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Halley Post Office (1892-1907)

Township & Section: Ohio Township, SW quarter of section 36
Location: 3 miles W of the Ohio River, 1 mile W of Swan Creek, 2 miles NE of Slater PO, 3 miles W of Bladen PO, 3 miles NW of Clemma PO
A Special Office : supplied from Bladen
In a Village? No, population in area 75
Established: 26 March 1892
First Postmaster: Hilas Russell Johnson
Discontinued: 30 April 1907
Mail directed to Bladen PO

Harris Post Office (1857-1905)

Township & Section: Raccoon Township, NW quarter of section 24
Location: 2 ½ miles N of Rio Grande PO, 4 ½ miles W of Pine Grove PO, 5 miles NW of Rodney PO, 6 miles E of Thurman PO, 7 miles S of Vinton PO
Local Name : Harrisburg
Established: 15 June 1857
First Postmaster: Jackson Warner
1865 Location: SW quarter of section 13, 11 miles W of the Ohio River, on W side of Raccoon Creek, on mail route # 9240 with Rio Grande PO the next PO on route
Discontinued: 26 November 1869
Re-Established: 8 July 1872, Arthur W. Warner PM
1898 Location: SW quarter of section 13, on E side of Raccoon Creek, 1 mile S of Barren Creek, 3 miles NE Rio Grande PO 2 ½ miles S of Tycoon PO, 4 miles SW of Bidwell PO
A Special Office: supplied from Bidwell PO
Discontinued: 15 December 1905
Mail directed to Bidwell PO

Harvey Post Office (1903-1905)

Township & Section: Guyan Township, SW quarter of section 29
Location: 6 miles N of the Ohio River, 100 feet N of Rockeyfork Creek, 3 miles S of Mattie PO, 2 ½ miles SE of Saundersville PO, 4 miles NW of Creuzet PO
A Special Office: supplied from Mattie PO
In a Village? No, population in area 60 - 75
Name Selection: Written on map was this note, "if Harvey is rejected use 1. Note 2. Sun 3. Wise 4. Air 5. Cosa 6. Kit 7. Pluma."
Established: 6 April 1903
First Postmaster: William Harvey Sheets
Discontinued: 30 November 1905
Mail directed to Crown city PO

Heatley Post Office (1881-1892)

Township & Section: Springfield Township, NE quarter of section 29
Location: on mail route from Gallipolis to Columbus (via RR), 10 miles N of the Ohio river 2 miles E of Raccoon Creek, on the O & C Railroad – Station Porter siding, 2 miles NW of Evergreen PO, 4 miles SE of Vinton PO, 1 ¼ miles SW of Pine Grove PO
Name Selection : Porter crossed out, "Heatley" written in
In a village? No, population in area 200
Established: 14 February 1881
First Postmaster: John K. Powell
Name Changed to Bidwell PO, 28 September 1892

Henking Post Office (1889-1892)

Township & Section: Cheshire Township, SE quarter of section 3
Location: directly on the mail route from Logan to Pomeroy, 94 rods on W side of CHV & T railroad, 14 miles W of the Ohio River, 3 miles S of Leading Creek, 2 miles N of Cheshire PO, 4 miles S of Middlefield PO, 4 ½ miles SE of Kyger PO
Local Name : Carl's
Name Selection: Carl's was crossed out and Henking written in
Map: the map accompanying the form was hand drawn by the County Surveyor, W. R. White. It showed the proposed PO, Carl's Station on the RR and Carl's Coal Works
In a Village? Mining Village , population in area 200
Established: 11 April 1889
First Postmaster: Charles A. Carl, Jr.
Name Changed to Carlton, 22 December 1892

Hilton Post Office (1891-1912)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, NW quarter of section 15
Location: on mail route from Ironton PO to Gallipolis PO, 1 ½ miles NE of Moody PO, 5 miles S of Northup PO, 4 miles NE of Lincoln PO
In a Village? No, population in area 150
Established: 5 February 1891
First Postmaster: Hugh George Hardway
New Site: 1897, moved 1 ¼ mile E, Harrison Township, SE quarter of section 17, 4 miles W of the Ohio River, 1/8 mile N of Little Bull Skin Creek, 1 ¾ miles E of Moody PO, 7 miles W of Gallipolis PO, 2 miles E of Thurman PO
Discontinued: 2 September 1912
Mail directed to Gallipolis PO

Hoadley Post Office (1884-1917)

