Post Offices in Dent County, MO
Dent County was established on Feb 10, 1851.
The County Seat is Salem.
Dent was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Shannon
, Crawford
The current population is 14,079 people and the area is 754 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 |
Anutt |
1890-1963
|
Ark |
1901-1915
|
Atlas |
1890-1891
|
Avery |
1880-1886
|
Avery |
1880-1886
|
Bangert |
1902-1951
|
Barney |
1879-1894
|
Benton Creek |
1873-1876
|
Birch Pond |
1851-1853
|
Boss |
1901-Present
|
Box |
?
|
Celina |
1871-1894
|
Condray |
1886-1910
|
Cooksey |
1905-1912
|
Coulstone |
1888-1892, 1925-1945
|
Custer |
1882-1893, 1908-1942
|
Darien |
1888-1954
|
Deep Ford |
1867-1870
|
Dent |
1853-1863, 1866-1869
|
Devall |
1853-1854
|
Dix |
1884-1885
|
Doss |
1888-1895, 1898-1966
|
Eden |
1894-1901, 1903-1904
|
Elba |
1898-1904
|
Fawn |
1894-1908
|
Gano |
1902-1923
|
Gila |
1884-1914
|
Gladden |
1885-1972
|
Glendale |
1886-1887
|
Guy |
1885
|
Halcyon |
1903-1905
|
Hedrick |
1884-1907
|
Hobson |
1893-1954
|
Howes Mill |
See details |
Jack |
1905-1954
|
|
| Post Office | Service |
Jadwin |
1875-Present
|
Joy |
1890-1954
|
Lake Spring |
1856-1863, 1867-Present
|
Layton |
1908-1910
|
Lecoma |
1883-2002
|
Lenox |
1884-Present
|
Lents |
1913-1919
|
Lurd |
1892-1896
|
Max |
1912-1954
|
Montauk |
1851-1857, 1868-1974
|
Mounce |
1892-1913
|
Nursery Hill |
1869-1880
|
Onie |
1895-1897
|
Ranger |
1896-1917
|
Red Point |
1877-1880
|
Rhyse |
1920-1954
|
Riverside |
1883-1884
|
Rufus |
1912-1914
|
Salem |
1869-Present
|
Sarvis Spring |
1856-1862, 1866
|
Short Bend |
UNK-1860
|
Shortsend |
1895-1913
|
Sligo |
1887-1966
|
Sligo Furnace |
1882-1887
|
Stone Hill |
1876-1954
|
Sylvan |
1854-1861
|
Tacoma |
1904-1905
|
Tacoma |
1904-1905
|
Taladego |
1881-1894
|
Talladega |
1861
|
Turtle |
1905-1954
|
Twane |
1872-1895
|
Valleyknob |
1904-1908
|
Vanderbilt |
1882-1883
|
Winston |
1852-1867, 1871-1885
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There are 70 post offices listed for Dent 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 Dent 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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