Post Offices in Atchison County, MO

Atchison County was established on Feb 14, 1845. The County Seat is Rockport. Atchison was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Holt

The current population is 7,137 people and the area is 545 sq. mi.

The county seat is displayed in oblique & bold face. Towns that have more than 4 opening/close dates or are current have links to complete information.

Post Office	Service
Alecto	1855-1857
Allena	1858-1859
Austin	1841-1851
Byron	1855-1856
Centre Grove	1858-1866
Centre Point	1875-1880
Dotham	1879-1902
El Paso	1856-1864
Elk Dale	1875-1895
Elkdale	1897-1900
Eudora	1874-1876
Fairfax	1881-Present
Gaston	1849-UNK
Gill	1885-1890
Guy	1886-1900
Hannigan	1847-1852
Hazle Grove	1877-1880
Homer	1871-1881
Hope Chapel	1879-1882
Irish Grove	1850-1877

Post Office	Service
Langdon	1880-1979
Linden	1846-1871
London	1871-1900
Magnet	1880-1900
Milton	1877-1908
Nishnabotna	1871-1953
North Star	1857-1874
Oswald	1894-1901
Phelps City	1868-1954
Powellton	1879-1886
Rich	1855-1860, 1863-1872
*Rockport*	1856-Present
Russell	1851
Sonora	1872-1875
Tarkio	1880-Present
Taskio	1880
Union City	1871-1873
Watson	1869-1965
Westboro	1881-Present
York	1878-1901

Key to Markings
S	Spray Postmarks
P	Precancels Exist
T	Territorial Period
71	Cancels from 7-1-71 Affair

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There are 40 post offices listed for Atchison County.

Post office information from “Missouri Post Offices 1804-1981” ©1982 - Robert G. Schultz. Used with permission of author. Additional info on zip codes, markings and distances come from various members of MOPOHISSOC.

All post offices for Atchison County have been added to the database.
Note: Researchers only listed for towns that have specific researchers separate from the overall county.

Remember, this site is primarily concerned with POSTAL history and makes no claims regarding genealogical research.

List updated: 11 Feb 2012 15:09

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