Decatur County Genealogy & History

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POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES

Post Offices - Decatur County Illinois
[Source: Used with permission from Jim Forte at www://postalhistory.com]
Balkom (1887-1900) Barryville (1892-1895) Bath Springs Beacon (1890-1968) Bible Hill (1877-1906) Bliss (1892-1904) Bob (1882-1906) Botanic Garden (1852-1852) Brodie's Landing (1853-1866) Brodies (1896-1934) Brodies Landing (1868-1896) Brownsport Furnace (1870-1887) Cubb Creek (1852-1854) Decaturville (1847-Date) Dixieville (1886-1893) Douglas Springs (1858-1866) Duckville (1894-1896) Dunbar (1870-1906) Eli (1885-1886) Elk (1892-1894) Etna (1852-1882) Etnaville (1890-1892) Fishers Landing (1866-1871) Hanna (1898-1898) Hermitage (1850-1866) Howesville (1854-1881) Hydro (1898-11904) Jeanette (1882-1910) Ledbetter (1880-1881) Monitor (1883-1886) North Ford (1888-1923) Oakhaven (1890-1903) Parker (1884-1931) Parker (1938-1939) Parker's Landing (1866-1868) Parsons (1893-Date) Partinville (1885-1893) Perryville (1849-1971) Poe (1898-1904) Point Pleasant (1879-1910) Roena (1888-1890) Sandy (1901-1904) Shannonville (1850-1850) Sugar Tree (1874-Date) Sulphur Springs (1886-1904) Swallow (1894-1906) Thurman (1890-1904) Vise (1904-1904) Walker's Landing (1871-1879) Yarbro's (1895-1905) Yarbro's Landing (1865-1867)

This list cames with a lot more detail with postmasters.. but no source that I know of ..
DECATURVILLE (late in Perry County) Daniel McLeod 8/20/1847 William H. Bennett l0/27/1848 John L. Houston 4/18/1851 David E. A. McElreath 5/07/1852 John Coates 12/31/1853 David E. A. McElreath 12/27/1854 George H. Talbott 9/23/1857 John Coates 3/02/1858 George W. Talbott 3/04/1858 Edward R. Tuck 8/10/1858 D.E.A. McElreath 5/01/1861 James Read 6/26/1866 Benjamin F. Kenrick 3/15/1867 Pinkney O. Roberts 2/21/1868 Calvin R. Murphy 3/01/1869 Wil1iam F. Lancaster l0/12/1869 William E. Bevans 1/26/1871 Calvin R. Murphy 8/18/1871 Hardon Roberts ll/29/1875 Wil1iam Stant?? 4/07/1876 (Stout) Calvin B. Murphy 8/24/1882 John H. Stout 3/23/1885 James W. Morgan 6/01/1889 John G. McMillan 4/01/1891 fohn H. Stout 4/06/1893...MO 10/20/1894 Cury C. Denison 4/10/1899...NB 4/10/1901 Frank Fisher 6/04/1902...NB 11/20/1902, 11/13/1906 Jackson L. White 6/23/1914 Albert F. Adair 1/01/1922 3/23/1922 4/02/1926 4/15/1930 James W. Stout 1/04/1934 2/29/1940 11/30/1956 - retired Mrs. Edna M. L. Stout 12/19/1956 10/03/1958 - term. Paul D. Tolley l0/09/1958 1/11/1960 PERRYVILLE (late in Perry County) Urbane T. Cole 4/18/1849 James M. Shepherd 2/06/1852 William Stout 6/07/1853 Elisha S. Stevens 6/27/1854 William Stout 4/08/1856 Elisha Stevens 7/31/1857 Thomas W. McMurray 3/21/1858 Pleasant A. Bowman 9/03/1858 William Stout 6/15/1860 James L. Houston 4/07/1866 Jesse E. Veal 4/04/1871 William Stout 6/09/1874 Jesse E. Veal 6/23/1875 William F. Stout 3/16/1881 James H. Pate 10/27/1883 Jesse P. Veal 2/01/1886 William R. Denison 1/11/1892 William P. Brawley 4/24/1893 Thomas D. Stout 6/11/1896 