Chronicles of Oklahoma
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Kimball | Lorenzo Lujan | October 5, 1892 |
| (Changed into Union County, New Mexico, April 27, 1899) | ||
| (Order rescinded May 17, 1899) | ||
| (Discontinued June 19, 1899) | ||
| (Mail to Mineral) | ||
| Rothwell | ||
| (Discontinued April 18, 1898) | ||
| (Mail to Paladora) | ||
| Loretta | Loretta McCain | May 7, 1898 |
| (Name changed to Texhoma November 12, 1901) | ||
| (Discontinued December 16, 1901, effective December 31, 1901) | ||
| (Mail to Coldwater) | ||
| Tyrone | ||
| (Name changed to Barcross, now in Seward County, Kansas, September 20, 1898) | ||
| Bluegrass | ||
| (Discontinued October 27, 1898) | ||
| (Mail to Custer) | ||
| Paladora | ||
| (Discontinued January 14, 1899) | ||
| (Mail to Liberal, Kansas) | ||
| Sixmile | ||
| (Discontinued April 18, 1899) | ||
| (Mail to Beaver) | ||
| Crowe | Cicero S. Sitton | May 10, 1899 |
| (Name changed to Busch in Roger Mills County, May 18, 1901) | ||
| Benton | ||
| (Discontinued October 4, 1899, effective October 14, 1899) | ||
| (Mail to Riverside) | ||
| Metcalif | ||
| (Discontinued August 28, 1900, effective September 15, 1900) | ||
| (Mail to Garret) | ||
| Sanford | Cleo Quinn | June 4, 1901 |
| (Never in operation) | ||
| Guymon | Cleo Quinn | June 29, 1901 |
| Texhoma | Joseph T. Williams | November 12, 1901 |
| (Late Loretta) | ||
| (Never in operation) | ||
| (No papers sent) | ||
| Preston | ||
| (Discontinued December 17, 1901, effective December 31, 1901) | ||
| (Mail to Hardesty) | ||
| Buffalo | ||
| (Discontinued August 2, 1902, effective August 30, 1902 ) | ||
| (Mail to Optima) |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Shade | ||
| (Discontinued August 21, 1902, effective September 15, 1902) | ||
| (Mail to Liberal, Kansas) | ||
| Eubank | ||
| (Discontinued August 23, 1902, effective September 15, 1902 ) | ||
| (Mail to Roy) | ||
| Hooker | Laura H. Albright | October 13, 1902 |
| Roy | ||
| (Discontinued December 20, 1902, effective December 31, 1902) | ||
| (Mail to Eubank) | ||
| Sophia | Sophia Miller | March 4, 1903 |
| Paladin | Rosa Curtis | March 5, 1903 |
| (Discontinued May 12, 1906, effective May 31, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Sunset) | ||
| (Order rescinded June 1, 1906) | ||
| Zelma | Josie B. Hostetter | April 17, 1903 |
| Hibbs | Susan T. Evans | May 9, 1903 |
| Esther | Esther Smith | June 3, 1903 |
| Goodwell | James P. Meek | June 16, 1903 |
| Wentworth | Nelia Strauss | August 6, 1903 |
| (Discontinued November 11, 1905, effective November 30, 1905) | ||
| (Mail to Sunset) | ||
| Floris | Byron S. Derthick | August 7, 1903 |
| Wellborn | Rosa Johnston | December 17. 1903 |
| (Discontinued March 19, 1907, effective April 15, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Ragsdale) | ||
| Nabisco | Jasper M. Stark | January 13, 1904 |
| (Discontinued September 14, 1906 effective September 29, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Tyrone) | ||
| Lorena | Lorena M. Stone | January 13, 1904 |
| Conroy | Daniel T. Quinlan | February 3, 1904 |
| Pronto | Willard G. Young | February 23, 1904 |
| Balko | Charles W. Griffin | March 14, 1904 |
| Gallienas | ||
| (Discontinued March 16, 1904, effective March 31, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Regnier, Colorado) | ||
| Byrd | James H. Dickson | March 17, 1904 |
| (Discontinued December 2, 1907, effective December 31, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Healy) | ||
| Ragsdale | George R. Ragsdale | March 24, 1904 |
| (Discontinued August 1, 1907, effective August 31, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Gray) | ||
| Dombey | Howard M. Drake | April 18, 1904 |
| Holland | Hezekiah W. Holland | April 26, 1904 |
| Healy | Frederick W. Rawson | May 5, 1904 |
| (Discontinued July 21, 1908, effective July 31, 1908) | ||
| (Mail to Hooker) | ||
| Como | James W. Morris | June 4, 1904 |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Custer | ||
| (Name changed to Madison June 17, 1904) | ||
| Madison | Norval W. Earl | June 17, 1904 |
