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Malaby Post Office (1881-1904)

Township & Section: Cheshire Township
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Established: 10 January 1881
First Postmaster: Franklin Benjamin Rife
1889 Location: moved 1 ½ miles E in the NW quarter section 31, 6 miles W of the Ohio River, 4 miles E of Eno PO, 5 miles NE of Pine Grove PO, 4 miles NW of Bulaville PO, 6 miles from the Hentley station on the CHV&T railroad (Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo) on it's S side
Second relocation in 1889: moved 35 rods SE to section 30, 6 miles W of the Ohio River, 4 miles N of Kyger Creek, 6 ½ miles from Pine Grove PO, 2 ½ miles E of Charity PO, 4 ½ miles SE of Eno PO, 4 ½ miles SW of Kyger PO
A Special PO: supplied from Pine Grove PO
Discontinued: 31 August 1904
Mail directed to Cheshire PO

Mapleshade Post Office (1900-1911)

Township & Section: Gallipolis Township, SW quarter section of section 23
Location: 100 yards W of the Ohio River, ¼ mile E of the Hocking Railroad, 5 miles SW of Kanaugua Creek, 2 miles NE of Gallipolis PO, on a street car line and road from Gallipolis
Local Name : Mapleshade
In a Village? Yes, population about 300 with 400 in the area
A Special PO: supplied from Gallipolis PO
Established: 19 May 1900
First Postmaster: Leonard L. Meal
Discontinued: 31 November 1911
Mail directed to Gallipolis PO

Mattie Post Office (1892-1905)

Township & Section: Guyan Township, SE quarter of section 30
Location: 5 miles W of the Ohio River, 50 feet from John's Creek, 3 miles NE of Saundersville, 4 miles SE of Mercerville, 4 miles NW of Yoho
In a Village? No, population about 75 families in area
A Special PO: supplied from Mercerville PO
Established: 7 September 1892
First Postmaster: Andrew J. Johnson
1895 Location: moved ¼ mile W to the SW quarter of section 30, on the mail route, 7 miles N of the Ohio River, on the N side of John's Creek, 2 miles NE of Saundersville PO, 6 miles SE of Lincoln PO, 3 ½ miles SW of Mercerville PO
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Crown City PO

McCormick Post Office (1897-1912)

Township & Section: Green Township, SW quarter of section 18
Location: 5/8 mile S of mail route from Gallipolis PO to Rio Grande PO, 5 miles W of the Ohio River, on the West Branch of the Chicamuaga Creek, 1 ¾ miles SE of Rodney PO, 4 ½ miles N of Northup PO, 5 miles NW of Gallipolis PO, 5 miles W of Rio Grande PO
In a Village? No, population 25 families
Established: 22 October 1897
First Postmaster: Melzar N. Magnet
1903 Location : moved 1/10 mile S on a better road, 5 miles N of the Ohio River, 3 miles W of Chicamuga Creek, 4 ½ miles from Cora PO, 5 miles W of Gallipolis PO, 1 ½ miles SE of Rodney PO
1905 Location: moved ½ mile W to NE quarter of section 23, on the end of mail route, near the Licking Railroad, 5 miles W of the Ohio River, 5 miles W of Gallipolis PO, 1 ¾ miles E of Rodney PO
A Special PO: supplied by a carrier from Gallipolis PO
Discontinued: 28 February 1911
Re-Established : 20 April 1911, Mary A. Riggs PM
1911 Location: Green Township, NE quarter of section 23, 5 miles N of the Ohio River, 1/4 mile S of Chickamauga Creek, 5 miles W of Gallipolis PO, 2 miles S of Rodney PO
Discontinued: 2 September 1912
Mail directed to Gallipolis PO

McDaniels Post Office (1852-1893)

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Name Changed: 21 December 1856 to Eakins Mills PO
Name Changed: back to McDaniel's PO, 14 November 1957
1865 Location: Walnut Township, SE quarter of the SW quarter of Section 1, 19 miles N of the Ohio River, ½ miles NW of Symmes Creek, 6 miles SE of Gallia Furnace PO, 5 miles NE of Waterloo PO, 6 miles W of Patriot PO
Name Changed: 13 April 1893 to McDaniel PO

