Post Offices in Clay County, MO

Clay County was established on Jan 2, 1822. The County Seat is Liberty. Clay was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Ray

The current population is 174,035 people and the area is 397 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 OfficeService
Acme 1882-1900
Arley 1893-1907
Aurora 1838-1839
Avondale 1915-Present
Barry 1834-1906
Bethany 1844-1848
Birmingham 1888-1956
Blue Eagle 1866-1887
Cantonment Leavenworth 1828-1841
Chandler 1885-1947
Clay Court House 1822-1829
Claytonville 1870-1893
East Kansas City 1920-1928
Elm Grove 1833-1849
Excelsior Springs 1883-Present
Fort Leavenworth 1841-UNK
Gashland 1899-1959
Gladstone 1957-1959
Harlem 1866-1913
Hartsburg 1838-UNK
Holt 1869-Present
Jedds 1884
Kearney 1868-Present
Kendall See details
Liberty 1829-Present
Liberty Landing 1871-1873
Linden 1889-1957
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Lindenman 1887-1891
Maple Park 1922-1935
Martinsville 1837-1839
Miltondale 1895-1906
Minaville See details
Missouri City 1867-Present
Mosby 1887-Present
Moscow 1874-1904
Narona 1900-1903
Nashua 1890-1962
North Kansas City See details
Owensville 1839-1844
Paradise 1858-1863, 1865-1907
Platte 1836-1840
Prathersville 1876-1904
Prospect Hill 1864-1890
Randolph 1844-1852, 1887-1920
Richfield 1836-1837
Saint Bernard 1853-1857
Smithville 1844-Present
Sugar Tree Grove 1863-1867
Thornton 1888-1904
Viginti 1881-1883
Weston 1838-1841
Winner 1891-1900
Winnwood 1922-1923
Woodford 1844-1845, 1853-1855
Key to Markings
S Spray Postmarks
PPrecancels Exist
TTerritorial Period
71Cancels from 7-1-71 Affair

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There are 54 post offices listed for Clay 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 Clay 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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