Historical Post Offices

From the Book "A History of Shasta County California" by The Shasta Historical Society.

Information submitted by Dottie Smith

Official Name Date Est.  Final Discont.  Name Origin First Postmaster
Agland  Jan-6-1894 Oct-31-1895  Land Co  Richard G. Hart Jr.
Albertson  Jun-4-1883  Sep-22-1885  1st PM  Wm. A. Albertson
Alfa  Mar-14-1888  Jul-31-1895  PM's dau.  Alex C. Hill
American Ranch  Jul-19-1855  Apr-15-1878  Ranch  Thos. A. Freeman
Anderson  Apr-15-1878  Still in use 1985 1st PM  Elias Anderson
Antler  Feb-5-1908  Jan-15-1914  horns  James F. Gregory
Baird  Apr-8-1878  Aug-15-1933  Spencer E. Baird Myron Green
Ball's Ferry  Oct-4-1875  Feb-29-1916  1st PM  William Ball
Bayha  Jan-4-1900  May-31-1907  George Bayha Adam Kirk
Bayles  Dec-4-1884  May-1-1948  1st PM  Abraham M. Bayles
Beegum  Dec-6-1895  Jan-18-1900  bee colony  Sarah Wolcott
Bella Vista  May-18-1893  Still in use 1985 Spanish name Robt G. Hamilton
Bell's Bridge  Dec-14-1870 Oct-3-1881  1st PM  J. J. Bell
Big Bend  Apr-22-1922  Still in use 1985 river bend  Laura Fowler
Blair  Jan-6-1881  Sep-22-1885 1st PM  Eunice F. Blair
Boralma  Aug-2-1901  Oct-31-1906  ? Andrew P Anderson
Brewster  Jan-17-1893  Jun-15-1895  Wm H. Brewster Alex Levy
Brincard  Dec-29-1879  Jun-17-1881  a gold miner  Adolph Minville
Buckeye  Feb-12-1880  Dec-31-1965  Ohio pseud  Geo. W. Burtt
Burgess  Apr-25-1891  Aug-15-1903  pioneer  Helen English
Burgettville  Apr-13-1871  Jan-17-1888  W. Burgett  John E. Mooers
Burney (Valley)  Dec-6-1872  Still in use 1985 Samuel Burney Henry N. Murphy
Carbon  Jul-14-1885  Nov-30-1923  soil color  Diederick Murcken
Cassel  Dec-16-1887  Still in use 1985 Kassel, Germany Jos. W. Lippincott
Castella  Dec-28-1892  Still in use 1985 crags resemble castles Chas A. Gans
Castle Crag(s)  May-28-1892  Jan-31-1901  nearby pinnacles Geo Schonewald
Cayton  May-14-1884  Jun-30-1951  Wm. Cayton  Andrew J. Opdike
Cantral Valley  Jul-12-1938  Still in use 1985 project of name Royal F. Hiebert
Churntown  Jan-12-1863  Dec-12-1866  creek  Sylvester Hull
Copley  Aug-20-1886  May-15-1913  oper. of resort  Anna M. Nichols
Copper City  May-21-1878  May-10-1880  copper company Caru M. Fulton
Coram  Aug-4-1906  Apr-29-1922  Joseph Coram  Henry M. Brown
Cottonwood  Feb-20-1852  Still in use 1985 creek name  Marcus J. Clanton
Dana  Oct-11-1881  Jun-30-1951  Loran Dana  Elmer D. Boyes
Deerhaven  Mar-22-1918  Jun-14-1919  deer meadow  Raella Ferguson
Delta  Aug-10-1875  Jun-3-1880  shape of streams Wm. T. Smith
Dolde  Apr-3-1890  Apr-15-1893  1st PM  Arnold C. Dolde
Eilers  Feb-18-1895  Jun-30-1899  Lu Eiler  Geo. W. Eldridge
Elderton  Oct-17-1860  Sep-20-1862  ? John C. Divine
Elena  Feb-5-1890  Jan-31-1906  Elena Haggen  Ellen E. Hinderlong
Enterprise/Redding Jul-2-1964 Still in use 1985 Spirit of citizens branch of Redding
Eubanks  Apr-26-1905 Nov-30-1918 J. Cal Eubanks Hugo Ehrenpfort
Fall River Mills  Oct-29-1873  Still in use 1985 river and mills  Peter Eiler
Fern  Apr-17-1898  Jul-31-1945  ferns  Charles E. Brown
Fielding  Aug-27-1897  Dec-14-1903  C. W. Fielding Jas. J. Speliman
