Chronicles of Oklahoma
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Oklahoma Station | Samuel H. Radebaugh | December 18, 1888 |
| (Changed to Oklahoma Feb. 4, 1889) | ||
| Oklahoma | Samuel H. Radebaugh | December 30, 1887 |
| (Late Oklahoma Station) | ||
| Guthrie | Dennis T. Flynn | April 4, 1889 |
| Lisbon | Jacob W. Mills | April 20, 1889 |
| (Changed to Kingfisher July 18, 1889) | ||
| Saward | Edward S. Manning | May 15, 1889 |
| (Logan County) | ||
| Alfred | Ancil B. Wood | May 18, 1889 |
| (Name changed to Mulhall June 6, 1890) | ||
| Frisco | David M. Deupree | May 18, 1889 |
| Edmond | Franklin L. Greene | May 23, 1889 |
| Moore | Albert M. Petite | May 27, 1889 |
| Norman | Daniel W. Marquart | May 27, 1889 |
| Reno City | Norman W. Dixon | June 15, 1889 |
| El Reno | Reuben H. Hickok | June 28, 1889 |
| Taylor | Lula H. Taylor | July 15, 1889 |
| (Discontinued Nov. 1, 1889) | ||
| Kingfisher | Jacob W. Mills | July 18, 1889 |
| (Late Lisbon) | ||
| Noble | Albert Rennie | July 18, 1889 |
| Orlando | George H. Dodson | July 18, 1889 |
| Chetola | Frank Fischer | July 20, 1889 |
| Hennesey | Guy R. Gillett | July 20, 1889 |
| (Changed to Hennessey Oct. 7, 1889) | ||
| Rock Island | David C. Bothel | July 20,1889 |
| Downs | Frank Rector | August 12, 1889 |
| Cimarron City | Christian E. Bearhs | August 28, 1889 |
| Stillwater | Robert A. Lowry | August 28, 1889 |
| Union | James D. Harston | August 28, 1889 |
| Hennessey | Guy R. Gillett | October 7, 1889 |
| Harrison | Miss Lula H. Taylor | November 8, 1889 |
| (Discontinued Feb. 5. 1890) | ||
| Britton | David D. Dailey | November 26, 1889 |
| Idelah | James H. Concannon | December 14, 1889 |
| Lincoln | John J. Young | December 14, 1889 |
| Windom | John B. Chapman | January 18, 1890 |
| Ingalls | Robert F. McMurtry | January 22, 1890 |
| Burlington | M. D. McNett | January 23, 1890 |
| Clarkson | Grant T. Johnson | January 31, 1890 |
| Perkins | Jesse E. Stanton | January 31, 1890 |
| Crescent | John H. Warrenburg | February 21, 1890 |
| Lexington | Henry W. Stuart | February 21, 1890 |
| Columbia | Edward C. Tritt | February 21, 1890 |
| Choctaw City | Sarah A. Muzzy | February 21, 1890 |
| Miller | Samuel H. Miller | February 21, 1890 |
| Springoals | John S. Darst | February 21, 1890 |
| Clayton | Samuel Dial | February 21, 1890 |
| Dover | John G. Chapin | March 1, 1890 |
| Elm | Felix G. Ott | March 1, 1890 |
| (Changed to Martin Oct. 27, 1890) | ||
| Marshall | Sylvan T. Rice | March 1, 1890 |
| Center | William D. H. Shockey | March 24, 1890 |
| Eda | Lewis B. Cooper | March 24, 1890 |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Jackson | Leopold Zipf | March 25, 1890 |
| (Changed to Tohee, Nov. 13, 1890) | ||
| Mathewson | Joseph Gravenhorst | March 25, 1890 |
| Wanamaker | Miss Clara M. Overton | March 25, 1890 |
| Polona | Rizon D. Hovions | March 28, 1890 |
| (Canadian County; Discontinued March 21, 1891,Mail to Frisco) | ||
| Lacey | Darius C. Farnsworth | April 16, 1890 |
| Wandel | Benjamin M. Wandel | May 5, 1890 |
| Yates | Yates Smith | May 21, 1890 |
| Mulhall | Ancil B. Woods | June 6, 1890 |
| (Late Alfred) | June 14, 1890 | |
| Falls | George W. Gibbs, Jr. | |
| (Discontinued: mail to Norman Jan. 10, 1891) | ||
| Liberty | Nichlas D. Barrett | June 14, 1890 |
| Payne | Albert M. Havorstock | June 19, 1890 |