William R. Denison 3/17/1897...MO 6/09/1899 ...NB 4/23/1903, 4/05/1905, 3/16/1908 Jacob E. Reynolds 2/10/1915 10/31/1941 Retired Mrs.Edna Moore 11/01/1941 9/15/1962 Mrs.Dorothy C.Brasher 9/15/1962 7/26/1971 - Dec. BATH SPRINGS (late in Perry County) Joel C. Hancock 9/30/1839 Washington West 12/10/1849 Changed to Shannonvi11e 2/28/1850 SHANNONVILLE Washington West 2/28/1850 Changed to BATH SPRINGS 9/09/1850 BATH SPRINGS John Smith 9/09/1850 Claiborne C. Saunders 1/31/1852 Isaiah S. Perry 5/19/1853 Thomas J.Sparks 11/05/1853 Jos. Rich. Martin 7/18/1854 10/03/1854 - disc. BATH SPRINGS Nathan C. Davis 7/17/1877 - reestablished John F. Atkins ll/26/1877 Robert M. Allen 5/26/1884 William H. Martin l1/13/1893...NB 6/09/1898, ...MO 2/02/1902, 5/08/1908 William H. Martin,Jr l0/20/1922 1/23/1923 Claude T. Pickett l0/13/1924 1933 - removed W. H. Martin 8/07/1933 1942 - resigned William E. Lancaster 3/01/1942 Ruby H. Martin 9/21/1942 HERMITAGE Thomas B. Garrard............8/13/1850 James H. Car1dy..............2/19/1851 Thomas B. Garrard............4/28/1853 Samuel S. McC1un??...........4/25/1856 Har1en Roberts...............9/29/1856 Albert F. Kellar.............1/29/1857 (Keeton?) C1inton Brigeens.............2/17/1857 Albert H. Keeton.............3/12/1857 Samuel C. Warden.............1/28/1859 Thomas B. Garrard............5/04/1861 9/22/1866 - disc. BOTANIC GARDEN Robert L. Gainerss 3/12/1852 Changed to CUBB CREEK 4/03/1852 CUBB CREEK Robert Campbell 4/03/1852 Joseph Conrad 3/16/1854 5/03/1854 - disc. ETNA James M. Lockwood 9/20/1852 Si1van F. Lockwood 7/14/1853 11/04/1856 - disc. Calvin P. Spence 2/21/1857 - reestablished 7/10/1860 - disc. Adolphus P. Spence 1/19/1874 - reestablished James Wilson 2/09/1880 7/05/1880 - disc. BRODIE'S LANDING Charles S. Brodie 8/31/1853 10/05/1855 - disc. Charles S. Brodie 11/14/1857 - reestablished J. Walker 6/29/1868 1/29/1869 - disc. John F. Woods 8/10/1869 - reestablished NB 7/20/1885, 1/18/1895 Changed to BRODIE's 3/14/1896 BRODIE'S William H. Winn 3/14/1896 1/27/1897 - disc. - papers to PARKER J. Frank Houston 12/21/1897 - reestablished ...NB 12/10/1906 Benjamin H. Maxwel1 11/04/1907 Walter D. Bateman 3/20/1914 Henry F. Doyle 3/09/1920 John W. Prim 5/05/1926 Mish. T. Spence 2/17/1928 12/31/1931 - disc. ~ mail to SUGAR. ._ HOWESVILLE Jerome B. Howe 4/13/1854 9/22/1866 - disc. William H. Lewis 6/19/1874 - reestablished F. J. Bray l1/13/1879 Isaac J. Doyle 5/17/1880 9/05/1881 - disc. DOUGLASS SPRINGS Joseph S. Douglass l1/15/1858 7/25/1866 - disc. YARBRO'S LANDING Joseph G. Yarbro 12/15/1865 Charles L. Lightfoot 3/08/1866 William D. Wyatt 6/09/1866 8/13/1867 - disc. PARKER'S LANDING Chronicles Brandon 9/02/1866 John W. Clifft 3/21/1866 Changed to BRODIE'S LANDING FISHER'S LANDING Calvin C. Lacy 6/27/1866 1/26/1871 - disc. BROWNSPORT FURNACE Charles B. Young...........1/06/1870 John M. Harve..............1/19/1880 3/18/1880 - disc. Robert H. Austin...........2/13/1885 - reestablished 4/19/1887 - disc. Papers to Decaturville SUGAR TREE Joseph H. Fry..............6/19/1874 