| (Late Custer) | ||
| Keota | Irene Brookhart | July 18, 1904 |
| (Name changed to Benola February 7, 1906) | ||
| Abe | Viola J. Robertson | July 21, 1904 |
| (Discontinued October 16, 1907, effective November, 15, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Balko) | ||
| Tapley | Lessie S. Edwards | July 21, 1904 |
| Neff | James M. Hicks | August 8, 1904 |
| Beatrice | Loula B. Potter | August 12, 1904 |
| (Discontinued February 25, 1908, effective March 15, 1908) | ||
| (Mail to Liberal, Kansas) | ||
| Granada | James A. Lancaster | September 30, 1904 |
| (Discontinued October 18, 1907, effective November 15, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Balko) | ||
| Conquest | Victoria H. Murray | September 17, 1904 |
| (Discontinued March 29, 1907, effective April 30, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Madison) | ||
| (Rescinded April 8, 1907) | ||
| (Discontinued April 21, 1908, effective at once) | ||
| (Mail to Madison) | ||
| Marengo | Martha M. Gillette | October 18, 1904 |
| (Discontinued April 16, 1908, effective May 15, 1908) | ||
| (Mail to Logan) | ||
| Minnelo | Maraman Hester | October 18, 1904 |
| (Discontinued July 27, 1906, effective August 15, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Conquest) | ||
| Dague | Laura Adams | December 27, 1904 |
| Surprise | Angus L. Griffith | January 3, 1905 |
| Iva | Stella M. Lecrone | February 25, 1905 |
| (Discontinued October 9, 1907, effective October 31, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Floris) | ||
| Copass | James H. Copass | April 22, 1905 |
| (Discontinued September 28, 1906, effective October 15, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Lorena) | ||
| Sunset | John Cross | April 22, 1905 |
| Claraville | Charlie F. Knickerbocker | April 22, 1905 |
| Lemon | Jahew M. Stanley | April 27, 1905 |
| (Discontinued August 14, 1907, effective September 14, 1907)) | ||
| (Mail to Hooker) | ||
| Wilkins | Mrs. Mary A. Bingham | May 19, 1905 |
| Linkart | John W. Duncan | June 14, 1905 |
| (Discontinued October 26, 1907, effective November 30, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Fernwood) | ||
| Fernwood | Mrs. Ida H. Mettler | June 17, 1905 |
| Postle | Charles E. Agens | July 6, 1905 |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Mallory | Festus C. Mallory | July 15, 1905 |
| (Discontinued December 9, 1907, effective December 31, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Gray) | ||
| Knickerbocker | William M. Guthrie | July 22, 1905 |
| (Discontinued January 23, 1907, effective February 15, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Hooker) | ||
| Eula | James A. White | October 4, 1905 |
| (Discontinued June 19, 1908, effective June 30, 1908) | ||
| (Mail to Guymon) | ||
| Golden | Harrison Bradford | December 21, 1905 |
| (Discontinued August 17, 1908, effective September 15, 1908) | ||
| (Mail to Logan) | ||
| Gray | Cora F. Gray | January 13, 1906 |
| Benola | Irene Brookhart | February 7, 1906 |
| (Late Keota) | ||
| (Discontinued April 22, 1908, effective May 31, 1908) | ||
| (Mail to Mineral) | ||
| Cosmos | Charles D. Stillman | February 9, 1906 |
| Eldridge | Cora A. Eldridge | February 15, 1906 |
| (Discontinued December 9, 1907, effective December 31, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Gray) | ||
| Rice | Catherine L. Spradlin | March 2, 1906 |
| Bertrand | Lena K. Durrett | March 17, 1906 |
| Ruskin | Dee Spohn | March 17, 1906 |
| Falkey | John Miller | March 27, 1906 |
| Keltner | Claud Keltner | April 4, 1906 |
| Hedgeville | James R. Willard | May 5, 1906 |
| (Discontinued February 1, 1907, effective February 28, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Guymon) | ||
| Marella | Davis B. Ingle | May 12, 1906 |
| Shelton | Frank F. Burnside | May 16, 1906 |
| James | Orthello N. James | May 19, 1906 |
| Sampsel | Aaron D. Sampsel | May 23, 1906 |
| Griggs | Fred R. Peters | June 13, 1906 |
| Carthage | Henry E. Seward | June 19, 1906 |
| Webster | Elmer Winslow | June 19, 1906 |
| (Declined) | ||
| (Order of establishment rescinded July 25, 1906) | ||