| (Stillwater County) | ||
| Bowman | John Bowman | June 25, 1890 |
| Thurston | Wells S. Rice | June 25, 1890 |
| Sheridan | George Rainey | June 28, 1890 |
| (Kingfisher County) | ||
| Standard | William D. James | June 30, 1890 |
| Jonesborough | John W. Boswell | July 17, 1890 |
| (Cleveland County) | ||
| Rosedale | James W. Massey | July 18, 1890 |
| Arcadia | Mrs. Sarah J. Newkirk | August 5, 1890 |
| Lowrie | Allen G. Walters | August 22, 1890 |
| (Logan County) | ||
| Morris | James F. Black | August 25, 1890 |
| Snyder | Magaret A. Snyder | August 28, 1890 |
| (Canadian County) | ||
| Fairview | Mrs. Jerisha H. Bowe | September 1, 1890 |
| Twamley | John Twamley | September 1, 1890 |
| (Discontinued Nov. 13, 1890) | ||
| Myrtle | Mrs. Annie Van Deren | September 24, 1890 |
| (Kingfisher County) | ||
| Martin | Miss Birdie D. Martin | October 27, 1890 |
| (Logan County) | ||
| Tohee | Leopold Zipf | November 13, 1890 |
| (Late Jackson, Logan County) | ||
| Erie | George M. Hiles | November 28, 1890 |
| (Canadian County) | ||
| Case | Charles P. Case | December 1, 1890 |
| (Cleveland County) | ||
| Silver | Clayborn Jones | December 3, 1890 |
| Berwick | Mary E. Canning | January 31, 1891 |
| (Logan County) | ||
| Milan | John R. Robison | February 7, 1891 |
| Herron | Francis C. Herron | March 2, 1891 |
| (Canadian County) | ||
| Canadian | Joseph M. Northrup | March 7, 1891 |
| (Canadian County) | ||
| Hall | Mrs. Carrie Hall | March 7, 1891 |
| (Cleveland County) | ||
| Antelope | Thomas L. Campbell | March 13, 1891 |
| (Logan County) | ||
| Yukon | James M. Paris | March 28, 1891 |
| (Canadian County) | ||
| Ball | William H. Ball | April 17, 1891 |
| (Oklahoma County) |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Lakeview | Robert L. Nelson | April 25, 1891 |
| (Kingfisher County) |
CHEROKEE OUTLET
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Pond (See Nation Unknown) | A. E. Reynolds | March 17, 1873 |
| Camp Supply | (Changed to Fort Supply—See Cherokee Nation) | |
| Keystone | William Childress | February 23, 1888 |
| (Changed to Waynoka April 10, 1889) | ||
| Griffin | L. B. Ross | June 9, 1888 |
| (Discontinued December 13, 1888) | ||
| Waynoka | William Childress | April 10, 1889 |
| (Late Keystone) | ||
| Fort Supply | Samuel H. Perin | June 26, 1889 |
| (Late Camp Supply, Cherokee Nation) | ||
| Pond Creek | George W. Haines | July 18, 1889 |
| (Discontinued March 25, 1890) | ||
| Woodward | James T. Hickey | February 3, 1893 |
NATION UNKNOWN
Indian Territory
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Shawneetown | Thomas Deer | January 6, 1876 |
| Fort Reno | John S. Evans | March 1, 1877 |
| Sac and Fox Agency | Levisa W. Gause | July 13, 1877 |
| Darlington | ||
| (See Upper Arkansas Agency, Indian Territory) | ||
| Kickapoo Station | Ephraim Elliott | April 10, 1878 |
| Pond | William E. Malaley | March 13, 1879 |
| (Later in Cherokee Outlet) | ||
| (Discontinued April 14, 1887; mail to Caldwell, Kansas) | ||
| Cantonment | William Hershey | July 17, 1879 |
| (Later in Cheyenne Arapahoe Nation; Feb. 11, 1884) | ||
| Wah-ti-au-cah | Peter Perian | February 6, 1880 |
| (Discontinued July 6, 1880) | ||
| Camp Morris | James M. Raglan | February 20, 1880 |
| (Discontinued August 3, 1880) | ||
| Camp McCullah | William A. Libbee | February 20, 1880 |
| (Discontinued August 3, 1880) | ||
