Post Offices of Hamilton county, NY

Hamilton County Post Offices

Abbreviations and comments:

- means it was not listed
(c.h.) indicates that it was listed as the county seat
y means that is was listed
* means it's an express office (1890 only)
# means it's a telegraph office (1890 only)
MO, means that this post office was authorized as a Money Order Office
individuals names are the postmasters
American and National are the express companies listed
numbers for the 1890 are the population figures of the village/hamlet

Starting in 1849 thru 1928

Post Office	'35	'37	'45	'49	'50	'51	'52	'55	'56	'57	'59	'62	'67	'69	'70	'71	'72	'74	'76	'81	'85	'87	'89	'90	'93	'95	'99	1928	Post Office
Alvord	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	David B. Gallup	-	Alvord
Arietta	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lambert Blaisted	Lambert Plaisted	George A. McCoy	A. A. Stone	357	y	112	-	-	Arietta
Benson	Nathan R. Lobdell (Montgomery Co.)	Nathan R. Lobdell (Montgomery Co.)	Leonard Annibal	John Harris	John Harris	y	y	Leonard Anibal	Leonard Anibal	Leonard Anibal	Leonard Anibal	y	William Hunter	Isaac Fulman	Leonard y	Leonard Ambole	Leonard Ambole	y	Amer.	C. E. Hunter	Charles E. Hunter	Charles E. Hunter	Charles E. Hunter	322	y	116	Charles E. Hunter	Mrs. Ophelia Politsch	Benson
Benson Centre	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	King H. Hall (Fulton Co.)	King H. Hall	King H. Hall	K. H. Hall	y	King H. Hall	King H. Hall	y	Joseph H. Sornberger	Wm. T. Elgin	y	Amer.	Alice M. Eglin	Grace Eglin	Grace Eglin	Grace Eglin	39	y	39	Grace Elgin	-	Benson Centre
Blue Mtn Lake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	John Holland	John Holland	John Holland	John Holland	99 * #	MO	99 *	John H. Wheeler	Mrs. M. L. McLaughlin	Blue Mt. Lake
Deerland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mrs. Elsie R. Helms	Deerland
Eagle's Nest	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Eagle's Nest
Gilman	-	-	Elias P. Gilman	E. P. Gilman	E. P. Gilman	y	-	E. P. Gilman	Elias P. Gilman	Elias P. Gilman	E. P. Gilman	y	Elias P. Gilman	Elias P. Gilman	y	Elias P. Gilman	-	y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Gilman
Griffin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	James B. Wilson	Charles H. Griffing	Charles H. Griffing	100 #	y	151	Henry J. Girard	-	Griffin
Grove	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	y	y	y	David G. Helms	-	Grove
Hoffmeister	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mary J. Hoffmeister	Hoffmeister
Hope	Jacob Van Arnam (Montgomery Co.)	Jacob Van Arnam (Montgomery Co.)	W. R. Van Arnum	James Harris	James Harris	y	-	Wm. Harriss	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	E. H. Willard	Elisha H. Willard	Elisha H. Willard	Elisha H. Willard	561	y	y	Elisha H. Willard	-	Hope
Hope Centre	William Blake (Mont. Co.)	Samuel Call	Thomas Blake	Henry Denne	Henry Denne	y	y	-	James H. Brownell	Daniel Wadsworth	Daniel Wadsworth	y	William L. Ostrander	William L. Ostrander	y	William L. Ostrander	-	y	Amer.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hope Centre
Hope Falls	-	-	-	-	-	y	y	John Resseque	John Resseguire	John Ressequire	J. Ressequire	y	Charles S. Smith	Charles S. Smith	y	Charles S. Smith	Charles S. Smith	y	Amer.	William Brownell	William Brownell	William Brownell	William Brownell	59	y	59	William Brownell	-	Hope Falls
