Historic Postal Records
Idaho maps at Digital Commonwealth/Massachusetts Collections Online, includes 1891, 1895, 1897 & 1903 mail routes
Arrowrock established August 10, 1911, Lettie J. McFadden Alexander J. Clifton, January 12, 1915 discontinued April 14, 1917, mail to Barber on Boise River, about 30 miles NE of Boise near Arrowrock Dam Banks established June 5, 1914, Emma H. Banks Inez V. Banks, November 5, 1914 Edwin J. Peabody, May 22, 1918 Henry Cutler, June 1, 1920 on N. Fork Payette River 14 m. NE of Horseshoe Bend SW Sec. 33, T9N, R3E Banner established June 6, 1878, Donald Grant Joseph Willson, June 2, 1879 Joseph P. Cummiskey, October 11, 1880 James L Brown, October 9, 1882 Ralph Goodliffe, May 12, 1885 John Brown, June 21, 1890 Asa P. Bovier, August 8, 1892 William G. Barney, September 23, 1893 closed December 28, 1896, mail to Edna reopened May 4, 1897, Mary Miller William Bernard (or Barnard) November 16, 1898 closed March 15, 1900, mail to Idaho City re-opened Francinne Thorne, August 31, 1912 discontinued September 15, 1913, mail to Idaho City. Boulder established March 19, 1890 - not commissioned closed June 3, 1892 "no papers" reopened by James F. Ryan, February 27, 1895 James R. Duff, April 23, 1895 discontinued July 13, 1895 mail to Idaho City Brownlee (1909-1912) "History of the Boise National Forest 1905-1976" "Postoffice at Brownlee. Uncle Sam has established a postoffice on BrownleeSources: "History of Post Offices in Idaho." U.S. Post Office; Gem County Historical Society collection and Idaho State Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Rd., Boise, Idaho. Mark Metkin, Idaho Post Offices. A big thank you to Mark for sharing his research! Nellie Ireton Mills -- "All Along the River/Territorial and Pioneer Days on the Payette." Privately printed for Payette Radio Limited, 1963. Notes: The map by Merle Wells from Idaho State Historical Society Digital Collections shows a settlement called Boston southwest of Centerville. I double-checked the Postmaster book and I still do not find a post office named "Boston." In "Gold Camps & Silver Cities (Nineteenth Century Mining in Central and Southern Idaho)," by Merle W. Wells he refers to it as Boston Bar.
and has appointed L. L. Lee as postmaster. The office will be a great
convenience to a large number of farmers." - The Emmett Index, January 27, 1910 1910 census, Brownlee precinct lists James L. Lee, age 76, merchant/general store Centerville established June 22, 1864, Harry M. Ellsworth E. K. Button, October 4, 1865 B. F. Duke, May 14, 1866 James B. Duke, July 10, 1866 Peter Joseph Moore, November 12, 1873 Marion F. Waldron, November 11, 1875 Jotham A. Lippincott, June 4, 1887 (note: Boise County sheriff's list shows a Jotham A. Lippeneatt, same person?) Norman H. Young, December 15, 1890 George T. Young, September 10, 1901 Idaho Hanley, December 23, 1905 Idaho Ternin, October 16, 1906 William H. Herfuith, November 29, 1913 Lydia M. Cooper, March 9, 1914 Jennie Blair, August 23, 1917 Charles C. Fairchild, July 30, 1921 Warren B. Everett, December 12, 1926 Albert G. Williams, December 23, 1927 Charles C. Fairchild, February 24, 1931 discontinued November 16, 1952, mail to Idaho City on Grimes Creek, 11 m. NW of Idaho City Section 29, T7N, R5E was CENTREVILLE 1946-1952 Crouch established March 13, 1936 discontinued April 22, 1966, mail to Banks on Middle Fork of Payette River 9 m. NE of Banks 2 m. N of Garden Valley NW Sec. 15, T9N, R4E Cumtux established June 5, 1918, Eldon Hedrick discontinued September 30, 1919 mail to Barber. Diana Mines established July 21, 1916, Chester N. Halverston James A. McCubbin, June 