| Adams | Daniel L. Taylor | April 8, 1880 |
| We-a-la-ka | W. T. Davis | June 28, 1880 |
| (See also Creek Nation) | ||
| Kaw Agency | Thomas J. Gilbert | April 8, 1880 |
NATION UNKNOWN
Indian Territory
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Fort Spunky | James Cruthfield | July 8, 1880 |
| (Discontinued Feb. 5, 1883; mail to Tulsa) | ||
| Becks Creek | John F. M. Christie | March 16, 1881 |
| Redrock | Charlotte Woodin | November 8, 1881 |
| Wellston | Christian T. Wells | September 19, 1884 |
| (Later in Kickapoo Reservation) |
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NATION UNKNOWN OR UNASSIGNED NATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Frazer | Jennie A. Holt | February 18, 1886 |
| (Late Greer County, Texas) | ||
| Mangum | Henry C. Sweet | April 15, 1886 |
| (Late Greer County, Texas) | ||
| Navajoe | Walter H. Acers | September 1, 1887 |
| Quartz | Albert P. Farmer | February 25, 1888 |
| Warren | William H. C. Cleveland | February 25, 1888 |
| Erie | Jonathan A. Butler | June 26, 1888 |
| (Discontinued April 2, 1889; Mail to Mangum) | ||
| Mount Walsh | Louisa A. Haynes | December 5, 1888 |
| Aaron | William W. Lee | January 22, 1889 |
| Hess | Elvira P. Hess | May 18, 1889 |
| Martha | Thomas F. Medlin | May 18, 1889 |
| Jeffress | Thomas J. Jeffress | June 26, 1889 |
| (Discontinued Nov. 11, 1889) | ||
| Goar | B. W. Thompson | January 31, 1890 |
| (Discontinued March 26, 1890) | ||
| Chilton | Joseph C. Penwright | April 18, 1890 |
| Willowvale | Everett G. Walcott | April 18, 1890 |
| El Dorado | John T. Brown | September 1, 1890 |
| Duke | William D. McFarlaner | September 11, 1890 |
| (Greer County) | ||
| Altus | Wiley Baucum | October 27, 1890 |
UNASSIGNED LAND
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Jester | David C. Jester | November 18, 1890 |
| Eva | Mrs. Eva B. Moreland | April 4, 1891 |
| Hamton | William G. Ham | April 25, 1891 |
| Louis | Louis Gormann | April 25, 1891 |
| Alsford | Herbert W. White | May 2, 1891 |
| Lock | William W. Kittrell | May 25, 1891 |
NEUTRAL STRIP OR PUBLIC LAND
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Beaver | Peter T. Reep | April 15, 1883 |
| Gate City | Jesse M. Gresham | April 13, 1886 |
| Carrizo | George W. Hubbard | September 9, 1886 |
| (Changed to Florence April 9, 1890) | ||
| Benton | Benjamin D. Fowler | September 13, 1886 |
| Bluegrass | Willis B. Stanley | September 13, 1886 |
| Optima | William H. Miller | September 13, 1886 |
| (Beaver County) | ||
| Alpine | Alexander C. Bender | March 2, 1887 |
| Lockwood | Chancy D. Fisk | March 10, 1887 |
| Fulton | Elmer Tompkins | April 20, 1887 |
| (Discontinued April 2, 1891; Mail to Boyd) | ||
| Meridian | John Walburn | June 1, 1887 |
| (Discontinued Nov. 21, 1890; mail to Gate City) | ||
| (Re-established Jan. 2, 1891) | ||
| Hardesty | Peter Harding | August 3, 1887 |
| (Discontinued March 22, 1888) | ||
| (Re-established April 6, 1888) | ||
| Ivanhoe | Melvill L. Cox | August 26, 1887 |
| Rothwell | James S. Hart | September 24, 1887 |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Tiffany | James H. Crawford | December 9, 1887 |
| (Discontinued May 23, 1888) | ||
| Boyd | Lenick W. Moore | December 24, 1887 |
| Lake | Winston W. Gilbert | December 24, 1887 |
| (Changed to Clear Lake, Feb. 11, 1888) | ||
| Elmwood | Noah C. McCown | January 26, 1888 |