| Braden | Homer A. Langley | June 25, 1906 |
| Gresham | Thomas G. Clay | July 7, 1906 |
| Appleton | Miles E. Dorman | July 9, 1906 |
| (Discontinued September 4, 1907, effective September 30, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Healy) | ||
| Guy | William A. Parker | July 9, 1906 |
| (Discontinued August 14, 1907, effective September 14, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Rice) | ||
| Jurgenson | George R. Parker | August 4, 1906 |
| (Name changed to Garlington February 14, 1908) |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Muriel | George A. Seamon | August 4, 1906 |
| (Order rescinded January 31, 1907) | ||
| Pulis | Joseph Pulis | August 4, 1906 |
| (Discontinued November 18, 1907, effective December 14, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Ohuskey) | ||
| Tepee | Glenn B. Horner | August 16, 1906 |
| Hitt | Ernest B. Zugg | August 16, 1906 |
| (Discontinued March 5, 1907, effective March 30, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Ruskin) | ||
| Dilya | Gustavus F. Gallagher | August 22, 1906 |
| Dora | Allen B. Culbertson | October 3, 1906 |
| (Discontinued May 24, 1907, effective June 16, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Postle) | ||
| Kuhn | John Boepple | October 3, 1906 |
| Willowbar | Robert H. Wells | October 5, 1906 |
| Dee | Ida A. McCoy | October 15, 1906 |
| Oshuskey | Mrs. Maye Oshuskey | October 15, 1906 |
| Otex | Miss Bettie Patterson | October 15, 1906 |
| (Discontinued July 9, 1907, effective July 31, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Texhoma) | ||
| Ecter | Isaac N. Farmer | October 22, 1906 |
| Camp | Gabriel M. Townsend | October 26, 1906 |
| Varney | Frank C. Erkel | October 31, 1906 |
| (Never in operation now known as Minnetonka, Cimarron County) | ||
| Myrna | Martin J. Streeter | December 7, 1906 |
| (Discontinued December 12, 1907, effective December 31, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Jurgenson) | ||
| Chauncey | J. S. Hammond | December 7, 1906 |
| (Order rescinded April 22, 1907) | ||
| Cimarron | Napoleon B. Fowler | July 22, 1907 |
| Hartford | Elda Tichenor | February 2, 1907 |
| (Discontinued September 11, effective September 30, 1907 ) | ||
| (Mail to Jurgenson) | ||
| Arrilla | Julia A. Silsbee | July 8, 1907 |
| (Discontinued February 19, 1908, effective March 15, 1908) | ||
| (Mail to Grand Valley) | ||
| Elsie | Guy Wanole | July 23, 1907 |
| (Discontinued June 19, 1908, effective June 30, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Balko ) | ||
| Fulton | ||
| (Discontinued December 9, 1907, effective December 31, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Gray) |
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OKLAHOMA
Blaine County
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Cherryvale | Robert N. Hopkins | December 24, 1896 |
| (Name changed to Southard September 6, 1905) | ||
| Macon | Isaac Robinson | January 5, 1897 |
| (Discontinued May 16, 1899) | ||
| (Mail to Etna) | ||
| Etna | William Black | August 20, 1898 |
| Centralia | Mary O. Whitcomb | December 24, 1898 |
| (Order rescinded April 1, 1899) | ||
| Ninemile | Charles W. Corpron | March 6, 1899 |
| (Discontinued December 20, 1899, effective December 30, 1899) | ||
| (Mail to Dyke) | - | |
| Greenfield | Henry Greenfield | January 31, 1900 |
| (Order rescinded May 18, 1900) | ||
| Hopkins | Grace J. Hopkins | February 20, 1900 |
| (Name changed to Carlton December 1, 1902) | ||
| Cainville | William Cain | August 1, 1900 |
| (Name changed to Longdale November 28, 1903) | ||
| Seay | ||
| (Discontinued January 3, 1901, effective January 15, 1901) | ||
| (Mail to Stearns) | ||
| (Re-established October 15, 1901) | ||
| (Discontinued January 14, 1904, effective January 30, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Okeene) | ||
| Forney | Henry Forney | June 4, 1901 |
| (Discontinued July 7, 1903, effective July 14, 1903) | ||
| (Mail to Etna) | ||
| Curl | Robert E. Twining | June 4, 1901 |
| (Now in Dewey County) | ||
| (Name changed to Harper October 25, 1901) | ||