5, 1917 discontinued October 31, 1917, mail to Grimes Pass. Dunnigan established August 10, 1901, John Horenberger Jackson Owenby, April 29, 1902 discontinued October 15, 1902, mail to Boise. (see DUNTON) Dunton established June 27, 1901, John Horenberger (rescinded April 5, 1901) (see Dunnigan) Edna established January 21, 1893, Joseph H. Wilson Nellie Pl Gibbs, September 18, 1895 discontinued November 23, 1898, mail to Banner re-opened October 29, 1909, Arthur Hall discontinued July 15, 1911, mail to Idaho City. Eldorado established May 25, 1905, Ruben E. Shaw discontinued January 31, 1914, mail to Horseshoe Bend about 3 m. SE of Banks approx. Sec. 15, T8N, R3E Garden Valley established February 11, 1875, Mrs. Julia C. Mills discontinued October 30, 1876 re-established February 17, 1879 discontinued February 1, 1888 re-established November 23, 1888 Frances J. Castle, May 3, 1901 Mary N. Castle, May 28, 1901 Frances J. Castle, February 10, 1914 Marg D. James, May 26, 1924 Mrs. M. Jean Brown, August 22, 1930 Mrs. Anastasia McCubbins, January 21, 1931 11 m. NE of Banks on S. Fork of Payette R. 18 m. NE of Gardena NW Sec. 26 T9N R4E Gardena established June 21, 1915, Edward H. Darnielle closed February 15, 1917, mail to Montour (rescinded) Arley F. Darnielle, November 15, 1926 on Payette R. 5 m. N. of Horseshoe Bend 18 m. SW of Garden Valley NE Sec. 3, T7N, R2E 1915-1976 Graham established August 27, 1888, Joseph A. Bruner Thomas L. Crafton, August 2, 1889 (not commisssioned) Jesse Bradford, June 20, 1890 discontinued December 3, 1892, mail to Banner. Grimes Pass established August 27, 1912, as Grimpass Annie Calderwood renamed Grimes Pass December 13, 1913 discontinued November 16, 1952, mail to Idaho City on S. Fk. of Payette R. 9 m. SE of Garden Valley 33 m. N. of Idaho City; Sec. 15, T8N R5E Grimpass established August 27, 1912, Annie Calderwood renamed Grimes Pass December 13, 1913 Highland established May 9, 1898, Henry C. Sandlin Hanna M. Spockman, March 4, 1903 (this may be a different p.o. & in Boise Co.) Oliver P. Call, December 23, 1904 discontinued April 30, 1907, mail to Boise & Ola? on Boise R. 18 m. E. of Boise Sec. 16, T3N, R4E "1898-1904 in Ada County, 1904-1907 in Boise County" - Idaho Post Offices Horse Shoe Bend established as WARRINERVILLE, October 6, 1865, by Benjamin L. Warriner September 11, 1867, renamed Horse Shoe Bend by John Douglas Orville Johnston, March 2, 1867 June 30, 1868, discontinued July 5, 1870, reestablished, Hugh Clark (note: use of one word Horseshoe was authorized March 1, 1968) Horse Shoe Bend 1867-1868 was WARRINERVILLE 1870-1968 renamed HORSESHOE BEND Howell established March 3, 1893, William Howell discontinued July 12, 1895, mail to Idaho City re-established January 28, 1896, James Cox (rescinded April 21, 1896) on N.P. Ry. E. of Joel Idaho City established June 23, 1864, John W. McCully Henry M. Swinnerton, October 10, 1864 James A. Pinney (?) June 15, 1865 Silvester C. Sibsby, June 3, 1873 discontinued June 30, 1880 re-established July 1, 1882 Samuel T. Davis, May 6, 1893 Robert K. Davis, December 28, 1896 Silvester C. Sibsby, May 27, 1897 Mary S. Horenberger, July 7, 1907 John R. Kennaly, October 27, 1911 Mamie S. Wells, September 6, 1913 Robert L. Horenberger, April 19, 1915 Nelson Bottenher, October 17, 1919 30 m. NE of Boise; 28 SE of Horseshoe Bend Sec. 26, T6N, R5E Jerusalem established August 26, 1885, H. H. Ray William R. Ray, November 3, 1885 discontinued February 2, 1888, mail to Horse Shoe Bend Lowman established August 26, 1903, Nathaniel W. Lowman John F. Rode, March 3, 1916 Frank S. Peyton, February 28, 1920 discontinued May 