Valley County ID Archives History .....History Of Post Offices, Idaho ************************************************ 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 October 19, 2010, 2:29 pm VALLEY COUNTY POST OFFICES AND POSTMASTER APPOINTMENTS: (Abstracted from "History of Post Offices in Idaho." U.S. Post Office; Gem County Historical Society, http://www.gemcountymuseum.org/) Alpha James L. Horner, July 12, 1888 -- Post Office established James A. Flood, April 19, 189? (year date unclear) Francis I. Hamaker, July 12, 1898 Henry L. Westfall, August 1, 1903 Gertrude M. Kerby, December 11, 1906 William Kirby (Kerby?), January 29, 1909 John W. King, July 20, 1910 Alonzo L. Needles, January 1, 1912 David H. Kerby, September 25, 191? (year date unclear) Lawrence W. Cook, August 26, 1915 Hanna M. Spackman, September 4, 1918 (Mrs.) Viola A. Herrick, August 28, 1926 (others 1930's-1950's?) April 30, 1954 -- Post Office discontinued, mail to Cascade per Ramsey: 9 miles south of Cascade, 9 miles north of Smiths Ferry, about Sec. 4 or 5 - T12N - R4E Arling established November 11, 1915, Mrs. Roda C. Carver closed September 15, 1920, mail to Cascade reopened September 22, 1920, John Goode Francis B. Goode, May 2, 1925 (same person) discontinued December 31, 1941, mail to Cascade On UP Ry, 10 m. N. of Cascade NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec. 14, T15N, R3E. Big Creek established May 13, 1936, Richard H. Cowman Walter A. Weymouth, November 5, 1946 Marie A. Weymouth, December 31, 1949 discontinued December 31, 1951, mail to Yellow Pine On Big Creek, 27 m. SE of Warren, 23 m. NE of Yellow Pine, center Sec. 35, T21N, R9E. Cabarton established August 29, 1919, Edgar C. MacGregor Alvin W. Nelson, November 3, 1931 discontinued July 18, 1936 mail to MacGregor on UP Ry. 6 m. s. of Cascade SW Sec. 30, T13N, R4E Cascade established Sept. 19, 1890 as Crawford renamed Cascade Mar. 15, 1915, Sarah A. Jones Charles B. Mirgon, Nov. 23, 1921 Eva Hurd, July 1, 1927 Harold P. Gorton, Jan. 31, 1928 Leroy Lisenby, Dec. 19, 1930 Ira F. Madden, June 25, 1931 On UPRR 80 mi. north of Boise; 27 mi. S of McCall; on Payette River, center Sec. 26, T14N, R3E. Center established July 23, 1889, Chesney Keeney Jacob Hancock, February 12, 1894 Jacob Howick, April 4, 1894 John H. Thompson, March 18, 1896 Chas. Kenney, December 4, 1897 Chesney Kenney, January 6, 1898 James O. Scott, April 4, 1908 discontinued June 30, 1910 On N. Frk Payette R. (inundated) on N.P. Ry SW Sec. 23, T15N, R3E Clover established June 5, 1914, Violet M. Garden Joseph B. Elliott, October 16, 1920 Ernest E. Elliott, August 31, 1926 Rosebud Joy, October 16, 1928, declined. Discontinued March 15, 1929, mail to Warren. East of Edwardsburg -- Idaho Post Offices Crawford established Sept. 19, 1890, James T. Beers Priscella E. Barton, December 3, 1898 Maggie S. Garton, January 1, 1899 Alice Higgins, May 16, 1902 John D. Patterson, February 20, 1906 Phalta E. Patterson, May 9, 1908 Sarah A. Jones, July 29, 1909 renamed Cascade March 15, 1915 4 mi. NE of Cascade. Sec. 21, T14N, R4E. Deadwood established June 2, 1944, Oliver J. L. Hower Charles F. Talbot, Aug. 20, 1945 Mrs. Frances Cahill, June 10, 1946 Mrs. Twilia L. Pratt, Aug. 13, 1946 discontinued June 30, 1948, mail to Cascade. At Deadwood Reservoir; about 25 mi. NE of Garden Valley. Summer office; made year around 11-5-46. Donnelly established December 1, 1914, Ira Blankenship Henry P. Moore, January 27, 1917 Ruth