Indian Lake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Isaac L. Hoxie	Isaac L. Hoxie	y	Isaac L. Hoxie	M. E. Washburn	y	Nat'l	Beriah Wilber	Beriah Wilber	Stephen H. Wilson	Edward A. Wilson	410 * #	MO	410	Oliver St. Marie	John B. Houghton	Indian Lake
Inlet	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Charles A. O'Hara	Fred N. Parquet	Inlet
Lake Pleasant	Richard Peck	Richard Peck	-	-	Lyman Holmes	-	-	Lyman Holmes	Aaron B. Sturges	Aaron B. Sturges	Lyman Holmes (c.h.)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	MO (c.h.)	-	Edgar Call	Margaret E. Call	Lake Pleasant
Long Lake	-	-	-	-	-	y	-	-	-	-	-	-	Cyrus H. Kellogg	Cyrus H. Kellogg	y	Cyrus H. Kellogg	Cyrus H. Kellogg	y	Nat'l	Christian Kellogg	Robert Shaw	Sidney Fuller	Sidney Fuller	236	MO	236	Patrick McSweeney	E. J. McSweeney	Long Lake
Morehouseville	Ancrew K. Morehouse	Ancrew K. Morehouse	Ancrew K. Morehouse	A. K. Morehouse	A. K. Morehouse	y	-	A. K. Morehouse (3 qrs) Havilla Winchell (1 qr)	Havilla Winchell (c.h.)	H. Winchell	H. Winchell	(c.h.)	Adolphe Raux	Adolphe Raux	y	Adolphe Raux	A. Raux	y	Amer.	Adolph Raux	Adolph Raux	Adolph Raux	Adolph Raux	74	y	74	George A. Raux	-	Morehouseville
Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	y	-	Lulu M.J. Ames	James G. Premo	Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne
Newton's Corners	-	-	-	-	John Newton (Fulton Co.)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Joel Newton	Joel Newton	-	-	-	y	-	-	David Sturgis	David Sturgis	Edgar Dunning	92 #	y	92	-	-	Newton's Corners
Piseco	-	-	Ezra Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Wm P. Courtney	Wm P. Courtney	20	y	y	William Dunham	Wm. Dunham	Piseco
Pulpwood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Thomas C. Williams	Pulpwood
Raquette Lake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	y	MO	y	John E. Tillson	Dennis Dillon	Raquette Lake
Rudeston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Daniel Rudes	25	y	y	Emerson Nye	-	Rudeston
Sabael	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hosea G. Locke	Wm. E. Kirpens	Sabael
Sabattis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	George A. Dukelow	Mrs. Ethel C. Austin	Sabattis
Sageville	-	-	J. C. Holmes	John C. Holmes	John C. Holmes	y	y	John C. Holmes	John C. Holmes	Silas Call	S. Call (c.h.)	y	Silas Call	Silas Call MO	(c.h.)	William H. Fry	Wm. H. Fry	(c.h.)	Amer. (c. h.)	S. D. Andrews (c.h.)	Stephen D. Andrews	Stephen D. Andrews	Patrick H. Conroy	102 # (c.h.)	-	102 (c.h.)	-	-	Sageville
Speculator	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Henry B. Slack	Dexter S. Slack	Speculator
Spy Lake	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	John H. Higgins	Spy Lake
Tarnesda	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Andrew Alexander	Thomas J. Herbert	Tarnesda
Towahloondah	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tyler M. Merwin	Towahloondah
Wells	John L. Francisco	Wm. R. Weld	William R. Weld	William B. Peck	William B. Peck	y	y	W. J. Powell	William J. Powell	William J. Powell	Wm J. Powell	y	David H. Abrams	David H. Abrams	y	Wm. W. Burnham	Wm. W. Burnham	y	Amer.	W. W. Burnham	Wm. W. Burnham	William H. Fry	William H. Fry	1298 #	MO	556 *	Allen S. Hosley	Albert R. Earley	Wells
Post Office	'35	'37	'45	'49	'50	'51	'52	'55	'56	'57	'59	'62	'67	'69	'70	'71	'72	'74	'76	'81	'85	'87	'89	'90	'93	'95	'99	1928	Post Office