| Ferguson | Robert N. Hopkins | August 21, 1901 |
| Greenfield | Thomas G. Curtner | September 27, 1901 |
| Hitchcock | John W. Payne | October 9, 1901 |
| Oxley | ||
| (Discontinued October 11, 1901, effective October 31, 1901) | ||
| (Mail to Winnview) | ||
| Seay | Enos C. Miles | October 25, 1901 |
| (Late Stearns, Kingfisher County) Bridgeport | ||
| (Now in Caddo County October 31, 1901) | ||
| Mulkin | Lida Mulkin | January 16, 1902 |
| (Discontinued October 17, 1902, effective October 31, 1902) | ||
| (Mail to Bridgeport) | ||
| Thompson | John F. Garrison | January 23, 1902 |
| (Changed into Caddo County October 3, 1903) Rockford | ||
| (Discontinued February 24, 1902, effective March 15, 1902) | ||
| (Mail to Ferguson) |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Max | Huston C. Winchester | March 25, 1902 |
| (Discontinued October 8, 1904, effective October 31, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Hatchett) | ||
| Catawba | ||
| (Discontinued July 16, 1902, effective July 31, 1902) | ||
| (Mail to Rockford) | ||
| Dillon | Lewis A. Everhart | July 26, 1902 |
| Ethel | Charles H. Moore | August 29, 1902 |
| (Discontinued August 15, 1907, effective September 14, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Swan (Custer County) | ||
| Carlton | James M. Haigler | December 1, 1902 |
| (Late Hopkins) | ||
| Hatchett | William L. Hatchett | May 2, 1903 |
| (Discontinued December 4, 1906, effective January 2, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Omega) | ||
| Craige | ||
| (Discontinued June 11, 1903, effective June 30, 1903) | ||
| (Mail to Okeene) | ||
| Fay | ||
| (Changed into Dewey County, October 3, 1903) | ||
| Longdale | Robert L. Eaton | November 28, 1903 |
| (Late Cainville) | ||
| Emanuel | Emanuel Newborn | March 7, 1904 |
| Dyke | ||
| (Discontinued September 6, 1904, effective September 15, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Dillon) | ||
| Bickford | Clifton A. Howell | November 2, 1904 |
| Winnview | ||
| (Mail to Hitchcock) | ||
| (Discontinued April 4, 1905, effective April 29, 1905) | ||
| Darrow | Lola W. Pratt | May 1, 1905 |
| Rabbit | Beaty B. Creamer | May 18, 1905 |
| (Order of establishment rescinded June 17, 1905) | ||
| Canton | James M. Rogers | May 19, 1905 |
| Southard | Emma L. Arndt | September 6, 1905 |
| (Late Cherryvale) | ||
| Cooper | ||
| (Discontinued January 5, 1906, effective January 31, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Hitchcock) | ||
| Bond | ||
| (Discontinued May 4, 1906, effective May 31, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Canton) | ||
| Manese | ||
| (Discontinued October 13, 1906, effective October 31, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Fay) |
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OKLAHOMA
Canadian County
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Benville | ||
| (Discontinued December 29, 1896) | ||
| (Mail to Heaston) | ||
| Rock Island | ||
| (Discontinued July 21, 1898) | ||
| (Mail to Okarchee) | ||
| Northville | ||
| (Discontinued October 27, 1898) | ||
| (Mail to Geary) | ||
| Reno City | ||
| (Discontinued October 13, 1899, effective October 31, 1899) | ||
| (Mail to El Reno) | ||
| Enehoe | ||
| (Discontinued January 31, 1900, effective February 15, 1900) | ||
| (Mail to Nicely) | ||
| Cereal | Charles O. Hardy | April 5, 1900 |
| Enehoe | ||
| (Re-established April 18, 1900) | ||
| (Discontinued March 29, 1904, effective April 14, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Calumet) | ||
| Herron | ||
| (Discontinued July 10, 1900, effective July 31, 1900) | ||
| (Mail to Eda ) | ||
| Racine | ||
| (Discontinued January 7, 1902, effective January 31, 1902) | ||
| (Mail to Mathewson) | ||
| Miller | ||
| (Changed into Oklahoma County January 18, 1902) | ||
| (Changed into Canadian County January 12, 1903) | ||
| (Discontinued February 24, 1904, effective March 15, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Britton) | ||
| Canyon | William N. Jackson | February 6, 1902 |
| (Discontinued July 20, 1903, effective September 15, 1903) | ||
| (Mail to Niles) | ||