Eagan, May 24, 1913 Mary R. McDonald, November 21, 1918 Maude M. Burnside, January 14, 1921 Maude M. Howe, October 27, 1921 on UP Ry. 12 m. S. of McCall, 15 m. N. of Cascade NE 1/4 Nw 1/4 Section 10, T16N, R3E. Edwardsburg established August 17, 1904, as LOGAN, William F. Edwards renamed Edwardsburg February 25, 1909 discontinued January 14, 1918, mail to Warren. Elo established March 31, 1905, John W. Eloheimo William Eloheimo, June 8, 1907 moved abt 1 m. N. & renamed McCall July 13, 1909 3 1/2 m. SE of McCall, center of Section 22, T18N, R3E Eugene established September 3, 1891, Charles Clifford discont. Nov. 16, 1893, mail to Meadows. Fern established May 23, 1902, Eva Neeb Maggie S. Gorton, July 9, 1906 John W. Miller, July 6, 1908 Noah E. Miller, November 13, 1910 renamed Smiths Ferry February 17, 1913 on N. Fork Payette R., 2 m. NE of Smiths Ferry Section 2, T11N, R3E Harlo established August 6, 1889, Mrs. Nellie Killoran discontinued September 20, 1890 mail to Meadow. High established October 3, 1891, Nathaniel F. VanFonen discontinued November 1, 1892, mail to Ola. High Valley 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 Hussey established February 26, 1920, Charles H. Smith (end of entry) Knox established April 5, 1904, Charles C. Randall La Velle L. Bush, May 6, 1907 closed June 30, 1908 mail to Thunder (rescinded) discontinued Oct. 15, 1908 mail to Thunder 25 miles NE of Cascade, SE Sec. 2, T15N, R6E. Lakefork established after 1927. on UP Ry. 5 m. S. of McCall NW Sec. 10, T17N, R3E Lardo established November 30, 1889, John R. Lane July 2, 1890, George F. T(?)rouch Thomas McCall, September 19, 1894 William B. Boydstrum, January 12, 1903 Edward W. Cole, March 8, 1912 Sophia M. Cole, May 5, 1915 discontinued October 15, 1917, mail to McCall on Payette Lake, 1 m. W. of McCall NW SW Sec. 8, T18N, R3E Logan established August 17, 1904, William E. Edwards renamed EDWARDSBURG February 25, 1909 6 miles SW of Big Springs NW Sec. 9, T20N, R9E MacGregor established August 28, 1936, Kenneth R. Phippen discontinued August 24, 1940, mail to Donnelly about 11 m. N. of Cascade, 17 m. S. of McCall, 5 m. S of Donnelly. "Mississippi Valley Lumberman" May 3, 1940: The little town of MacGregor, Idaho, with a population of 300, is about to move. The town with its buildings on skids was built several years ago when Boise-Payette Lbr. Co. began operation there. The cutting has been done in that district and the town will soon move to taller timber near New Meadows, Idaho. Manning established May 27, 1904, Mary E. Strong discontinued January 31, 1905, mail to Thunder McCall established March 31, 1905 as ELO moved about a mile N. & renamed McCall July 13, 1909, Jacob Kaanta Helga M. Cook, April 1, 1914 S. end of Payette Lake, 27 m. N. of Cascade, 13 m. SE of Meadows, on UP Ry., W Sec. 9, T18N, R3E. Midway established April 6, 1892, Presley Moore closed November 30, 1892, mail to VanWyck reopened July 25, 1904, Lorin M. Gortin rescinded February 18, 1905 Morrison established April 5, 1904, Albert C. Behne discontinued September 29, 1906, mail to Knox. Norwood established May 10(?), 1915, William C. Wright Arthur E. Wight, September 8, 1919, declined Rosalie Balch, December 15, 1915 discontinued December 15, 1941, mail to Lakefork on Ore. Short line (UP Ry) 2 m. SW of Lakefork SW SW Sec. 5, SE SE Sec. 6, T17N, R3E Pinedale established December 24, 1896, Samuel H. Canfield discontinued November 29, 1897, mail to Alpha. Profile