Sources (all found at the Orange County Library in Orlando, FL, unless otherwise stated):

1835: "The New-York Annual Register, for the Year of Our Lord, 1835; containing an Almanac, Civil and Judicial List with Political, Statistical and Other Information respecting the State of New York and the United States, by Edwin Williams, Sixth Year of Publication." Published by Edwin Williams, 41 Cortland St., James Van Norden, Printer, New York, 1835 (found online on google books)

1837: "Table of the Post Offices in the United States on the Fifteenth July, 1837" (found online on google books)

1845: "The New York Annual Register, for the year of our lord, 1845," by Edwin Williams, New York, published by Jansen & Bell, 148 Nassau Street, printed by Jared W. Bell, 1845 (found online on google books)

1849: "Pratt's United States Post Office Directory, 1850," current to Sep 1849, includes Postmaster for each Post Office. This list may be incomplete as the work is in alphabetical order and I only looked up likely villages.

1850: "The New York Mercantile Union Business Directory, 1850-1," S. French, L. C. & H. L. Pratt, 1850.

1851: "John Warner Barber, Historical collections of the state of New York," by John Warner Barber, published by Clark, Austin & Co., 1851, list current on 1 Jan 1851. This list may be incomplete as the work is in alphabetical order and I only looked up likely villages.

1852: "A 1853 Gazetteer of the United States of America," by John Hayward, Case, Tiffany, and Company, Hartford, Ct., 1853.

1855: "Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States, on the Thirtieth September, 1855... ," by A. O. P. Nicholson, Public Printer, Washington, 1855 (found online on google books)

1856: "Post Office Directory or Business Man's Guide to the Post Offices in the United States...," by Daniel D. Tompkins Leech, new York: J. H. Colton and Company, No. 172 William Street, 1856. (found online on google books)

1857: "List of Post Offices in the United States with the Names of Postmasters, on the 13th of July, 1857...," by Daniel D. Thompkins Leech, published by John C. Rives, Washington, 1857

1859: "New York State Business Directory, 1859." Yes, there are two county seats listed in this source!

1862: "List of Post Offices in the United States," revised and corrected by the Post Office Department up to July 1, 1862, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1862.

1867: "Manual for the use of the Legislature of the State of New York for the year 1867," By The Secretary Of State. Albany: Weed, Parsons And Company, Printers. 1867.

1869: "Boyd's Business Directory of over one hundred cities and villages in New York State," by Andrew Boyd, Albany, N.Y., 1869-70. This list may be incomplete as the work is in alphabetical order and I only looked up likely villages.

1870: "List of Post Offices in the United States... revised and corrected by the Post Office Department to September 1, 1870," Washington, Government Printing Office, 1870. (found online on google books)

1870: "Manual for the Use of the Legistlature of the State of New York, 1871," Albany, Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, 1871 (found online on google books)

1872: "Boyd's New York State Directory, 1872-3," business directory and gazetteer, by Andrew Boyd, Syracuse, N.Y., 1872. This list may be incomplete as the work is in alphabetical order and I only looked up likely villages.

1874: "Reference Table Containing the Post Offices in the United States and Territories," 1874, reprint. This list may be incomplete as the work is in alphabetical order and I only looked up likely villages.

1876: "The Monitor Guide to Post Offices and Railroad Stations of the United States and Canada," Edwin W. Bullinger, 1876. Includes express service company names for post offices (no railroad stations found). This list may be incomplete as the work is in alphabetical order and I only looked up likely villages.

1881: "Official Register of the United States, containing a list of Officers and Employes in the Civl, Military, and Naval Service on the First of July, 1881," Vol. II, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881 (found online on google books)

1885: "Manual for the use of The Legislature of the State of New York, 1885," by Joseph B. Carr, Secretary of State, Albany, Weed, Parson and Company, Printers, 1885 (found online on google books)

1887: "Manual for the use of the Legislature of the State of New York," by Frederick Cook, Secretary of State, Albany, Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, 1887 (found online on google books)

1889: "Manual for the use of the Legislature of the State of New York," by Frederick Cook, Secretary of State, Albany, Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, 1889 (found online on google books)

1890: "United STates Atlas 1890 and Complete Post Office Directory," developed from the US Census of 1890. This list may be incomplete as the work is in alphabetical order and I only looked up likely villages.

1893: "Post Offices in the U.S., 1893," reprint 1991. A listing by state and county.

1895: "1895 US Atlas," alphabetical listing of post offices, express offices and railroad stations. Extracted from the online atlas provided by Livingston Co., MI USGenWeb!

1899: "The New York Red Book, 1899," by Edgar L. Murlin. Albany: James B. Lyon, Publisher. 1899. Post Offices and Postmasters, Hamilton County, as of January 1, 1899.
1928: "Legislative Manual, New York by Robert Moses, Secretary of State," (J. B. Lyon Company, Albany), 1928 (no copyright). From Jeanette Shiel / Fulton county NYGenWeb coordinator!