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Eakins Mills Post Office (1856-1857)

Township & Section: Walnut Township
Location:
Local Name :
Name Changed to Eakins Mills PO, 21 December 1856
Established: 24 December 1856
First Postmaster: William Jones
Name Changed to Mc Daniels PO, 14 November 1857

Edna Post Office (1884-1903)

Township & Section: 1884, Huntington Township, SW quarter of section 29
Location: 1884 5 miles SW of Vinton PO, 9 miles N of Thurman PO, not on the route from Vinton PO to Thurman PO, but proposed that that route be changed to put Edna PO on it.
In a Village? No, Population 150 in area
Special Post Office 1901
Local Name :
Established: 23 June 1884
First Postmaster: George W. Bodekin
New Site: 1901 moved 5/8 mile E, Huntington Township, SW quarter of section 33, 2 ½ Miles SW of Obal PO, 3 miles NE of Esop PO, 4 ½ miles NW of Tycoon PO, Jacob Deckard PM
Discontinued: 31 May 1903
Mail directed to Esop PO

Eno Post Office (1879-1904)

Township & Section: Morgan Township, E quarter of section 9
Location: on mail route from Pine Grove PO to Kyger PO, 4 ½ miles W of Kyger PO, 4 ½ miles NE of One Grove PO
In a Village? No, population in area 500
Established: 26 August 1879
First Postmaster: Mary C. Rupe
New Site: 1887, PO moved ¾ mile E to the NE quarter of Section 3. Located 4 miles N of Malaby PO, 5 miles NE pf Pine Grove PO, 3 miles SE of Vanceton PO, 6 miles from Porter station of the CHV&T Railroad (Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo), Samuel Robinson PM
New Site: 1898 moved 67 rods S to the SE quarter of section 9. Located 4 miles from Pine Grove PO, 2 miles E of Vanceton PO, 4 miles SW of Kyger PO, Jonah R. Ralph, PM.
Discontinued: 30 January 1904 [ NARA microfilm] 30 April 1904 [Gallagher & Patera]
Mail directed to Vinton PO

Esop Post Office (1884-1905)

Township & Section: Raccoon Township, SW quarter of section 5
Location: 5 miles SW of Vinton PO, 4 miles NE of Thurman PO
In a Village ? No, population in area is 125
Established: 23 June 1884
First Postmaster: Evan L. Evans
New Site: ½ mile E, SE quarter of section 5 on mail route, 2 miles S of Edna PO, 3 miles N of Thurman PO, Amos Deckard PM
Discontinued: 6 December 1905
Mail directed to Vinton PO

Eureka Post Office (1862-1943)

Township & Section: Clay Township
Location:
Name Changed From : Raccoon Island
Established: 26 May 1862
First Postmaster: Samuel H. Riggs
Site 1907: Clay Township, E quarter of Section 24, on the W bank of the Ohio River, 1 ½ miles S of Teens Run Creek at the terminus of the mail route from Apple Grove, WV. Located 1 mile N of Bladen PO, 1 mile S of Angola, John Chambers, Jr. PM
New Site 1939: Clay Township, Section 19, on State Highway # 7, 250 feet from the Ohio River, 10 miles S Gallipolis, 1 mile N Bladen, Charles W. Bodimen PM
Discontinued: 15 May 1943
Mail directed to Bladen with Bladen PO moved
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Evergreen Post Office (1880-1927)

Township & Section: Springfield Township, section 15
Location: on the Ohio & WV Railroad, 8 miles NW of Gallipolis PO, 8 miles SE of Vinton PO, 4 miles NE of Rodney PO, 2 miles from Pine Grove PO
Local Name :
Established: 20 September 1880
First Postmaster: John H Morrison
New Site: Springfield Township, N ¼ of section 36, 8 miles W of the Ohio River, 1 mile W of Chickamonga Creek, 3 miles S of Bidwell PO, 2 miles N of Kerr PO
Discontinued: 31 October 1927
Mail directed to Bidwell PO

Ewington Post Office (1850-1984)

