles N of the B&O [Baltimore & Ohio] RR at Glenwood, W. Va., Office to be supplied from Glenwood PO by messenger
Discontinued: 31 November 1917
Mail Directed to Glenwood PO

Swancreek Post Office (1895-1907) See Swan Creek Post Office

Township & Section:
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Local Name :
Established:
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Discontinued:
Mail directed to

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