Township & Section: Greenfield Township, SE quarter of section 31
Location: 20 miles N of the Ohio River, 1 ½ miles E of Dirty Face Creek, ½ mile E of mail route Dayton to Ivoryton, the Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad, train stops at Gallia Furnace, 5 miles SW of Gallia Furnace PO, 6 miles E of Samsonville PO,
Name Selection: Loyd's crossed out and Hoadley written in
In a village? No, population in area 200
A Special Office: supplied by RR
Established: 23 May 1884
First Postmaster: Thomas L. Loyd
1903 Located: Greenfield Township, SW quarter of section 31, 25 miles N of the Ohio River, 5 miles W of Symes Creek
Discontinued: 31 July 1917
Mail directed to Oak Hill PO, [Jackson Co.] Ohio

Holcomb Post Office (1876-1905)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, NE quarter of section 35
Location: directly on the mail route from Ironton to Gallipolis, 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 3 miles south of Raccoon Creek, 3 ½ miles N of Lincoln PO, 5 miles S of Northup PO, 5 miles E of Patriot PO
In a Village? No, population in area 100
Established: 20 September 1876
First Postmaster: Franklin D. Niday
Discontinued: 12 October 1880
Re-Established: 14 April 1886, C. Franklin Parkins PM
Location: Greenfield Township , SE quarter of section 13,
Name Selection : Swiss crossed out and Holcomb written in
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Gallia PO

Hollis Post Office (1903-1912)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, SW quarter of section 28
Location: 7 miles W of the Ohio River, on W side of Clay Lick Creek, 5 miles SW of Northup, 2 miles NE of Lincoln PO, 3 miles NW of Moody PO
In a Village? No, population in area 400
A Special Office : supplied from Northup PO
Established: 16 April 1903
First Postmaster: Ansel Kerns
Discontinued: 2 September 1912
Mail directed to [not listed]

Jericho Post Office (1895-1898)

Township & Section: Addison Township, N quarter of section 18
Location:
4 miles W of the Ohio River, 2 miles W of Kyger Creek, 4 miles NE of Buleville PO, 4 miles SE of Malaby PO, 5 miles NW of Addison PO
In a Village?
No, population 90 in area
A Special Post Office: supplied from Cheshire PO
Established: 9 January 1895
First Postmaster: Daniel Carman
Discontinued: 27 June 1898 July 1898
Mail directed to Cheshire PO

Kanauga Post Office (1896-1960)

Township & Section: Gallipolis Township, NE quarter of section 18
Location: on mail route from CHV&T (Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo) Railroad to Point Pleasant, WV, West of the Ohio River the E side of the CHV&T RR and S of the K&M (Kanawha & Michigan Railroad), 4 miles NE of Gallipolis PO, 4 miles S of Addison PO
In a Village? Yes, 150 population, plus 100 in area
Local name: Fair Haven
Established: 7 February 1896
First Postmaster: John F. Polsley
Location In 1907: ¼ W of the Ohio River, ½ mile E of the Hocking Valley & K-M Railroad, 1 ½ miles S of Georges Creek, 3 miles NE of Maple Shade PO, 3 miles SW of Addison PO
Location in 1939: on Highway Route 7, 1 ½ miles SW of the C&O (Chesapeake & Ohio) Railroad Kanauga Station, 500 feet W of the Ohio River, 3 miles S of Addison PO, 4 miles N of Gallipolis PO
Discontinued: 31 May 1960
Mail directed to Gallipolis PO

Kerr Post Office 45643 (1881- Present)

Township & Section: Springfield Township, NE quarter of section 14
Location: on mail route from Logan PO to Pomeroy PO, 5 miles W of the Ohio River, ¼ mile W of the Chickamauga Creek, on the E side of the O&WV Railroad near Kerr Station. 2 miles S Evergreen PO, 5 miles N Gallipolis PO, 5 miles NE Rodney PO
Local Name:
Established: 9 January 1881
First Postmaster: Edward C. Kerr
Discontinued: 30 April 1919
Location In 1921: 6 miles N of the Ohio River, 20 feet S of Mary's Run Creek, 2 ½ miles SE of Evergreen PO, 6 miles NW of Gallipolis PO, 4 miles NE of Rodney PO, 50 feet E of Kerr RR station
Location in 1939: Springfield Township, SW quarter of the NW quarter of section 8, 200 feet E of Chicamuaga Creek, 500 feet E of the Kerr RR Station of the C&O Railroad (Chesapeake & Ohio), 4 miles S of Porter PO, 6 miles NW of Gallipolis PO
Re-Established: 28 May 1921, Chauncey Sprague postmaster

Klages Post Office (1898-1905)