| Hereford | Arthur J. Proctor | January 26, 1888 |
| (Discontinued. Aug. 2, 1889; mail to Benton) | ||
| Mineral City | Sebastian L. Baker | February 6, 1888 |
| Clear Lake | Warren Ellison | February 11, 1888 |
| Fairview | David Carmichael | February 21, 1888 |
| (Discontinued March 5, 1890; mail to Garland) | ||
| Garland | Augustus C. Roberts | February 21, 1888 |
| Collins | Samuel Anderson | March 2, 1888 |
| (Discontinued March 2, 1889; mail to Boston, Colo.) | ||
| Springer | William A. Wright | March 6, 1888 |
| (Discontinued Sept. 13, 1888) | ||
| Buffalo | Andrew R. Henderson | March 15, 1888 |
| Kokoma | John A. Wiseman | March 20, 1888 |
| Riverside | David C. Hays | March 20, 1888 |
| Lansing | Drury N. Morris | April 19, 1888 |
| Paladora | John Burns | April 25, 1888 |
| Grand Valley | Addison J. Silverwood | June 23, 1888 |
| Mitchell | James W. Mitchell | August 28, 1888 |
| (Discontinued Sept. 24, 1890; mail to Grand Valley) | ||
| Logan | William Reynolds | December 10, 1888 |
| Lavrock | George F. Ewbank | January 8, 1889 |
| Murdock | Charles W. Bugbee | January 31, 1889 |
| Dial | Lettie H. Dial | June 27, 1890 |
| (Discontinued Sept. 4, 1890; mail to Martha) | ||
| Peoria | Justin Hickman | March 1, 1890 |
| (Beaver County) | ||
| (Discontinued April 29, 1890; mail to Beaver) | ||
| Florence | George W. Hubbard | April 9, 1890 |
| (Beaver County) | ||
| (Late Carrizo, changed to Kenton May 12, 1891) | ||
| Gallienas | Mary J. Robinson | May 14, 1890 |
| (Beaver County) | ||
| Shade | Mary L. Fore | August 19, 1890 |
| Meridian (Re-established) | January 2, 1891 | |
| Eubank | Alexander C. Eubank | February 12, 1891 |
| (Beaver County) | ||
| Caple | William G. Caple | April 13, 1891 |
| (Beaver County) | ||
| Garrett | Martha E. Garrett | April 17, 1891 |
| (Beaver County) | ||
| Kenton | Adolph Fehlmann | May 12, 1891 |
| (Late Florence) |
CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO NATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Fort Reno | John S. Evans | March 1, 1877 |
| (Late Nation unknown) | ||
| Darlington (See Nation Unknown) | ||
| Cantonment (See Nation Unknown) | ||
| Seymour | William S. Decker | November 15, 1886 |
| (Discontinued May 13, 1887; mail to Redrock) |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Okarche | Mrs. Laura M. Speer | June 28, 1890 |
| Kinman | Mrs. Florence J. Hardin | March 18, 1891 |
| (Discontinued May 27, 1891; mail to Kingfisher) |
KANSAS RESERVATION
| Kaw Agency (See Nation Unknown) |
KICKAPOO RESERVATION
| Wellston (See Nation Unknown) |
| (Late Nation Unknown) |
KIOWA AND COMANCHE RESERVATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Fort Sill (See Choctaw Nation—1869) | John A. Evans | September 28, 1869 |
| Anadarko (See Wichita County, Arkansas) | ||
| (Late Wichita County, Arkansas) |
OSAGE NATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Pawhuska | Lizzie L. Hiatt | May 4, 1876 |
| Gray Horse | Louis A. Wismeyer | May 5, 1890 |
OTOE AND MISSOURI AGENCY NATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Redrock (See Nation Unknown) | ||
| (Late Nation Unknown) | ||
| Magnolia | Harry L. Atherton | March 28, 1890 |
OTTAWA COUNTY, ARKANSAS
(Late Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory)
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| McLean Station (See Cherokee Nation) | ||
