Indiana:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

Hartsville	10/15/1896	
Hope	10/15/1896	
Daleville	11/01/1897	
Albany	11/08/1897	
Eaton	11/08/1897	
Selma	11/08/1897	
Muncie	02/01/1898	
Richmond	02/01/1898	
Newcastle	04/01/1898	
Crawfordsville	08/01/1898	
Delphi	08/15/1898	

Indiana:  Dates That First Rural Routes Were Established at Post Offices,  
through 1904

Acton	06/01/1901	
Advance	08/01/1903	
Akron	01/15/1901	
Albany	11/08/1897	
Albion	04/02/1900	
Alexandria	02/15/1902	
Alfordsville	12/01/1902	
Algiers	09/01/1903	
Alpine	07/15/1903	
Ambia	07/01/1902	
Amboy	09/01/1902	
Amo	09/15/1903	
Anderson	04/02/1900	
Andrews	11/01/1900	
Angola	09/01/1900	
Arcadia	01/01/1902	
Arcola	02/01/1904	
Argos	10/15/1900	
Arlington	06/02/1902	
Armstrong	03/02/1903	
Ashley	11/02/1903	
Athens	03/02/1903	
Atlanta	02/01/1902	
Attica	05/14/1900	
Atwood	11/16/1903	
Auburn	10/01/1900	
Auburn Junction	07/01/1901	
Aurora	05/15/1901	
Austin 	05/01/1902	
Avilla	12/01/1902	
Bainbridge	09/15/1904	
Balbec	05/16/1904	
Batesville	03/01/1904	
Battleground	10/01/1900	
Bedford	04/16/1900	
Bellmore	06/02/1902	
Bennetts Switch	03/01/1902	
Bennington	11/01/1904	
Bentonville	07/15/1903	
Berlin	05/15/1901	
Bern 	02/02/1903	
Bicknell	11/02/1903	
Bippus	07/01/1902	
Blaine	05/16/1904	
Blocher	09/01/1902	
Bloomfield	07/01/1903	
Bloomingdale	06/02/1902	
Bloomington	04/16/1900	
Blountsville	03/01/1904	
Bluffton	04/02/1900	
Boonville	10/15/1900	
Borden	11/01/1901	
Boston	01/01/1904	
Boswell	10/01/1903	
Bourbon	07/01/1902	
Bowling Green	10/01/1903	
Brazil	09/02/1901	
Bremen	11/01/1900	
Bridgeport	10/02/1899	
Brimfield	12/01/1902	
Bringhurst	10/01/1901	
Bristol	02/01/1902	
Brook	01/01/1903	
Brooklyn	02/01/1902	
Brooksburg	04/01/1903	
Brookston	11/01/1900	
Brookville	09/01/1902	
Browns Valley	09/15/1904	
Browns Valley	12/01/1904	
Brownsburg	06/02/1902	
Brownstown	11/01/1900	
Brownsville	10/15/1903	
Bruceville	11/02/1903	
Bryant	04/01/1902	
Buckcreek	10/15/1902	
Bunker Hill 	07/01/1902	
Burket	07/01/1902	
Burnetts Creek	10/15/1903	
Burns City	12/01/1904	
Burr Oak	09/01/1902	
Burrows	11/01/1902	
Butler	07/01/1903	
Cale	12/01/1904	
Cambridge City	11/01/1901	
Camby	09/01/1902	
Camden	10/15/1900	
Campbellsburg	01/01/1904	
Canaan	04/01/1903	
Cannelburg	12/01/1902	
Carbon	04/01/1902	
Carlisle	05/16/1904	
Carlos	12/15/1903	
Carmel	04/16/1900	
Carthage	11/01/1901	
Castleton	06/01/1901	
Cayuga	03/02/1903	
Cedargrove	09/15/1903	
Center	10/01/1903	
Centerpoint	03/02/1903	
Centerville	10/01/1900	
Chalmers	07/01/1902	
Chandler	12/15/1903	
Charlestown	04/01/1902	
Charlottesville	04/01/1903	
Chesterton	07/01/1904	
Chili	03/01/1904	
Chrisney	12/01/1903	
Churubusco	11/01/1900	
Cicero	02/01/1902	
Clarkshill	04/16/1900	
Clay City	09/15/1903	
Claypool	11/01/1900	