established July 11, 1914, Earl W. Wilson discontinued January 31, 1921, mail to Yellow Pine. Roosevelt established February 19, 1902, William L. Cuddy Joseph B. Randall, September 6, 1902 Warren M. Dutton, June 9, 1905 Harry S. Austin, December 15, 1906 Benjamin T. Frances, March 20, 1907, declined Gertrude P. Wayland, September 27, 1907 Tirza J. Wayland, July 1, 1908 Ester H. Busby, December 21, 1911 discontinued September 30, 1915, mail to Yellow Pine about 18 m. NE of Stibnite, 23 m. NE of Yellow Pine SE Sec. 24, T19N, R10E Roseberry established April 4, 1891, Lewis C. Roseberry Giles J. Estes, September 15, 1891 Howell T. Boydstum, October 26, 1892 Ira Blakenship, March 8, 1908 Henry P. Moore, September 22, 1910 Charles A. Johnson, May 4, 1916 Jessie T. Clark, October 6, 1919, declined Everett L. Wheat, November 12, 1919 Frances E. Wheat, November 23, 1920 John J. Jasper, January 5, 1924 discontinued April 27, 1943, mail to Donnelly 14 m. S. of McCall, 6 1/2 m. N. of Arling com. cor. Sec. 11, 12, 13, 14, T16N, R3E Smiths Ferry (fka Fern) Albert D. Robb, February 17, 1913 -- Post Office established by renaming of Fern Harry G. Rogers, January 27, 1916 Howard H. Harvey, Jauary 29, 1918 (others 1930's-1950's?) May 22, 1964 -- Post Office discontinued, mail to Cascade Independent Post Office replaced by Smiths Ferry Rural Station / Rural Branch of Cascade (with clerks in charge instead of postmasters) - established May 23, 1964, and discontinued January 31, 1970 Spink established January 16, 1906, Lydia A. Spink discontinued May 15, 1914, mail to McCall. SE Sec. 27 T17N, R3E about 4 1/2 m. S of Lakefork. Stibnite established May 29, 1927, Harold D. Bailey discontinued July 7, 1957, mail to Yellow Pine Located 73 mi. NE of Cascade; 13 SE of Yellow Pine NE Sec. 15N, T18N, R9E. Thunder (City) Established June 11, 1904, Minnie M. Avery Charles T. Barringer, May 16, 1905 Just R. Warner, July 27, 1905 Fred S. Logue, Apr. 17, 1906 Thomas L. Armstrong, Dec. 14, 1908 John S. Logue, Jan. 4, 1911 Ella Smith, June 10,1912 Ella Cromwell, Nov. 5,1914 discontinued Dec. 30, 1916, mail to Cascade about 6 mi. west of Cascade. Thunderbolt established Nov. 17, 1905, Wm. L. Standatler discontinued Sept. 29, 1906, mail to Knox. VanWyck established March 14, 1888, Levi Kimball Sherman D. Zehner, September 18, 1890 Ida E. Cross, May 26, 1893 Charles B. Fisher, June 24, 1897 Marlinda C. Thompson, January 23, 1899 (did not serve, Chas. Fisher continued) William M. Lynch, April 20, 1901 Bona M. Whiteley, October 29, 1903 Frank A. Noland, October 10, 1904 Frank E. Fisher, April 20, 1907 John H. Emery, December 20, 1908 George T. Emery, June 11, 1914 Andrew A. Glendinning, April 10, 1917 discontinued September 29, 1917, mail to Cascade; abt. 3 m. SW of Cascade Sec. 34, T14N, R3E, inundated. Waino established May 23, 1906, Oskose R. Manning discontinued August 15, 1907, mail to ELO. 5 m. NW of McCall Sec. 9, T17N, R3E. Warm Lake established Mar. 15, 1940, Leonard W. Dodds Harold G. Brewster, July 15, 1945 Betty J. Clark, June 30, 1947 discontinued Aug. 1, 1953 mail to Cascade (rescinded) Mrs. Betty J. Wolfe, June 1, 1958 (wed) discontinued April 30, 1960 A summer post office. 29 mi. NE of Cascade; 3 mi. SE of Knox; Sec. 7, T15N, R7E. At a summer lodge. Yellow Pine established Oct. 5, 1906, Albert C. Behne. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/valley/history/other/historyo24nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 10.9 Kb