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Muir Post Office Dedication September 27, 1958
Contributed by Paul Petosky
HISTORY OF THE MUIR, MI POST OFFICE
by Paul E. Petosky
This village located in Ionia County, Lyons Township began in 1854 with the lumber mill of Soule, Robinson & Company (Ambrose L. Soule, Andrew Byron Robinson, and Rev. Isaac Errett).
Originally established as Montrose Station on September 12, 1857 with Andrew B. Robinson as its first postmaster. It was named Montrose Station because of the many early settlers came from Montrose, NY. Railroad superintendent, H. K. Muir, was instrumental in getting the Detroit, Muskegon & Western (now Grand Trunk) Railroad to come through Muir. Name was changed to Muir on February 15, 1859 with George M. French as postmaster.
Dedication of the new Muir, MI Post Office took place on September 27, 1958 (see dedication program).
Continuation from the 1958 dedication program of the postmasters who have served at the Muir, MI Post Office, they're listed as follows:
Mrs. Eileen H. Stoudt.................February 9, 1968
Alan E. Kramer...........................January 20, 1984
Donald F. Bennett......................March 31, 1984
Carol Randall..............................August 20, 1992
Gregory L. Woodard..................October 17, 1992
Deborah Scheurer......................April 12, 1993
Sue A. Daly..................................January 8, 1994
Linda Newsom............................July 26, 2000
Mary T. Lipinski...........................November 30, 2000
James C. Sisson.........................November 21, 2001
Dorothy A. Thelen.......................February 3, 2003
Helen R. Hungerford...................July 25, 2003 to present
The Muir, MI Post Office uses zip code 48860.
Oval Postmark - June 12, 1886 courtesy of "Michigan Postal Markings" (1955) by Maurice F. Cole.
Helen R. Hungerford - Current Postmasater 2007
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