Post Offices in Cole County, MO

Cole County was established on Jan 1, 1821. The County Seat is Jefferson City. Cole was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Cooper

The current population is 68,814 people and the area is 392 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
Bass	1890-1913
Beache Saline	1840-1842
Brazito	1856-1930
California	1840-1845
Cedar Grove	1863
Center Town	1893-1894
Centertown	1894-Present
Decatur	1875-1906
Dixonville	1840-1858
Duck	1894-1896
Edwards Mills	1888-1889
Elston	1877-1972
Elston Station	1858-1877
Enderly	1883-1884
Eugene	1904-Present
Henley	1902-Present
Hickory Hill	1866-1912
High Point	1844-1852
Honey Creek	1888-1893
*Jefferson City*	1823-Present

Post Office	Service
Lohman	1882-Present
Look Out	1848-1867
Marion C.H.	1823-1953
Millbrook	1893-1911
Moniteau	1830-UNK
Moreau	1837-1848
Osage Bend	1908-1921
Osage Bluff	1858-1864, 1866-1912
Osage City	1856-1962
Pisgah	1828-1848
Russellville	1848-Present
Sacramento	1848
Saint Thomas	1855-Present
Scotts Station	1873-1894
Scrivner	1898-1913
Scruggs	1882-1905
Shady Valley	1844-1845
Stringtown	1851-1860, 1864-1882
Taos	1848-1907
Teal	1880-1912

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 Cole 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 Cole 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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