Post Offices in Knox County, MO

Knox County was established on Feb 14, 1845. The County Seat is Edina. Knox was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Scotland

The current population is 4,368 people and the area is 506 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
Arminda	1855-1856
Baring	1888-Present
Bee Ridge	1851-1862, 1866-1876
Colony	1848-1907
*Edina*	1850-Present
Fabius	1897-1935
Forest Springs	1882-1899
Goodland	1854-1873
Greensburg(h)	1857-1954
Hazelville	1896-1908
Hedge City	1876-1907
Hickman	1866
Home	1847-1855

Post Office	Service
Hurdland	1872-Present
Kenwood	1890-1936
Knox City	1873-Present
Locust Hill	1858-1907
Mill Port	1858-1895
Millport	1898-1901
Muddy Fork	1856-1859
Myrtle	1863-1873
Newark	1847-Present
Novelty	1854-Present
Owl Creek	1872-1877
Plevna	1877-Present
Taylor’s Store	1848-1855

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 26 post offices listed for Knox 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 Knox 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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