Township & Section: In 1865, Huntington Township, NW quarter of section 11 Location: 16 miles W of Ohio River, S side of Raccoon Creek, 6 miles W of Keystone PO, 5 miles S of Wilkesville PO, 6 miles S of Salem Center PO
Local Name :
Established: 8 February 1850
First Postmaster: George W. Thompson
New Site : In 1898, Huntington Township, NE quarter of section, 18 miles W of Ohio River, ½ mile S of Raccoon Creek, on mail route 231116, 1 ½ miles SE of Alice PO, ¾ miles E of Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Railroad
A Special Office: supplied from Durgan PO ¾ miles W of Ewington PO
New Site: In 1903, moved 340 feet W, Huntington Township, SW quarter of section 11, 1/3 mile W of Raccoon Creek, A special office supplied from Durgan PO, ¾ miles to the W, 2 miles SE of Alice, ¾ miles E of Hocking Valley Railroad
New Site: In 1915, moved E 1000 feet, located in the NE quarter of section 11, 20 miles W of the Ohio River, ½ miles SW of Raccoon Creek, 2 ½ miles NE of Alice PO, 3 miles NW of Vinton PO, 10 miles W OF Langsville PO, 4900 feet E of Hocking Valley Railroad (Comment that PM had resigned)
New Site: In 1936, moved 1500 feet W, NW quarter of section 11, 19 miles N of the Ohio River, 1.9 miles N of Alice PO, 3 miles S of Vinton PO, 5 miles S of Wilkesville PO. 1.9 miles S of the C & O Railroad (Chesapeake & Ohio), railroad station is at Alice
New Site: Huntington Township, quarter of section 11, 532 feet W of highway # 160, 19 miles N of the Ohio River, ½ mile S of Raccoon Creek, 2.29 miles N of Vinton PO, 6 miles S of Wilkesville PO, mail is supplied by messenger from Vinton PO
New Site: In 1949, Huntington Township, moved 800 feet E, map shows it in the SE quarter of section 11 [in the extreme NW portion of that quarter], on W side of Highway # 160, ¼ mile N of Raccoon Creek, 3 miles N of Vinton PO, 5 miles S of Wilkesville PO, mail supplied by Star Route
Discontinued:
Mail directed to

Firor Post Office (1856-1859) (Not found on appointment microfilm)

Township & Section:
Location: [1850 Census shows Jeremiah Lambert in Greenfield Township]
Local Name :
Established: 4 February 1857
First Postmaster: Jeremiah Lambert
Name Changed to Gallia Furnace, 19 July 1859

Flag Spring Post Office (1839-1879)

Township & Section: Walnut Township, NE quarter of section 19
Location:
Local Name :
Established: 22 February 1839
First Postmaster: Charles Neal, Senior
Discontinued: 6 August 1845
Mail directed to (not listed)
Re-Established: 4 January 1875, Thomas J. Neal
Location: Walnut Township, SE quarter of section 18, on mail route from Oak Hill PO [Jackson Co.], 3 miles NE of Waterloo PO, 3 miles SE of McDaniels PO, 18 Miles W of the Ohio River, 1 ¾ mile E of Symmes Creek
Discontinued: 20 January 1879

Gage Post Office (1900-1905)

Township & Section: Perry Township, SW quarter of section 2?
Location: 2 miles off the mail route from Gallipolis PO to Patriot PO, 12 miles W of the Ohio River, 1 ½ miles W of Raccoon Creek, 2 miles NW of Patriot PO, 9 miles SW of Cora PO, 4 ½ miles NE of Cadimus PO, the nearest railroad is the Hocking Valley Railroad
In a village? Yes, population 40 plus 240 in surrounding area
Established: 18 October 1900
First Postmaster: Lester Wood
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Gallia

Gallia Post Office (1) (1868-1868) No information on the Location microfilm

Township & Section:
Location:
Local Name :
Established: 3 July 1868
First Postmaster:
Discontinued: 10 October 1868
Mail directed to (not listed)

Gallia Post Office (2) (1894-1953)

Township & Section: Greenfield Township, W quarter of section 16
Location: 25 miles N of the Ohio river, 2 miles W of Symmes Creek, 6 miles NW of McDaniels PO, 4 miles NW of Holcomb PO, on the CH&D Railroad [Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton]
Former Names : Gallia Furnace PO, Firor PO
Established: 19 May 1894
First Postmaster: Morris Tipton
Site in 1898: Greenfield Township , NE quarter of section 16. Located 20 miles N of the Ohio River, 2 miles S of Symmes Creek, nearest railroad is the CH & O, 4 miles W of Holcomb PO
Site in 1939: Greenfield Township, section 16. Located on state highway 283, 150 feet E of Dirty Face Creek, one Star Route from Oak Hill PO, 7 miles SE of Oak Hill PO [Jackson Co.], 7 miles NE of Blackfork PO [Jackson Co.], 11 miles W of Patriot PO, 3 miles NE of Peniel PO
Discontinued: 30 November 1953
Mail directed to Patriot PO