McDaniel Post Office (1893-1905)

Township & Section: Walnut Township, section 1
Location: 15 miles N of the Ohio River, ½ mile W Symmns Creek, 3 miles N of Bowler PO, 6 miles S of Gallia Furnace PO, 5 miles W Cadmus PO, 6 miles S of the Gallia Furnace Station of the CH&D railroad, signed A. J. Beridge, 11 May 1893
Former Name : McDaniel's PO
Name Changed: 13 April 1893
Postmaster: Mary McDaniel
1898 Location: SE quarter of section 1, on the end of the mail route 1 mile N Symms Creek, 3 miles W Cadmus PO, 3 miles N Bowler PO
1902 Location: moved 200 to 300 feet, ½ mile N Symms Creek, on mail route Cadmus PO to McDaniel PO, 3 miles W Cadmus PO, 3 miles N Bowler PO
Discontinued: 31 December 1905
Mail directed to Gallia PO

McGhees Store Post Office (1832-1834)

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Name Changed: 19 July 1834 to Vinton PO

Mercerville Post Office (1842-1952)

Township & Section: Guyan Township, SW quarter of section 12
Location: 5 miles N of the Ohio River, 5 miles N of Bullskin Creek, 11 miles E of Patriot PO, 6 miles from South New Castle PO, 7 ½ miles from Swan Creek PO, 12 miles from Gallipolis PO
Local Name :
Established: 9 July 1842
First Postmaster: Joseph N. Thierry
Name Changed: Smith's, "Harrison Co.", 29 July 1845, Jackson T. Smith PM
Name Changed: Breckinridge, 1 December 1856, John W. McGath PM
Name Changed: Mercerville , 6 May 1858, James H. M. Montgomery PM
1878 Location: SE quarter of section 12, 5 miles W of Ohio River, 1/2 E of Indian Guyan Creek, 6 miles S of Thivener PO, 6 miles n of Chapmans Mill PO, 5 miles E of Saundersville PO
Discontinued: 2 August 1886
Mail directed to Yoho
Re-Established: 24 1886, Henry Oberstein PM
1898 Location: SE quarter of section 12, 5 miles W of Ohio River, 1/2 E of Guyan Creek, 1 ½ miles S of Leaper PO, 1 ½ miles N of Yoho PO, 2 ½ miles NW of Halley PO
1939 Location: SE quarter of section 12, on route 218, 13 miles from nearest railroad station in Gallipolis on the HV RR (Hocking Valley), 10 miles N or the Ohio River, 6 miles S of Raccoon Creek, 12 ½ miles S of Gallipolis PO, 5 miles W of Bladen PO, 6 miles W of Eureka PO
Discontinued: 15 July 1952
Mail directed to Crown City
Order Modified: 4 August 1952 to direct mail to Gallipolis

Messersville Post Office (1840-1842) (not found on the Location microfilm)

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Established: 11 June 1840
First Postmaster: John F. M. Hall
Discontinued: 1 March 1842
Mail directed to (not listed)

Moody Post Office (1881-1907)

Township & Section: Harrison, SW quarter of section 15
Location: 3 miles E of the mail route from Ironton PO to Gallipolis PO, 4 miles W of the Ohio River, 3 miles W of Raccoon Creek, 5 miles S of Northup PO, 3 or 4 miles NE of Lincoln PO, 4 miles NW of Leaper, 10 miles from the O&W.Va Railroad at Gallipolis.
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Established: 11 January 1881
First Postmaster: John Warren Irion
1891 Location: S quarter of section 21, 8 miles W of the Ohio River, on the W side (10 steps) of Little Bull Skin Creek, 1 mile NE of Hilton PO, 3 mile E of Lincoln PO, 4 miles W of Thivener PO, 4 miles NW of Leaper PO, 12 miles W of the Hocking Valley Railroad at Gallipolis.
1897 Location: moved ¾ mile W, NW quarter of section 19 (Section questionable as section 19 would be a move of a mile or more S), 9 miles W of the Ohio River, 5 miles W of Raccoon Creek, 2 ¾ miles E of Lincoln PO, 3 miles W of Hilton PO, 3 miles NW of Leaper PO
Discontinued: 14 September 1907
Mail directed to Hilton