Clayton	11/01/1902	
Clermont	06/01/1900	
Clinton	02/01/1902	
Cloverdale	10/01/1901	
Clymers	09/15/1903	
Coal City	08/01/1904	
Coatesville	11/01/1902	
Coe	09/01/1903	
Colburn	10/15/1902	
Colfax	09/15/1900	
Columbia City	10/02/1899	
Columbus	04/16/1900	
Commiskey	01/15/1904	
Connersville	10/07/1900	
Converse	04/16/1900	
Cortland	11/01/1902	
Corunna	04/01/1904	
Cory	03/02/1903	
Corydon	05/16/1904	
Covington	06/01/1899	
Craigville	03/01/1904	
Crawfordsville	08/01/1898	
Crete	12/15/1903	
Cromwell	10/01/1900	
Crothersville	11/01/1902	
Crown Point	11/01/1900	
Culver	11/01/1901	
Cumberland	08/15/1900	
Cutler	08/01/1903	
Cyclone	05/16/1904	
Cynthiana	07/15/1902	
Cypress	03/02/1903	
Dale 	07/01/1901	
Daleville	11/01/1897	
Dana	02/01/1902	
Danville	04/02/1900	
Darlington	04/03/1899	
Dayton	10/15/1902	
De Long	02/01/1902	
Decatur	07/01/1902	
Decker	02/02/1903	
Deedsville	03/02/1903	
Delaware	10/01/1904	
Delphi	08/15/1898	
Denham	07/15/1904	
Denver	02/01/1902	
Depauw	10/01/1904	
Deputy	04/01/1903	
Dillsboro	12/15/1903	
Donaldson	02/01/1902	
Dublin	07/15/1903	
Dunkirk	04/01/1902	
Dunreith	10/01/1900	
Dupont	04/01/1903	
Dyer	09/15/1904	
Earlpark	01/01/1903	
East Germantown	01/01/1904	
Eaton	11/08/1897	
Economy	01/01/1904	
Edinburg	07/16/1900	
Edwards	09/15/1900	
Edwardsport	11/02/1903	
Elberfeld	02/01/1902	
Elizabeth	09/01/1904	
Elizabethtown	12/15/1900	
Elizaville	08/01/1903	
Elkhart	04/02/1900	
Ellettsville	11/02/1903	
Elnora	12/01/1902	
Elwood	10/15/1900	
Etna Green	10/15/1900	
Evans Landing	12/15/1903	
Evansville	04/16/1900	
Everton	07/15/1903	
Ewing	04/01/1903	
Fairland	04/01/1903	
Fairmont	04/02/1900	
Fairoaks	01/01/1904	
Falmouth	07/15/1903	
Farmersburg	04/01/1903	
Farmland	05/01/1900	
Fillmore	05/16/1904	
Fishers Switch	10/15/1902	
Flat Rock	11/01/1901	
Flora	05/01/1900	
Floyds Knobs	04/01/1904	
Folsomville	12/15/1903	
Forest	02/02/1903	
Fort Branch	11/01/1900	
Fort Ritner	09/01/1903	
Fort Wayne	10/16/1899	
Fortville	09/01/1902	
Fountain City	02/01/1902	
Fountaintown	09/01/1903	
Fowler	10/09/1899	
Francesville	01/15/1904	
Francisco	07/15/1902	
Frankfort	10/03/1898	
Franklin	07/05/1899	
Frankton	10/15/1900	
Fredericksburg	01/01/1904	
Freedom	12/01/1904	
Freelandville	11/02/1903	
Freetown	11/15/1904	
Fremont	10/15/1900	
Fulton	02/15/1904	
Gallaudet	05/01/1900	
Galveston	10/15/1900	
Garrett	04/01/1903	
Gas City	08/15/1902	
Gaston	10/15/1901	
Geneva	04/01/1902	
Gentryville	12/15/1903	
Glenwood	07/15/1903	
Goldsmith	08/01/1904	
Goodland	09/01/1903	
Goshen	10/01/1900	
Gosport	08/01/1902	
Grabill	10/01/1904	
Granger	08/01/1900	
Grasscreek	11/01/1902	
Greencastle	08/15/1900	
Greenfield	10/01/1900	
Greens Fork	11/01/1901	
Greensburg	04/02/1900	
Greentown	10/15/1900	
Greenwood	06/01/1901	
Griffin	07/15/1902	