Township & Section: Walnut Township, NW quarter of section 14
Location: on the mail route from Sandfork PO to Gallipolis PO, 4 miles W of the Ohio River, W side of Sandfork Creek, 2 miles N of Sandfork PO, 2 ¼ miles SW of Boggs PO, 3 ¼ miles N of Patriot PO
Local Name : Allison Mills
In a Village? No, population 100 in area
Established: 25 February 1898
First Postmaster: Henry W. Allison
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Patriot PO

Knob Post Office (1881-1882)

Township & Section: Greenfield Township. NE quarter of section 24
Location: 1 ½ miles E of the mail route from Gallia Furnace PO to McDaniel PO, 19 miles W of the Ohio River, ¾ mile S of Symmes Creek, 4 miles SE of Gallia Furnace PO, 6 miles N of McDaniel PO, 4 ½ miles SW of Wales PO
A Special PO : supplied from Wales PO
In a Village? No, population 150 in area
Established: 10 March 1881
First Postmaster: John J. Morgan
Discontinued: 24 July 1882
Mail directed to [not listed]

Kyger Post Office (1837-1962)

Township & Section: Cheshire Township, SE quarter of section 16
Location: 4 miles W of the Ohio River, on the E side of Kyger Creek 7 miles from it's mouth,
Local Name :
Established: 27 May 1837
First Postmaster: Alexander Logue
Discontinued: 30 May 1869
Re- Established: 13 Jan 1870, David Tate PM
Discontinued: 19 January 1962
Mail directed to Cheshire PO

Leaper Post Office (1880-1933)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, SW quarter of section 9
Location: on the mail route from Quaker Bottom PO to Gallipolis PO, 6 miles W of the Ohio River, 3 ¼ miles S of Raccoon Creek, 3 miles S of Thivener PO, 2 ½ miles W of Linda PO
In a Village? No, population e00 in area
Established: 16 June 1880
First Postmaster: James V. Porter
Location in 1891: SE quarter of section 7, 6 miles W of the Ohio River, on the E bank of Bullskin Creek, 1 ¼ miles N of Mercerville PO, 4 ½ miles S of Thivener PO, 4 miles E of Moody PO, 4 ½ miles SW of Slater PO
Location in 1904: SE quarter of section 7, 6 miles W of the Ohio River, on E bank of Bullskin Creek or Bailey Creek, on the mail route, 1 ¼ miles N of Mercerville PO, 2 ¼ miles S of Angel PO, ¾ miles W of Providence PO
Discontinued: 30 December 1933
Mail directed to Thivener PO
Note: The original order to discontinue on 24 November 1933 was to direct the mail to Mercerville PO. The order was modified 15 December 1933 to direct the mail to Thivener PO.

Lincoln Post Office (1862-1905)

Township & Section: in 1878, Harrison Township, SW quarter of section 33
Location: 12 miles W of the Ohio river, 7 miles NE of Raccoon Creek, ¾ miles SW of Holcomb PO, 5 miles N of Saundersville PO, 2 1/1 miles NE of Sandfork PO, 5 miles NW of Mercerville PO
Local Name :
Established: 15 January 1862
First Postmaster: Charles Stuart
Location in 1889: SE quarter of section 33, 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 4 ½ miles S of Raccoon Creek, 3 ½ miles SW of Moody PO, 4 3/3 miles N of Saundersville PO, 3 miles E of Sandfork PO, 12 miles S of RR at Gallipolis
Location in 1891: moved 1/8 mile N, SE quarter of section 33, 1/8 mile N of mail route from Gallipolis to Ironton, 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 3 ½ miles E of Sand fork Creek, 5 miles W of Moody PO, 3 ½ miles E of Sandfork PO
In a Village? Yes, with 50 residents, population of 250 in area
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Northup PO

Linda Post Office (1878-1881)

Township & Section: Clay Township, lot 1251
Location: on the mail route from Gallipolis PO to Quaker Bottom PO, 3 ½ mile W of the Ohio River, 3 ½ miles S of Raccoon Creek, 3 ½ miles S of Thivener PO, 3 ½ miles N of Mercerville PO
In a Village? No, population 100 in area
Established: 23 May 1878
First Postmaster: Samuel D. Wise
Discontinued: 4 February 1881
Mail directed to [not listed]

Little Bullskin Post Office (1957-1860)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, section 21
Location: 8 miles W of the Ohio River, 5 miles NE of Walnut Ridge PO, 10 miles SW of Gallipolis PO, 5 miles W of Thivener PO, 5 ½ miles N of Smith's PO
In a Village? No, population 80 in area
Established: 15 June 1857
First Postmaster: George Shamhart
Discontinued: 8 September 1860
Mail directed to [not listed]

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