James M. Prince............5/29/1897 James W. Coble.............7/26/1897 ...NB 12/11/1901 ...MO 12/05/1903 James L. Jones.............3/23/1904 Richard T. Wesson..........6/15/1905 John W. Coble..............3/26/1907 Joseph Odle................3/27/1912 John F. Wilson.............4/16/1914 8/131/1944 - retired Mrs. Holland O. Miller.....9/01/1944 9/11/1945 SWALLOW BLUFF John H. Skinner 1/10/1871 John Smith 5/26/1873 Robert F. Keeton 5/08/1876 Robert T. Simmons l0/31/1878...NB7/28/1885 Changed to SWALLOW 9/21/1894 SWALLOW Charles W. Austin 9/21/1894 George C. Simmons 3/24/1896...NB 4/09/1900, 6/08/l904 9/29/1906 - disc mail to Bath Springs WALKER'S LANDING Hiram D. Odle 12/06/1871 Vinsen A. Rice 9/09/1872 12/11/1879 - disc. OLD POST OFFICE LOCATIONS NOT SHOWN ON MODERN MAPS PYRON'S MILL? (BIBLE HILL) Robert Pyron 1/29/1877 G; W. Sh??? 7/25/1878 Martin C. ? 9/10/1878 Wi11iam L. ? 3/26/1880 ?? ?? ?? 7/21/1880 R. M. Brown 8/12/1881 William R. Evans 12/30/1885 William P. Davis 12/27/1886 Hugh W. Long 12/18/1888 W. H. Greenway? 9/12/1893 Hugh W. Long 5/05/1897...NB 6/04/1901 William S. Long 2/10/1903 9/29/1906 - disc. - papers to Parsons DUNBAR Robert L. Keeton 5/05/1879 Jesse J. Lancaster 4/15/1881 John H. Cade 1/27/1886 James L. Jones 7/13/1888 Robert F. Keeton 2/14/1889 John J. Austin 12/26/1893 Joseph J. Woody 4/29/1897...NB 6/04/1901 4/30/1901 - disc. POINT PLEASANT Elijah C. Tarbet 7/14/1879...NB 1/21/1885, 7/26/1895 Changed to DUCKVILLE 5/05/1894 DUCKVILLE C. L. Montgomery 5/05/1894 2/06/1896 - rescinded ...NB 4/09/1900, 12/17/1904 12/15/1910 - disc. - mail to SALTILLO LEDBETTER George W. Walker 4/26/1880 John D. Rice 2/24/1884...NB 7/31/1886 Now in BENTON COUNTY JANETTE Joseph L. Thomas 1/03/1882 Seth Thomas 4/10/1882 William L. Barnette 6/05/1882...NB 7/01/1887 William A. C. Petty 8/04/1887 John W. Mclllwain 5/29/1897 John M. Rains l0/07/1897 Benjamin H. Maxwell ..10/29/1898 William E. Jordan 4/28/1900.. .MO 10/30/1907 ...NB 3/16/1908 3/15/1910 - disc. - mail to Parsons BOB John H. Cade 4/27/1882 John W. Wheat 1/27/1886.. .NB 6/18/1895 James H. Barber 3/13/1896...NB 12/15/1900, 4/19/1905 1/01/1906 - disc. - mail to CLIFFTON MONITOR Jesse W. Lewis 6/05/1883 5/01/1886 - disc. - mail to BIBLE HILL PARKER John S. Barger 2/19/1884 Sidney G. Parker 7/18/1884 Prest1ey E. Parker 12/07/1885 William W. Evans 12/13/1886 William S. Morgan 2/09/1888 John J. Nichols 5/28/1890...NB 9/02/1895 William E. Baker 1/19/1900 James B. Warren 3/23/1901 John H. Newsom 12/21/1901...NB 4/28/1906 Charles B. Bohannon 1/13/1919 12/31/1931 - disc. - mail to SUGAR TREE Mrs. Verna Faye Taylor 4/01/1938 8/31/1939 - disc. - mail to SUGAR TREE ELI Eli Duncan 8/19/1885 9/13/1886 - disc. - mail to LEGO, Perry Co PARTINVILLE George W. Partin 11/13/1885...NB 5/11/1891 Jehu S. Barham 3/31/1893 Changed to PARSONS 7/25/1893 PARSONS John S. Barham 7/25/1893 Leslie A. Rains 5/07/1897...NB 10/30/1894, 3/23/1900 Walter A. Partin 7/09/1902 10/04/1902 - app. resc. George W. Partin 12/07/1903...NB 7/23/1905, 11/06/1906, 3/18/1908, 