Flume  May-2-1903  Sep-30-1910  creek name  James B. Clark
French Gulch  Feb-18-1856  Still in use 1985 French miners  Wm. G. Gibbs
Gas Point  Feb-1-1875  Jul-15-1933  tellers of tales John S. Williams
Glenburn  Mar-5-1892  Dec-24-1974  a town in Maine John R. Crichton
Goering  Apr-28-1879  Jun-30-1879  1st PM  John Goering
Gregory  Sep-18-1900  Feb-5-1908  1st PM  James F. Gregory
Halcyon  Dec-28-1882  Aug-13-1883  hotel motto  Joshua Stone
Happy Valley  Oct-31-1881  Nov-9-1882  locale S. F., Co. Philander L. Williamson
Hart  Apr-13-1891  Sep-29-1900  Richard Hart,Sr.  Mildred Stevins 
Hat Creek  May-28-1884  Still in use 1985 lost hat legend Chas. E. Brown
Hazel Creek  May-15-1887  Sep-30-1954  mtn. hazelbush S. F. Southern
Henderson  Jul-19-1906  Apr-22-1922  1st PM  Thos. J. Henderson
Heroult  Nov-16-1907  May-15-1928  Dr. Heroult  Geo. H Edwards
(One) Horse Town  Oct-12-1852  Jun-9-1876  legend  Geo W. Baker
Igo  Jul-14-1873  Still in use 1985 child's story  Alonzo Engle
Ingot  May-13-1904  Aug-17-1940  metal mass  Winfred Wrlght
Inwood  Jan-6-1887  Jun-30-1947  In the woods  Mary Adams
Iron Mountain  Dec-7-1885  Aug-28-1886  Iron ore body  Wm. A Taylor C
Janesville  Dec-19-1861  Nov-19-1864  Jane Armington L. N. Breed
Kendon  Jul-12-1900  Nov-30-1900  --- Horace W. Brooks
Kennett  Jun-18-1886  Sep-30-1942  Squire Kennett  Chas. Golinsky
Keswick  Jan-9-1896  Feb-15-1923  Lord Wm.Keswick Louis Schuckman
Kilna  Nov-10-1852  Oct-27-1853  --- Wm. Potter
Kimberly  Jun-18-1907  Dec-15-1913  mine owner  Perry F. Anson
Knob  Sep-5-1896  May-15-1944  Knob Peak  Geo. M. Green
La Moine  Feb-14-1902  Feb-28-1955  Andrew LaMoyne  Wallace C. Bartlett
Larkin  Mar-17-1899  Jan-31-1912  John Larkin  Mellssa J. Larkin
Latson  May-29-1891  Aug-31-1895  --- Ella M. Leonard
Leighton  Jun-3-1889  Sep-5-1894  pioneer family  Sam W. Stolllngs
Leland  Oct-1-1890  Dec-28-1892  Leland Stanford  Christopher C. Huffacre
Lisbon  Jan-26-1886  Nov-2-1886  --- Henry W. Walbrldge
Loftus  Jun-1-1944  Jun-30-1954  Chas. T. Loftus Mrs. Sarah A. Moody
Loomis  Apr-11-1878  May-14-1879  B. F. Loomis  James O. Loomis
Mabel  Feb-5-1885  Jan-15-1903  stop on OR Rd. Eva Schoonover
Mammoth  Feb-20-1907  May-25-1925  copper mine  John F. Hoffman
Manton Oct-19-1889  Still in use 1985 R. I. town  Wm. T. Hurtt
Manzanita Lake May-22-1934  May-10-1974  bush in area ---
Matheson  Sep-20-1922  Jan-5-1962  James Matheson Charles F. Reed
McArthur  Mar-25-1904  Still in use 1985 John McArthur Archibald McArthur
Middlefork  Oct-2-1888  Feb-15-1898  fork / Beegum Cr. Valentine Mertz
Middletown  Jun-18-1856  Mar-19-1858  mid-way between Horsetown & Shasta  Chas. M. McKinney
Mill's Ferry (Phantom) reported cover cancel date ca. 1870
Millville  Jan-27-1860  Still in use 1985 grist mill  Henry Anklin
MontgomeryCr/Ferry Nov-19-1877  Still in use 1985 Zack  Leander Powers
Oak  Aug-21-1897  Oct-15-1943  tree  David S. Benner
Oak Run  Sep-14-1877  Still in use 1985 creek  Amos Cuykendall
O'Brien  Mar-19-1945  Still in use 1985 Con O'Brien  Mrs. Katharine A. Kobe
Old Diggins  Aug-24-1918  Nov-30-1927  mining site  Harvey J. Sallee