Northup Post Office (1858-1986)

Township & Section: Green Township
Location: on mail route from Ironton PO to Gallipolis PO, 6 miles W of Little Bull Skin Creek, 5 miles NW of the Ohio River, 5 miles W of Gallipolis PO, 4 ½ miles w of Thivener
In a Village? Yes, of 18, population in area is 300
Established: 29 March 1858
First Postmaster: John Varney
1878 Location: SW quarter of section 14, 4 miles from the Ohio River – on the right side [W], on the right side [W] of Raccoon Creek, 5 miles NE of Holcomb PO, 5 miles SW of Gallipolis PO, 4 miles NW of Thivener PO, 5 miles S of Rodney PO, 6+ miles E of Patriot PO.
Discontinued: 19 September 1891
Mail directed to Gallipolis
Re-Established: 29 March 1892, Lorenzo W. Burnett PM
Discontinued: 28 August 1896
Mail to Gallipolis
Re-Established: 21 January 1897, Aldis Harrington PM
1897 Location: SW quarter of section 14, on mail route from Gallipolis PO to Sand Fork PO, 5 miles N of the Ohio River, on the N side of Raccoon Creek, 3 miles E of Wigner PO, 5 miles W of Gallipolis PO, 6 miles N of Hilton PO
Area Population in 1897: 300
March 1939 Location: moved 3 miles S, SW quarter of section 14, 5 miles W of the Ohio River, 2 ½ miles S of Raccoon Creek, 6 miles N [direction is questionable, see above relationship to Gallipolis] of Gallipolis PO, E of Patriot PO
October 1939 Location: 1 ½ miles N of State highway 141, 8 miles SW of the nearest Railroad station in Gallipolis, W of the Ohio River, 0.21 miles SE of Raccoon Creek, 6 miles SW of Gallipolis PO, 7 miles S of Rodney PO, W of Patriot PO
Discontinue: 31 October 1986, had zip code 45655

Obal Post Office (1890-1905)

Township & Section: Huntington Township, NW quarter of section 29
Location: 3 ¼ miles off the mail route from Vinton to Thurman as now carried (and near where Edna was at first located) (1/2 mile from old route as first carried), ¾ to 1 miles W of Raccoon Creek, about 3 miles NW of Edna PO and/or Esop PO, about 4 miles E of Orpheus PO [Jackson Co.], near to 4 miles SW of Chestnut Grove PO,
Name Selection: Tomato crossed out and Obal written in
Population in the area: 75 to 100
Established: 29 April 1890
First Postmaster: William Lewis
Discontinued: 5 August 1891
Mail directed to Edna PO
Re-Established: February 1897
1897 Location: Huntington Township, SW quarter of section 27, 1 ¼ miles W of the Raccoon River, ½ miles N of little Raccoon Creek, 1100 feet from mail route as now carried from Vinton PO to Thurman PO, 3 SW of Vinton PO, 3 ¼ miles SE of Edna PO, 3 ½ miles SW of Chestnut Grove PO
Population in area: 150 to 200
Discontinued: 15 December 1905
Mail directed to Vinton PO

Obediah Post Office (1872-1895)

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Established: 30 November 1872
First Postmaster: Alex G. Wilson
Discontinued: 20 June 1895
Mail directed to [not listed]

Olive Post Office (1883-1884)

Township & Section: Harrison Township, SW quarter of section 25
Location: on the mail route from Ironton PO to Gallipolis PO, 10 miles W of the Ohio River, 3 miles E of Sandfork Creek, 4 miles NE of Saundersville PO, 3 miles SE of Lincoln PO, 4 miles W of Mercerville PO
In a Village? No, population in the area 100
Established: 16 August 1883
First Postmaster: William H. Huron
Discontinued: 14 February 1884
Mail directed to Moody PO

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