| (Moses Pooler) | August 29, 1870 |
OTTAWA RESERVE
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Pooler (See Cherokee Nation) | Moses Pooler | December 5, 1888 |
| (Late in Cherokee Nation) | ||
| (Discontinued January 6, 1895; mail to Grand River) |
PAWNEE RESERVATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Pawnee Agency | Mrs. Amanda L. Mannington | January 23, 1878 |
| (Late Nation Unknown) |
PEORIA NATION, INDIAN TERRITORY
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Kema | Rebecca L. Laughlin | August 25, 1882 |
| (Discontinued January 3, 1884) |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Fourmile | John Sharkey | February 10, 1885 |
| (Late in Quapau Nation—Re-established) | ||
| Max | John P. McNaughton | March 19, 1891 |
| Miami | James L. Palmer | April 13, 1891 |
| Peoria | James A. Dent | June 13, 1891 |
PONCA RESERVATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Ponca | Joseph H. Sherburne | December 4, 1879 |
| (Late Nation Unknown) |
POTTAWATOMIE NATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Oberlin | Mary A. Trousdale | March 7, 1877 |
| (Late Clardyville; name changed to Wagoza) | ||
| Sacred Heart Mission | Isadore Robot | January 10, 1879 |
| (Name changed to Bernard Murphy Jan. 22, 1887) | ||
| Wagoza | John Clinton | July 18, 1881 |
| (Late Oberlin) | ||
| (Discontinued June 9, 1884; mail to Sacred Heart Mission) | ||
| Shawneetown (See Nation Unknown) | ||
| Osmit | Samuel B. Davis | September 23, 1884 |
| (Discontinued January 15, 1887; mail to Sacred Heart Mission) | ||
| (Re-established Sept. 1, 1887) | ||
| Momet | George W. Greyson | November 18, 1884 |
| (Discontinued June 3, 1885; mail to Johnson) | ||
| Sacred Heart | John Lavacy | May 24, 1888 |
| (Late Sacred Heart Mission) | ||
| Burnett | John T. Peyton | June 8, 1888 |
| (Discontinued May 1, 1890; mail to Shawneetown) | ||
| (Re-established June 23, 1890) | ||
| King | George A. Newsom | April 25, 1891 |
QUAPAW NATION, INDIAN TERRITORY
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Fourmile | John Markey | August 23, 1882 |
| (Discontinued Dec. 29, 1884; mail to Melrose, Kansas) | ||
| (Re-established Feb. 10, 1885) | (See Peoria Nation) | |
| Whiting | Ida W. Whiting | October 3, 1882 |
| (Discontinued May 6, 1885; mail to Baxter Springs, Kansas) | ||
| Moneka | Melissa J. Abrams | April 9, 1892 |
| (Discontinued Nov. 12, 1892) |
SAC AND FOX RESERVATION
| Sac and Fox Agency (See Nation Unknown) |
SENECA NATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Cayuga | Thomas Splitlog | June 23, 1890 |
| Ouray | John A. Winey | June 23, 1890 |
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SHAWNEE NATION
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| McLean | Ross Duncan | February 16, 1869 |
| (Discontinued Sept. 20, 1869) |
UPPER ARKANSAS AGENCY, INDIAN TERRITORY
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Darlington | Lucy D. Miles | April 2, 1873 |
WICHITA COUNTY, ARKANSAS
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Anadarko | Jonathan Richards | April 22, 1873 |
| (Later in Kiowa and Comanche Reservation) |
WICHITA NATION, INDIAN TERRITORY
| Anadarko (See Wichita County, Arkansas) |
| (Now in Kiowa Reserve) |
WYANDOTTE RESERVE
| Grand River (See Cherokee Nation) |
| (Changed to Wyandotte Oct. 3, 1894) |
(Concluded in September Number)