6/04/1908 Newton J. Arno1d 12/10/1908 Joseph H. Jennings 4/16/1914 Herbert G. Roberts 3/29/1920 10/04/1921 - reapp. Terrell McI11wain 2/26/1926 3/18/1930 - reapp. Ramond C. Townsend 5/23/1934 5/02/1944 1948 - resigned vol. Ernest R. Dodd 4/30/1948 Alma W. Prim. 7/06/1950 SULFUR SPRINGS James K. Pettigrew 6/02/1886...NB 7/30/1895, 12/17/1900 Neil J. Wallace 3/21/1902 Lewis P. Parker 3/12/1903 9/14/1904 ~ disc. - mail to PARSONS DIXIEVILLE George W. Frazier 7/09/1886 James M. Ho11y 11/30/1889 Mary E. Ho11y 10/23/1890 Sallie A. Sykes 12/29/1892 6/19/1893 papers to Decaturville BAULKOM James E. Baker 8/30/1887 Green B. Haynes 12/03/1889...NB 4/20/1891 George W. Hartley 4/22/1893 Josie z. Batten 11/04/1896 William W. Pugh 11/28/1899 1/31/1900 - disc. - papers to BLISS ROENA William G. Riggs 2/29/1888 11/19/1890 - disc. - papers to SPELLINGS NORTHFORD James K. Baker 4/18/1888 George W. Curry 7/10/1893 Peachey E. Baker 2/05/1894 J. W. Doyle 1/21/1897 Date S. Haynes 1/11/1900 10/05/1900 - disc. papers to Parker Charles B. Bohannon 8/28/1901 - reestablished - declined George W. Baker 10/18/1901...NB 12/20/1905 George W. Pratt 3/14/1911 Leilla V. Miller 6/26/1915 Maud F. Pratt 2/09/1916 Bunce L. Miller 9/08/1917 11/01/1923 - disc. - mail to SUGAR TREE THURMAN William M. Holland 7/21/1888 James P. Singleton 7/10/1890 11/26/1890 - resc. William M. White 8/08/1893...NB 10/25/1902 8/31/1904 - disc. - mail to SCOTTS HILL OAKVIEW Moody P. Haynes 3/19/1890...NB 4/09/1900, 12/30/1895 12/31/1903 - disc. - mail to SUGAR TREE ETNAVILLE Abraham M. C. Gossett 4/22/1890 1/08/1892 - disc. - papers to BAULKOM BEACON Arch B. Holley 5/14/1890 James M.Holley 3/26/1891 Jesse P. Veal 12/01/1892 John T. McComic 4/22/1893 James W. Myracle 7/16/1896...NB 12/15/1900, 4/17/1905 William J. Long 7/22/1901 11/15/1901 - resc. Lawrence W. C. Myracle 9/10/1901 11/15/1901 - resc. William J. Long...........9/14/1909 George Thomas O'Gwin......9/14/1914 Alsie J. Duke.............9/08/1917 Lawrence L. Chumney........7/30/1918 Chester F. Myracle.........4/12/1921 (resigned w/o papers 1934) Mrs. Clessie Watson........1/10/1934 6/24/1935 - resigned wop Miss Lois McComic 7/07/1935 Mrs. Lois Frizzll 10/04/1942 1/12/1968 Mrs. Martha J. Yates 1/12/1968 8/09/1968 ELK Charles F. Hartley 1/05/1892 George W. Baker 4/03/1893 1/04/1894 - disc. - papers to PARKER BARRYVILLE William H. Mayo 5/28/1892 6/20/1895 - disc. - no papers BLISS Adela F. Harris 8/18/1892 Elijah Prince 8/26/1896 Joseph H. Harris 5/05/1898...NB 10/16/1902 12/31/1904 - disc. - mail to HOLLADAY YARBROS William G. Smith 1/07/1895...NB 4/09/1900, 6/08/1904 6/06/1905 - disc. - mail to BATH SPRINGS POE Arch B. Holley 2/14/1898...NB 10/25/1902 8/31/1904 - disc. - mail to SCOTTS HILL HANNA Arch B. Holley 4/02/1898 6/23/1898 - disc. HYDRO John S. Rogers 6/18/1898...NS 10/20/1902 William D. Colewick 7/02/1904 11/30/1904 - disc. - mail to HOLLADAY SANDY Jacob E. Reynolds 1/19/1901 8/22/1904 - disc. - mail to DECATURVILLE VISE James L. Vise 5/19/1901 8/22/1904 - disc. - mail to DECATURVILLE