Old Station  May-13-1931  Still in use 1985 stage stop  Mrs. Mary Shearin
Olinda  Jun-6-1890  Still in use 1985 Hawaiian Brazilian transfer name Samuel C. Parker
Ono  Apr-16-1883  Sep-30-1972  Biblical I Chron. 8:12 Wm M McFarlin
Onward  Mar-6-1886  Jul-10-1889  hymn  Aaron M. Hardman
Palo Cedro  May-28-1893  Still in use 1985 Spanish  Loraine A. Rodgers
Parkville  Jan-9-1871  Oct-4-1875  John W. Park  Wm. W. Smith
Pawnee  Aug-18-1894  Aug-30-1903  Indian tribe  Robert Crews
Pinckney  Apr-19-1881  Dec-31-1890  Town in Michigan John S. Williams
Pineland  Apr-16-1901  Sep-14-1917  descriptive  Hiram G. Works
Pine View  Feb-27-1885  Nov-3-1886  descriptive  Electra M. Richardson
Pitthree (Pit Three) Dec-29-1923  Mar-31-1924  power plant  Robert B. Gray
Pitville/Pittville Sep-19-1873  Aug-31-1961  river/townsite  Samuel Gordon
Plateau  Aug-2-1889  Jun-30-1909  Shingletown plateau Sarah E. Davis
Platina  Mar-30-1921  Still in use 1985 Spanish "plata"  Don Nobel
Pollock  Jan-5-1924  Jun-1-1944  Geo. Pollock  John Steinaker
Portugee (sic)  Apr-15-1870  May-15-1877  colloq. "Portuguese" Robert Pitt
Project City  Nov-1-1939  Still in use 1985 Central Valley Project  Howard P. Nelson
Reading/Redding  Sep-23-1872  Still in use 1985 Benj. B. Reading Chauncey C. Bush
Roaring River  Feb-24-1874  May-3-1877  fork of Cottonwood Cr. Geo. Baker
Roberts  Sep-22-1885  May-29-1893  B.F. Roberts  Mary M. Roberts
Round Mountain  Jun-12-1872  Still in use 1985 nearby mountain  Geo. W. Jackson
Schilling  Apr-25-1917 Jul-1-1952  1st PM  John F. Schilling
Shasta  bef. Jul-10-1851 Still in use 1985  Indian tribe  Robt. W. Crenshaw
Shasta Dam  Apr-13-1939  Jan-31-1945  dam name  Mrs. Alva M. Smith
Shingletown  Jun-24-1874  Still in use 1985 shingle mills  John McCarley
Slate Creek  Jun-3-1880  Jun-18-1885  rock in creek  James S. Smithson
Slatonis  Oct-13-1899  Feb-14-1902  slate shingle mfg.  Francis M. Whitlow
Smithson  Aug-13-1883  Oct-12-1892  James Smithson Wm.C.Whiting
Stella  Sep-22-1885  Mar-31-1909  wife of PM  Oliver H. P. Woodward
Stillwater  Apr-15-1870  Jun-15-1900  N.Y. town  J. S. Bass
Summit City  Aug-8-1939  Still in use 1985 summit of hwy.  Mrs. Anna M. O'Keefe
Swasey  Jan-17-1888  Mar-5-1892  H. M. Swasey  John R. Crichton
Taylor  May-18-1897  Aug-15-1922  Clay W. Taylor  Jake Golinsky
Viola  Apr-28-1898  Apr-30-1943  Viola Loomis  Estella M. Loomis
Wanamina  Jun-29-1904  Aug-15-1913  --- Marvin W. Woodard
Waugh  Jan-5-1885  Jun-30-1906  Joseph Waugh ferry Annie M Waugh
Wengler  May-31-1899  Feb-14-1942  1st PM  Mathias Wengler
Whiskey Creek  Feb-18-1856  Jun-28-1864  creek  Benjamin Mix
Whiskey town  Jul-1-1952  Still in use 1985 townsite  Mrs. Dorothy A. Hermon
Whitehouse  Jan-11-1893  Nov-15-1906  London mine owners  Alfred A. Anthony
Whitmore  Jan-5-1885  Still in use 1985 1st PM  Simon H. Whitmore
Winthrop  Sep-6-1900  Apr-30-1932  Winthrop Mining Co. Eugene S. McDowell
Ydalpom  Jul-12-1888  Jul-31-1943  Indian "north lying-place" Anderson Tetrick
Zinn  Aug-24-1889  May-15-1890  1st PM  John L. Zinn


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