Post Offices in Mercer County, MO

Mercer County was established on Feb 14, 1845. The County Seat is Princeton. Mercer was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Grundy

The current population is 3,996 people and the area is 455 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
Adell	1874-1904
Adox	1884-1886
Alvord	1885-1888, 1890-1910
Bosh	1881-1883
Brush	1875-1880
Burr Oak	1850-1856, 1862-1867
Cainesville	1857-UNK
Cleopatra	1861-1905
Cottonwood	1871-1885
Crusher	1905
Dinsmore	1891-1903
Goshen	1854-1860, 1867-1904
Goshen Prairie	1850-1851
Grove	1848-1850
Half Rock	1867-1900
Haw	1891-1906

Post Office	Service
Honey	1872-1879
Hope	1879-1880
Ilia	1881-1906
Mercer	1855-1871, 1880-Present
Middlebury	1847-1869, 1875-1878
Mill Grove	1873-1974
Modena	1858-1907, 1917-1972
Moore	1897-1902
Pinafore	1881
*Princeton*	1846-Present
Ravanna	1858-1975
Rosemont	1858-1859
Saline	1857-1937
Sonoma	1855-1858
Topsy	1885-1906
Wataga	1886-1907
Wiggins Mills	1858-1859

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 33 post offices listed for Mercer 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 Mercer 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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