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"That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Falmouth in New England to Savannah in Georgia, with as many cross posts as he shall think fit."
"That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Falmouth in New England to Savannah in Georgia, with as many cross posts as he shall think fit."


*{{FSC|977455|item|disp= Arthur Hecht and William J. Heynen, comp. ''Records and policies of the Post Office Department relating to place-names : reference information paper no. 72.''Washington, D.C. : National Archives and Records Service, 1975. FS Library Digital images}}
*Claire Prechtel-Kluskens.'' The Nineteenth-Century Postmaster and His Duties.'' NGS Magazine 33 #1 (January - March 2007):35-39.


==Content==
==Content==


===Post Office Gazetteer Content===
===Post Office Directory Content===
Sample of information may be contained, later years have more than earlier years:
Informational content varies for year to year. Following is some of the information that can found in the directories:
* Canadian Post Offices  
* Canadian Post Offices  
* Distances from the capital of The United States to capitals of the states and territories
* Distances from the capital of The United States to capitals of the states and territories
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* Military commands and post
* Military commands and post
* National cemeteries
* National cemeteries
* National homes for disabled veterians
* National homes for disabled veterans
* Naval yards and Stations
* Naval yards and Stations
* Officers of the department
* Officers of the department
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* Suggestion to the public
* Suggestion to the public


===Online Gazetteers===
===Online Directories===
*1813, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070001445 Table of post offices in the United States&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1813, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070001445 Table of Post Offices in the United States ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1819, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070000983 Table of post-offices in the United States&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1819, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070000983 Table of Post Offices in the United States ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1828, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070 Table of post-offices in the United States on the 1st of June, 1828&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1828, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924070 Table of Post Offices in the United States on the 1st of June, 1828 ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1831, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044050650712 Table of post-offices in the United States on the 1st of April, 1831&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1831, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044050650712 Table of Post Offices in the United States on the 1st of April, 1831 ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1846, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101068315124 Table of post offices in the United States on the First day of October, 1846&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1846, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101068315124 Table of Post Offices in the United States on the First day of October, 1846 ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1850, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnleq1 Tremayne's table of post-offices in the United States&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1850, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hnleq1 Tremayne's Table of Post Offices in the United States ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1851, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t81j98f1v Table of post offices in the United States on the first day of January, 1851&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1851, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t81j98f1v Table of Post Offices in the United States on the first day of January, 1851 ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1855, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008909296 List of post offices in the United States on the First day of July, 1855&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1855, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015008909296 List of Post Offices in the United States on the First day of July, 1855 ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1866, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001570960a List of post offices in the United States&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1866, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951001570960a List of Post Offices in the United States ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1870, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101068315090 List of post offices in the United States on the First day of September, 1870&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1870, [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101068315090 List of Post Offices in the United States on the First day of September, 1870 ] (free Hathi Trust ebook)<br>
*1876, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X0U9AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1876&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1876, [https://books.google.com/books?id=X0U9AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1876 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1908, [https://books.google.com/books?id=qpoiAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1908&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1908, [https://books.google.com/books?id=qpoiAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1908 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1909, [https://books.google.com/books?id=XuRFAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1909&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1909, [https://books.google.com/books?id=XuRFAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1909 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1911, [https://books.google.com/books?id=GoTNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1911&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1911, [https://books.google.com/books?id=GoTNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1911 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1914, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vHNHAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1914&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1914, [https://books.google.com/books?id=vHNHAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1914 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1915, [https://books.google.com/books?id=MoXNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1915&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1915, [https://books.google.com/books?id=MoXNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1915 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1916, [https://books.google.com/books?id=sQQDAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1916&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1916, [https://books.google.com/books?id=sQQDAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1916 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1917, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_KpJAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1917&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1917, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_KpJAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1917 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1918, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oQQ8AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1917&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1918, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oQQ8AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1917 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1919, [https://books.google.com/books?id=CUc9AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1918&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1919, [https://books.google.com/books?id=CUc9AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1918 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1920, [https://books.google.com/books?id=87UpAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1920&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1920, [https://books.google.com/books?id=87UpAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1920 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1921, [https://books.google.com/books?id=NYbNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1921&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1921, [https://books.google.com/books?id=NYbNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1921 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1922, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZofNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1922&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1922, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZofNAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1922 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1938, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2vbvfLtiM9UC&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1938&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1938, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2vbvfLtiM9UC&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1938 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1941, [https://books.google.com/books?id=B3Tcr8ZJY2QC&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1941&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1941, [https://books.google.com/books?id=B3Tcr8ZJY2QC&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1941 ] (free Google ebook)<br>
*1947, [https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZyTxlC3DnoC&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1947&nbsp;]&nbsp; (free Google ebook)<br>
*1947, [https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZyTxlC3DnoC&printsec=frontcover United States Official Postal Guide, July 1947 ] (free Google ebook)<br>


[[Category:United_States_Directories]]
[[Category:United_States_Directories]] [[Category:Directories]]

Latest revision as of 16:03, 12 August 2024

The United States post office traces its roots to the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, on July 26, 1775.

"That a line of posts be appointed under the direction of the Postmaster general, from Falmouth in New England to Savannah in Georgia, with as many cross posts as he shall think fit."

  • Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. The Nineteenth-Century Postmaster and His Duties. NGS Magazine 33 #1 (January - March 2007):35-39.

Content

Post Office Directory Content

Informational content varies for year to year. Following is some of the information that can found in the directories:

  • Canadian Post Offices
  • Distances from the capital of The United States to capitals of the states and territories
  • Distribution offices
  • List of post offices arranged by state and counties
  • Laws relating to post office
  • Military commands and post
  • National cemeteries
  • National homes for disabled veterans
  • Naval yards and Stations
  • Officers of the department
  • Organization of the department
  • Post Offices arraigned in alphabetical order, showing County, state, and name of postmaster.
  • Post offices discontinued
  • Rates of postage - foreign and domestic
  • Special agents of the Post Office
  • Specimen Postage Stamps
  • Suggestion to the public

Online Directories

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