Post Offices in Monroe County, MO

Monroe County was established on Jan 6, 1831. The County Seat is Paris. Monroe was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Ralls

The current population is 9,029 people and the area is 646 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
Ash	1884-1904
Cecil	1897-1906
Clapper	1872-1906
Clinton	1837-1838
Crooked Creek	1850-1859
Duncan’s Bridge	1875-1943
Elizabethtown	1852-1855
Elliottsville	1867-1872
Evansville	1872-1950
Florida	1832-1968
Goss	1885-1954
Granville	1858-1907
Hawkins	1882-1906
Holliday	1873-Present
Indian Creek	1839-1906
Long Branch	See details
Madison	1837-Present

Post Office	Service
Middle Grove	1835-1894
Middlegrove	1894-1907
Monroe City	1860-Present
Monroe Court House	1831-1841
North Fork	1836-1837, 1879-1906
*Paris*	1841-Present
Sante Fe	1854-Present
Sharpsburg	1837-1850
Somerset	1838-1862, 1866-1876
Stoutsville	1872-Present
Strother	1884-1938
Switzler	1870-UNK
Tulip	1879-1907
Ventura	1893-1900
Victor	1881-1914
Welch	1873-1876, 1879-1906
Woodlawn	1844-1907

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 34 post offices listed for Monroe 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 Monroe 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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