Historic Postal Records
BOURNE 1900-1905 established May 22, 1900, Florence Pearson discontinued August 15, 1905, mail to Weiser 12 to 13 m. N. of Weiser approx. SW Sec. 9, T12N, R5W BRANNAN 1890-1908 established January 11, 1890, Edward Brannan Mrs. Pheoba A. Cox, December 4, 1891 Julia A. Kitching, September 10, 1892 Florence Lydston, September 18?, 1894 John H. Lewis, July 15, 1896 Marquis L. Sipe, November 16, 1899 Anna B. Maucner, August 25, 1904 Edwin M. Sherman, March 21, 1906 discontinued December 31, 1908 abt. 36 m. NE of Weiser, abt. 24 m. SW of Indian Valley SE Sec. 15, T12N, R2W, site inundated by Crane Creek. may have used BRANNON BROWNLEE 1878-1881 renamed RUTHBURG established June 27, 1878, Joseph Bragg renamed RUTHBURG May 2, 1881 (see Ruthburg) discontinued August 31, 1901, mail to Heath re-opened Boise Co. November 14, 1905 Barbara Kruse rescinded February 1, 1906 re-opened as Brownlee, May 6, 1907, Mrs. Irene Holland discontinued Nov. 16, 1907 "never in operation" re-opened November 30, 1909, Joseph L. Lee discontinued March 15, 1912, mail to Sweet. (note: there is also a Brownlee in Boise Co, east of Sweet, Gem Co.; does this entry refer to that Brownlee?) CAMBRIDGE 1900- established January 24, 1900, Robert Lansdon Harry A. Monday, April 28, 1903 Elmer V. Milligan, September 27, 1906 John T. Walker, December 13, 1910 Frederick J. Hill, December 16, 1915 L. Nora Sinclair, January 1, 1919 Elsie Hassell, March 18, 1919 Elsie Walker, (wed, no date given) 29 m. NE of Weiser, 23 m. SW of Council CRANE, established May 29, 1884, John H. Riley; Alexander A. Monroe, May 11, 1885 Mrs. Mary E. Harlan, November 18, 1886 Mrs. Martha J. W[?]healhouse, April 11, 1888 Cora Hubbard, February 3, 1897\par closed December 31, 1900, mail to Wilburus. reopened June 9, 1909, Tempie Stippech Minnie S. Kulich, July 8, 1911 Alice Ventris, March 21, 1917 discontinued January 15, 1918, mail to Midvale. On Weiser R., 11 miles E. of Weiser, SW Sec. 23, T11N, R4W, B.M. DUBOIS 1890-1891 established March 19, 1890, Walter H. Smith discontinued November 10, 1891, mail to Wilburis EATONS 1916-1924 established June 19, 1916, George W. Benson Guy R. Hutchinson, May 25, 1920 Alvin H. Howard, August 24, 1922 discontinued September 15, 1924, mail to Weiser on Snake R. 9 m. NW of Weiser NE/SW Sec 18, T11N, R6W HEATH 1900-1944 established March 5, 1900, Frederick T. Livingston Carrie Wallace, November 7, 1903 Alfred Donant, April 7, 1904 Paul Raymons, October 19, 1912 Mrs. Eva J. Nixon, June 23, 1930 discontinued October 31, 1944 21 m. NW of Cambridge NW Sec. 1, T16N, R5W HUFFMAN 1882-1883 established July 24, 1882, George Huffman John A. James, February 9, 1883 discontinued August 22, 1883, mail to Weiser Bridge MANN'S CREEK 1876-1879 established May 1876, John Saling May 6, 1878, G. W. Adams Solomon W. Taylor, July 29, 1878 discontinued January 22, 1879 MIDDLE VALLEY 1876-1903 renamed MIDVALE established June 27, 1876, Truman Surdam Jane Nancy Wiggings, March 28, 1880 John M. Roberts, November 23, 1880 James M. Canary, July 5, 1882 Lanie Canary, May 8, 1885 Mrs. Lanie Kilborn, February 23, 1886 Edward Fletcher, May 3, 1886 Martha A. Fletcher, June 22, 1896 William H. Towell, April 9, 1900 discontinued December 3, 1903, renamed Midvale. MIDVALE was MIDDLE VALLEY established December 3, 1903, William H. Towell William P. Clements, July 12, 1905 Oliver Smith, July 10, 1914 Thomad McP. B. Gouch, April 1915 Fred J. Rodgers, June 27, 1916 Nellie L. Rodgers, May 3, 1920 Fred J. Rodgers, December 18, 1920 on Weiser R. 23 m. NE of Weiser 6 m. SW of Cambridge, SE Sec. 7, T13N, R3W MINERAL 1884- established October 6, 1884, John A. James Philip L. Hursh, October 30, 1891 Charles Flynn, May 13, 1892 James M. Peck, March 2, 1896 (declined) John A. James, October 5, 1897 (not commissioned) closed February 1, 1898, mail to Conner Creek, Oregon reopened September 20, 1898, William H. Gray Fred W. Bassler, December 22, 1900 Winfield S. Dalyer, April 