Post Offices in Howard County, MO

Howard County was established on Mar 1, 1816. The County Seat is Fayette. Howard was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Saint Louis , Saint Charles

The current population is 9,773 people and the area is 466 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
Armstrong 1878-Present
Bluff Port 1836-1839, 1900-1906
Boones Lick 1851-1863
Boonesboro(ugh) 1871-1953
Burton 1873-1907, 1912-1935
Darby 1880
Decatur 1840-1842
Estill 1877-1944
Fayette 1824-Present
Four Mile Prairie 1828-1838
Franklin 1821-1892, 1900-Present
Furr 1888-1889
Glasgow 1837-Present
Hilldale 1894-1910
Howard Court House 1817-1821
Post OfficeService
Jackman Mills 1884-1894
Land Mark 1856-1872
Landmark 1899-1915
Lisbon 1871-1906
Myers 1859-1905
New Franklin 1892-Present
Old Franklin See details
Parkhurst 1878
Richmond 1820-1824
Roanoke 1871-1955
Rosalee 1894-1901
Russell UNK-1877
Sebree 1872-1876, 1879-1899
Steinmetz 1879-1933
Talbot 1893
White’s Store 1874-1908
Key to Markings
S Spray Postmarks
PPrecancels Exist
TTerritorial Period
71Cancels from 7-1-71 Affair

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There are 31 post offices listed for Howard 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 Howard 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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