Post Offices in Worth County, MO

Worth County was established on Feb 25, 1861. The County Seat is Grant City. Worth was formed from territory taken from the following counties: Gentry

The current population is 2,333 people and the area is 267 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
Allendale	1861-Present
Athelston	1887-1893
Defiance	1876-1887
Denver	1872-Present
Dillon	1898-1899
Friend	1895-1899
Gem	1903-1904
*Grant City*	1864-Present
Grant’s Hill	1866-1871
Honey Grove	1863-1865
Hudson City	1886-1890

Post Office	Service
Irena	1883-1932
Isadora	1866-1951
Lincoln	1863-1865
Lots Grove	1857-1865
Oxford	1861-1905
Prohibition City	1877-1881
Sheridan	1887-Present
Smithton	1861-1867, 1869-1870
Vilas	1893-1895
Winemillers Mills	1872-1876
Worth	1872-1875, 1899-Present

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 22 post offices listed for Worth 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 Worth 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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