6, 1966, mail to Boise. early spelling may have been Lournan on S. Fk Payette R. 35 m. NE of Idaho City, NE Sec 34, T9N, R7E Magee established October 26, 1898, Frances Keegan Crombie Allen, January 29, 1899 discontinued October 24, 1899, mail to Pioneerville Pinehust established July 31, 1903, by Helen G. Waters Vida G. Zimmerman appointed October 19, 1907 Ursula L. Moore appointed August 28, 1909 George F. Green appointed December 3, 1913 Emma L. Fitch appointed May 29, 1916 discontinued February 28, 1918, mail to Gardena located 2-3 miles NW of Banks in Section 30, Twp. 9 North, Range 3 West, B.M. (Note: In Dry Buck Valley;
there were sawmills in the area. The most visible landmark today is the Pinehurst Church.) Pioneerville established June 22, 1864, Alfred Sclocum Louis Weinheimer, January 4, 1865 Frank Britton, May 4, 1866 Adolph Benedict, July 10, 1866 Henry McGuinness, October 29, 1872 John M. Cannady, May 5, 1874 John P. Weaver, September 13, 1880 discontinued December 9, 1880 re-established May 2, 1882, Mrs. Annie Tucker discontinued October 26, 1882 re-established April 4, 1884, George W. Anderson Mrs. Mary Anderson, November 18, 1886 James Ashforth, March 15, 1888 Henry Joyce, July 23, 1898 Samuel B. Connelley, July 9, 1903 Castante R. Poncia, September 18, 1903 discontinued February 28, 1943, mail to Idaho City on Grimes Cr. 30 m. NE of Horseshoe Bend; 16 m. NW of Idaho City; SW Sec. 10, T7N, R5E.Placerville established September 15, 1863, Mahlin P. Moore Joseph H. Ralston, October 4, 1864 Joseph S. Littlefield, October 15, 1872 Joseph H. Ralston, December 19, 1873 John H. Meyer, August 14, 1874 James McDevitt, October 24, 1898 Josephine McDevitt, March 28, 1901 Nellie McDevitt, January 21, 1907 Margaret Halley, January 8, 1913 Addie Russell, September 22, 1916 Charles C. Fairchild, October 15, 1918 May Motts, January 10, 1920 Ellis S. Robison, October 22, 1923 Elizabeth Robison, January 7, 1927 discontinued February 24, 1967 mail to Idaho City 16 m. NE of Horseshoe Bend, 14 NW of Idaho City Section 14, T7N, R4E Mills writes that Moore (who she calls Malon B.) was the first postmaster and he rode horseback to Salt Lake City and back to get his commission. In 1882, he became the postmaster at Shaffer at the junction of Harris and Shaffer Creek. (p.208) Quartzburgh - Quartzburg established March 1974, Richard C. Allen William Splaine, May 26, 1886 Edith H. Thompson, December 31, ____ Lizzie Froomer, September 23, 1910 Theodore Fedder, December 8, 1912 discontinued September 20, 1930 mail to Placerville re-established March 8, 1921, Warren B. Everett Frank Daley, June 22, 1923 Mrs. Ethel Daley, February 26, 1925 discontinued October 10, 1940 mail to Placerville dropped "H" sometime after 1894 19 m. NE of Horseshoe Bend, 3 m. NW of Placerville Sec. 9, T7N, R4E. Shafer established July 22, 1882, Mahlon B. Moore William R. Schramm, January 18, 1886 discontinued February 3, 1888, mail to Horse Shoe Bend. Shaws established April 15, 1880 Miss Ada Leigh, May 11, 1880 discontinued November 11, 1880. Twinsprings - Twin Springs established May 9, 1898, George W. Dalle Frederick B. Richmond, June 19, 1899 Emma Kent, August 28, 1899 John A. Rumbley, February 23, 1901 Harlan P. Eastman, February 16, 1904 Michael B. Goldstein, July 30, 1904 closed August 31, 1905, mail to Highland re-opened January 10, 1906, John K. Dickie Nora B. Sherier, February 23, 1909 discontinued June 30, 1953 mail to Boise 38 m. NE of Boise Sec. 23, T4N R6E Warrinerville established October 6, 1865, Benjamin L. Warriner renamed HORSE SHOE BEND September 11, 1867.
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