Post Offices in Saint Francois County, MO

Saint Francois County was established on Dec 19, 1821. The County Seat is Farmington. Saint Francois was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Ste. Genevieve , Washington , Jefferson

The current population is 54,598 people and the area is 450 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
Avoca 1840-1842
Big River Mills 1825-1864, 1866-1889
Bismark 1868-Present
Black River Exchange 1857
Blackwell 1885-Present
Blackwells Station 1858-1885
Blairsville See details
Bonne Terre 1876-Present
Bontear 1868-1876
Cantwell 1913-1963
Cross Roads 1858-1862
Crossville 1858
De Lassus 1870-1915
Dents Settlement 1840-1842
Dents Station 1860-1868
Deslodge 1892-1963
Doe Run 1887-Present
East Bonne Terre 1889-1903, 1906-1913
Elvins 1892-1975
Esther 1900-1967
Farmington 1825-Present
Flat River 1867-1876E, 1886-Present
Frankclay 1905-1973E
Fredonia 1866-1868
French Village 1857-Present
Georges 1824
Goodfellow 1880-1882
Halifax 1888-1925
Post OfficeService
Hazel Run 1844-1846, 1872-1928
Hazle Runn Mills 1858-1864
Iron Mountain 1846-1894, 1906-Present
Jaydee 1899-1910
Kinkead 1846-1857
Knob Lick 1870-Present
Koester 1893-1917
Leadington 1894-1895, 1927-1966
Leadwood 1905-1966
Liberty Meeting House 1862-1863
Libertyville 1863, 1866-1919
Locust Ridge 1857-1862
Loughboro 1870-1876, 1878-1904E
Mistletoe 1905-1909
Murphy’s Settlement 1817-1823
Owlcreek 1901-1905
Perry & Tarpleys Mines 1837-1840
Rivermines 1910-1970
Saint Francois E1823-1825, 1908-1954
Setz 1891-1892
Silver Spring 1850-1860
Soper 1881
Stono 1856-1907
Syenite 1881-1914
Valley Forge 1867-1869, 1889-1900
Vallies Mines 1877-1892
Woods Mills 1868-1870
Wortham 1925-1969
Yankeetown 1827
Key to Markings
S Spray Postmarks
PPrecancels Exist
TTerritorial Period
71Cancels from 7-1-71 Affair

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There are 57 post offices listed for Saint Francois 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 Saint Francois 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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