Gallia Furnace Post Office (1) (1847-1856)

Township & Section:
Location:
Local Name :
Established: 19 May 1847
First Postmaster: Ahobiah Bentley
Discontinued: 6 May 1856
Mail directed to (not listed)

Gallia Furnace Post Office (2) (1859-1894)

Township & Section: In 1865, Greenfield Township, SE quarter of section 16 [the PM had written the SW quarter of the SE quarter of section 16 in the form, but his map shows the PO in the NW corner of the SE quarter of section 16] 1 mile S of Blackfork Creek, 5 miles SE of Oak Hill PO [Jackson Co,], 7 miles NW of McDaniels PO, 5 miles SW of Wales PO
Location: In 1868, Greenfield Township, W quarter of section 25 on mail route from Gallipolis to Proctorville PO, 7 miles NE of Scott Town PO, 7 miles SW of Mercerville PO, 4 miles N of the Ohio River, on N side of Indian Creek
In a Village? No, population in area 51 families
Former Name : Firor PO
Established: 19 July 1859
First Postmaster: Leander W. Dennis
Name Changed to Gallia PO 24 August 1894

Gallipolis Post Office 45631 (1794-present)

1st Post Office in GallipolisTownship & Section: In 1837, Gallipolis Township, the NW quarter of section 28 Location:
Local Name :
Established: 20 June 1794
First Postmaster: Frances De. Holcomb
1830: PM was Francis Le Clerq (also in 1816, 1817, 1819, 1821, 1823 b France)
In 1878, the PO was located in the corporation of Gallipolis, ¼ miles N of the Ohio River, ¼ mile E of Cickamuaga Creek,Gallipolis Post Office in the early 1900's 6 miles SE of Rodney PO, 4 miles N of Clipper Mill PO, at the terminus of the mail route
New Site in 1879: 1 miles N of the Ohio River, 5 miles NE of Thurman PO, 7 miles NE of Mercerville PO, 24 miles from the Oak Hill Station on the Portsmouth Branch Railroad
New Site in 1898: NW quarter of section 28, ¼ mile N of the Ohio River, 1 miles SE of Chicamuaga Creek, 4000 feet NE of the CHV & T Railroad [Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo]

Glady Post Office (1892-1899)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, NE quarter of section 36
Location: near proposed mail route from Gallipolis PO to Waterloo PO, 4 miles S of Wigner PO, 6 miles NE of Raccoon PO
Name Selection : Enos crossed out, explanation that the name was objectionable as there already was an Eno PO and an Enon PO (Clark Co.). The name Gladys was written in and the "s" crossed out with the note that Glady is a scotch [sic] name suggested by the PM at Gallipolis PO.
Established: 8 April 1892
First Postmaster: James W. Stormont
Discontinued: 29 January 1899
Mail directed to Wignor PO

Glenn Post Office (1890-1933)

Township & Section: Morgan Township, NW quarter of section 31
Location: 60 feet E of the Glenn siding of the Columbus, Hocking and Toledo Railroad, 1 ½ miles E of Raccoon Creek, 3 ½ miles NE of Tycoon PO, 1 ½ miles NE of Pine Grove PO,
Local Name : Railroad siding is known as "Glenn's"
Established: 9 October 1890
First Postmaster: Benj. W. Kelly
New Site: In 1908, Morgan Township, NW quarter of section 31, 12 miles N of the Ohio River, ¾ mile E of Raccoon Creek, 75 feet E of the Hocking Valley Railroad, 3 miles SE of Vinton PO
Discontinued: 31 October 1933
Mail directed to Vinton PO

Guyan Post Office (1857-1858)

Township & Section: Guyan Township, section 16
Location: near mail route to Quaker Bottom, 7 miles W of Swan Creek PO
Population : upwards of 40
Established: 12 October 1857
First Postmaster: John C. Swindler
Discontinued: 12 June 1858
Mail directed to [not listed]

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