| (Re-established October 24, 1903) | ||
| (Changed into Caddo County February 23, 1905) | ||
| Basque | John S. Carey | February 10, 1902 |
| Marvel | Claude W. Russell | March 4, 1902 |
| Niles | William E. Niles | August 25, 1902 |
| Thurston | ||
| (Discontinued December 12, 1902, effective December 31, 1902) | ||
| (Mail to Mustang) | ||
| (Re-established May 2, 1903) | ||
| (Order rescinded October 20, 1903) |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Cameo | ||
| (Discontinued June 20, 1903, effective June 30, 1903) | ||
| (Mail to El Reno) | ||
| Ball | ||
| (Discontinued November 27, 1903, effective December 14, 1903) | ||
| (Mail to Cashion) | ||
| Piedmont | John R. Coykendall | December 26, 1903 |
| Liberty | ||
| (Discontinued January 5, 1904, effective January 14, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to El Reno) | ||
| Eda | ||
| (Discontinued February 6, 1904, efrective February, 29, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Piedmont) | ||
| Mathewson | ||
| (Discontinued February 9, 1904, effective February 29, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Piedmont) | ||
| Richland | Andrew J. Smith | February 29, 1904 |
| Tedda | George H. Studebaker | August 30, 1904 |
| Nicely | ||
| (Discontinued October 28, 1904, effective November 15, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Calumet) | ||
| Fort Reno | ||
| (Discontinued April 24, 1907, effective May 30, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to El Reno) | ||
| Heaston | ||
| (Discontinued May 18, 1907, effective June 15, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to El Reno) |
OKLAHOMA
Cleveland County
| Post Office | First Postmaster | Date of Appointment |
| Box | George Box | May 7, 1898 |
| (Discontinued December 4, 1906, effective January 2, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Lexington) | ||
| Berry | Charles Ford | December 10, 1898 |
| (Changed to Morgan April 24, 1901) | ||
| Helsel | Clara Dragoo | January 24, 1900 |
| Mardock | Martha M. Brendle | January 31, 1900 |
| (Discontinued December 3, 1906, effective January 2, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Norman) | ||
| Maguire | Thomas H. Henderson | May 29, 1900 |
| (Discontinued December 3, 1906, effective January 2, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Noble) | ||
| Colo | William E. Craig | September 10, 1900 |
| (Discontinued March 22, 1906, effective April 14, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Norman) |
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| Post Office | First Postmaster | of Appointment Date |
| Berry | ||
| (Changed to Morgan April 24, 1901) | ||
| Morgan | Morgan G. Morgan | April 24, 1901 |
| (Late Berry) | ||
| Higbee | James P. Corbett | August 23, 1901 |
| (Name changed to Corbett February 19, 1902) | ||
| Corbett | James P. Corbett | February 19, 1902 |
| (Late Higbee) | ||
| (Discontinued December 3, 1906, effective January 2, 1907) | ||
| (Mail to Lexington) | ||
| Quincy | ||
| (Discontinued February 19, 1904, effective February 29, 1904) | ||
| (Mail to Mustang, Canadian County) | ||
| Pecan | ||
| (Discontinued May 6, 1905, effective May 31, 1905) | ||
| (Mail to Lexington) | ||
| Slusher | ||
| (Discontinued June 16, 1905, effective August 14, 1905) | ||
| (Mail to Newalla) | ||
| Linden | ||
| (Discontinued January 24, 1906, effective February 14, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Newalla) | ||
| Stella | ||
| (Discontinued January 24, 1906, effective February 14, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Newalla) | ||
| Denver | ||
| (Discontinued March 22, 1906, effective April 14, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Norman) | ||
| Franklin | ||
| (Discontinued March 22, 1906, effective April 14. 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Norman) | ||
| Hico | ||
| (Discontinued March 22, 1906, effective April 14, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Norman) | ||
| Case | ||
| (Discontinued June 29, 1906, effective July 31, 1906) | ||
| (Mail to Moore) | ||
| Hall |