Post Offices in Shelby County, MO

Shelby County was established on Jan 2, 1835. The County Seat is Shelbyville. Shelby was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Marion

The current population is 6,818 people and the area is 501 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
Bethel	1848-Present
Burksville	1892-1907
Carlisle	1895-1898
Cherry Box	1858-1943
Clarence	1859-Present
Duttons Grove	1840
Elgin	1887-1907
Emden	1888-Present
Enterprise	1885-1907
Epworth	1891-1935
Greenfield	1838-1850
Greenwoods	1853-1855
Hager’s Grove	1851-1864, 1867-1915
Hawkins Store	1855-1859
Hunnewell	1880-Present
Ivanhoe	1873-1883
Kendall	1889-1902
Kirby	1882-1906

Post Office	Service
Lakeland	1857-1860
Lakenan	1859-1862, 1866-1966
Lentner	1873-2009
Leonard	1875-Present
Lewis Grove	1840-1844
Maud	1880-1903
Moulton	1875-1884
Nelsonville	1881-1882, 1884-1890
Oak Dale	1878-1905
Oakdale	?-1862
Pansy	1882-1894
Shelbina	1858-Present
*Shelbyville*	1836-Present
Sigsbee	1898-1906
Tiger Fork	1857-1861
Walkersville	1853-1865, 1891
West Springfield	See details
Zuray	1894

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 36 post offices listed for Shelby 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 Shelby 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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