9, 1902 Mary E. Whelan, January 8, 1909 Cornelia M. Tarter, December 28, 1910 closed December 31, 1911, mail to Huntington, Oregon re-opened March 21, 1912, Eulah Still discontinued May 15, 191, mail to Home, Oregon 26 m. NW of Weiser, NW Sec 8, T14N R6W NEW WEISER 1884-1884 established March 25, 1884, George S. Bigelow discontinued May 14, 1884, mail to Weiser ROXIE 1883-1883 established March 6, 1883, George H. Bobier discontinued May 21, 188_, mail to Weiser Bridge RUTHBURG 1881-1901 was BROWNLEE established as Brownlee June 27, 1878, Joseph Bragg renamed Ruthburg May 2, 1881, Stewart Simpson James H. Brandon, October 6, 1882 Dow Vincent, July 1, 1884 A. H. Glidewell, November 27, 1885 Alexander Houlahan, February 23, 1886 F. H. Richards, June 25, 1889 (declined) Ferdinand Alers, August 30, 1889 John O. Neeley, February 1, 1895 Alice J. Henley, March 15, 1895 Thomas H. Vail, January 14, 1901 discontinued August 31, 1901, mail to Heath SALUBRIA 1870 - established July 27, 1870, Edward J. Jewell Alexander Bayles, January 6, 1876 Earl Rice, April 15, 1878 Ruhain L. Allison, July 1, 1878 Willis D. Shaw, January 19, 1885 Riel E. Wilson, February 1, 1890 Mrs. Ella V. Reynolds, May 27, 1891 Willis D. Shaw, November 28, 1893 Mrs. Mary E. Lynch, October 20, 1894; Mrs. Mary E. Monroe, August 25, 1894 Benjamin F. Janes, May 9, 1897 closed Mary 31, 1908, mail to Cambridge re-opened May 12, 1911, Charles H. Smith discontinued February 29, 1916, mail to Cambridge 3 m. SE of Cambridge, NE Sec. 13, T14N,R3W SATER 1883-1887 established February 15, 1883, John H. Sater Solomon M. Taylor, January 8, 1884 Miles T. Langley, August 2, 1882 discontinued August 10, 1887, mail to Weiser SPRING 1885-1898 established August 26, 1885, Elizabeth Cole discontinued February 15, 1898, mail to Salubria WEISER 1871 - established January 24, 1871 by renaming of WEISER RANCH, Woodson Jeffreys; discontinued November 18, 1880, see WEISER BRIDGE WEISER BRIDGE renamed WEISER September 19, 1883 Charles T. Williams Thomas M. Jeffreys, August 14, 1885 William P. Glenn, July 15, 1886 Mrs. Mary E. Walker, October 14, 1886 James W. Haworth, February 8, 1887 Columbus M. Hixon, April 21, 1892 Minnie L. Hauthorn, April 12, 1893 Wesley W. Pritchett, April 13, 1897 John J. Bruce, March 15, 1902 Albert J. Hopkins, February 19, 1908 Frank S. Harding, July 19, 1913 Frank S. Harding, January 24, 1918 A. L. Trenan, August 2, 1918 Ross D. Bothwell, March 18, 1919 Oakley A. West, October 1, 1923 on Snake Ri. 19 m. N of Payette; 29 m. SW of Cambridge; 20 N. of Ontario, Oregon; 23 SW of Huntington, Oreg. SE/NE Sec. 15 T35N - R4E WEISER BRIDGE established May 27, 1878, Thomas M. Jeffreys Jacob H. Stine, October 25, 1882 Charles T. Williams, January 26, 1883 renamed WEISER September 19, 1883 WEISER RANCH established January 15, 1886, Woodson Jeffreys James Monroe, May 23, 1866 Thomas C. Galloway, October 4, 1866 Woodson Jeffreys, January 15, 1868 discontinued January 31, 1870 re-established January 24, 1871 as WEISER, Woodson Jeffreys; see WEISER WILBURUS 1891-1924 Washington County, established May 8, 1891, Thomas W. Kimbrough; William. C. Lock, March 5, 1911 Fred H. Mohr, May 15, 1906 Emma McFadden, July 14, 1908 Emma E. Severine, August 28, 1913 Emma A. Walker, December 14, 1916 Cecila E. McFadden, May 26, 1919 Cassie E. Walker, May 29, 1924 Oct. 31, 1924, discontinued, mail to Midvale.
Sources:
History of Post Offices in Idaho. U.S. Post Office; Gem County Historical Society and Museum collection, 501 E 1st Street, Emmett ID 83617. Also available at Idaho State Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Rd., Boise, Idaho.
Mark Metkin, Idaho post offices, writes: "The names and dates were transcribed from the postmaster appointment records that were maintained by Post Office Department until the 1930's. The records were handwritten and are not always easy to decipher, so errors are possible."
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