Gem County ID History.....POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTER APPOINTMENTS ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon McConnel sharon@bigskytel.com December, 2005 GEM COUNTY POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTER APPOINTMENTS: [by date established] [Abstracted from "History of Post Offices in Idaho." U.S. Post Office; Gem County Historical Society] MARTINSVILLE: established May 31, 1867, by Jonathan Smith, discontinued May 25, 1870. EMMETT: established as EMMETTSVILLE, Oct. 31, 1868, by James M. Donnell; John Poole March 18, 1869 discontinued November 1, 1869 reestablished July 5, 1871 Nathaniel Martin, September 19, 1871 Douglas Knox, September 21, 1875 Benjamin Leonard Marriner, October 19, 1876 Aaron Buscom, February 6, 1878 William Hamersley, August 25, 1880 name changed to Emmett December 9, 1885 Elsie Wardwell, May 31, 1890 Hugh N. Fulton, May 13, 1891 Stephen Dempsey, June 17,1892 Edward Allen, June 28, 1897 Daniel E. Smithson, Sept. 19, 1902 Edward Waring, April 16, 1907 Samuel O. Riggs, January 6, 1916 Robert R. Coon, July 9, 1924 [end of file] SQUAW CREEK: established July 5, 1871, by William S. Mitchell; June 14, 1877, Edison Marsh renamed MARSH June 1889 S. Lena Schenck, October 15, 1902 Burton C. Platt, April 30, 1903 discontinued Nov. 15, 1906, mail to PEARL. MONTOUR, established May 16, 1912, Alva D. Stanton; Walter W. Volkmer, June 30, 1913 Miss Ester Joines, Dec. 21, 1920 [wed, Mrs. Dean Fay Palmer, November 15, 1921] Lois Amyx, 1958 Joe Amyx, Mrs. Delores Jones [nee Gifford] on S. Bank of R., Sec. 16, 1965 1973, Star Route - Montour & Sweet & Ola, 21 miles Many carriers, 1 st with buckboard until WPA build better road, then by pickup from Ola to Montour. Railroad quit so Rt. carrier went to Emmett to pick up mail which stages had brought from Boise. Later starting point changed to Ola [to Emmett] as it was in 1973. First mail by fgt. wagon from Boise: 1913 by Ry with messenger from depot using handcart. OLA: established July 22, 1882, by Carroll Baird; Miranda Perron, November 10,1890 Benjamin F. Shepard, February 27, 1892 George W. Smith, November 21, 1895 Benjamin Shepard, May 6, 1901 John M. Holbrook, July 18, 1903 Edward Thornton, September 28, 1906 Sherman Glenn, Oct. 25, 1908 John Babcock, Dec. 10,1918 Palmer W. Wharton, August 10, 1917 [end of record] SWEET: established 1885 by Ezekiel Sweet; Peter Shoo, May 18, 1895 Thomas W. Porterm, January 2, 1894 Frank Noland, May 10, 1895 Warren Taylor, May 13, 1901 Samuel Lilly, February 20, 1907 Mercy Sheffen, November 20, 1908 Anna Skippen, September 17, 1910 George S. Harris, February 13, 1914 Ella Linebarger, March 19, 1918 Mrs. Rosa Bennet, Oct. 10, 1919 [wed - no date] Mrs. Rosa Hammond; [wed - no date] Mrs. Rosa Goins; discontinued Dec. 31, 1967, mail to Horseshoe Bend. PEARL: established November 12, 1895, Oakley C. Wylie; Hubert S. Richmond, July 5, 1904 George A. Sprague, June 9, 1904 Joseph M. Lyon (declined) February 27, 1906 Alfred Skippen (did not take possession) August 4,1906 Roy C. Campbell, January 29, 1907 Albert B. Hicks, January 10, 1908 Luella M. Von Harten, June 2, 1909 Emma L. Von Harten, April 9, 1915, Jules A. Delamaster, May 28, 1919 George J. O'Neill, March 19 1926 discontinued April 18, 1919, mail to Eagle; Reopened June 11, William. K. Von Harten Discontinued May 15, 1923; Discontinued July 31, 1929, mail to Eagle. GROSS, established April 11, 1906, Ruth E. Gross; Mrs. Jo K. Nesbitt, November 28, 1919 Mrs. Anna Query, Oct. 26, 1929 LETHA, established May 2, 1911, by Thomas Thompson, Alton W. Newell, June 29, 1912 Roy P. Batton, Oct. 14, 1920 Frederick W. Fischer, July 12, 1923 [end of file] - - - - - Adjacent Post Offices: HORSE SHOE BEND, Boise County: 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] FALK'S STORE, Payette County: established Oct. 7, 1871, by Gustaine Kohlbey. WILBURUS, 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. [Note: Walker cemetery, on Anderson Walker homestead, was in the same area] BROWNLEE, Boise County, established March 4, 1904, Eliza Role [rescinded] Henry Hill, June 22, 1904 [rescinded] HIGH VALLEY, Valley County: established Oct. 17, 1911, Naomi Beal; discontinued December 31, 1912, mail to Ola; Reopened February 17, 1913, Lydia Beal; discontinued October 31, 1917, mail to Smith's Ferry. - - - - - - Area mining camps: [by date] included for comparison IDAHO CITY, Boise County, established June 23, 1864, by John McCully. SILVER CITY, Owyhee County: established as RUBY CITY, June 22, 1864, John Cummings William C. Clemmons, Jan 4, 1865 Renamed Silver City, February 5, 1867.