Griffith	09/15/1904	
Grovertown	12/15/1904	
Guilford	09/15/1903	
Guionsville	12/15/1904	
Hagerstown	11/01/1901	
Hall	11/01/1904	
Hamilton	10/01/1901	
Hamlet	07/01/1902	
Hanna	09/15/1904	
Hanover	04/01/1903	
Harrodsburg	11/15/1904	
Hartford City	08/01/1899	
Hartsville	10/15/1896	
Hazleton	02/01/1902	
Hebron	07/01/1903	
Helmer	11/01/1902	
Heltonville	09/01/1903	
Henryville	09/01/1903	
Hillsboro	07/01/1902	
Hillsdale	03/02/1903	
Hoagland	12/01/1903	
Hobart	08/01/1899	
Holland	10/01/1904	
Holton	04/15/1904	
Hoover	09/15/1903	
Hope	10/15/1896	
Hortonville	10/15/1902	
Hudson	10/15/1900	
Huntertown	04/15/1904	
Huntingburg	09/15/1903	
Huntington	07/05/1899	
Idaville	10/15/1903	
Independence	08/01/1904	
Indian Springs	12/01/1904	
Indianapolis	10/15/1903	
Ingalls	10/01/1902	
Inglefield	08/01/1901	
Jamestown	05/01/1900	
Jasper	04/01/1902	
Jonesboro	07/16/1900	
Jonesville	11/01/1902	
Judson	09/15/1900	
Judyville	08/01/1904	
Julietta	06/01/1901	
Kappa	05/02/1904	
Kempton	07/01/1903	
Kendallville	09/15/1900	
Kent	04/01/1903	
Kentland	01/01/1903	
Kewanna	10/01/1900	
Keystone	02/02/1903	
Kimmell	12/01/1902	
Kingman	11/15/1900	
Kingsbury	09/01/1903	
Kirklin	11/01/1901	
Kitchell	10/15/1903	
Knightstown	10/15/1900	
Knox	09/01/1903	
Kokomo	05/01/1900	
Kouts	11/15/1904	
Ladoga	08/01/1899	
Lafayette	04/03/1899	
Lafontaine	02/01/1902	
Lagrange	10/01/1900	
Lagro	08/01/1902	
Lake	12/15/1904	
Lake Cicott	09/15/1903	
Lakeville	11/15/1902	
Lamar	12/15/1904	
Laotto	12/01/1902	
Lapel	02/16/1903	
Laporte	09/15/1900	
Larwill	03/01/1904	
Lawrence	10/01/1900	
Lawrenceburg	10/01/1901	
Lebanon	10/03/1898	
Leesburg	07/01/1902	
Leiters Ford	12/01/1903	
Lena	12/01/1904	
Letts	11/01/1900	
Lewis	09/15/1903	
Lewisville	12/01/1900	
Lexington	07/01/1901	
Liberty	11/01/1901	
Liberty Center	04/01/1902	
Ligonier	10/01/1901	
Lima	11/01/1902	
Lincoln	07/01/1902	
Linden	11/01/1900	
Linton	10/15/1904	
Littles	09/01/1903	
Littleyork	01/01/1904	
Lizton	11/01/1901	
Logansport	07/05/1899	
Loogootee	12/01/1902	
Loree	08/01/1902	
Losantville	11/01/1900	
Lowell	10/15/1900	
Lucerne	09/15/1903	
Lynn	11/01/1900	
Lynnville	12/15/1903	
Lyons	04/01/1903	
Lyons Station	07/15/1903	
Macy	05/01/1900	
Madison	07/05/1899	
Magley	12/15/1904	
Malottpark	06/01/1901	
Manilla	10/15/1900	
Marion	09/18/1899	
Markle	11/01/1900	
Markleville	02/15/1902	
Marshall	06/02/1902	
Marshfield	07/01/1902	
Martinsville	10/15/1900	
Marysville	03/02/1903	
Mathews	11/01/1900	
Mays	07/15/1903	
Mc Cordsville	08/01/1902	
Mc Coysburg	07/01/1904	
Mc Cutchanville	03/02/1903	
Mc Grawsville	03/01/1904	
Medaryville	12/01/1903	
Medora	04/01/1903	
Mellott	07/01/1902	
Memphis	01/01/1904	
Mentone	04/01/1902	
Mexico	03/01/1904	
Mexico	07/01/1903	
Miami	03/01/1904	
Michigan City	09/15/1900	
Michigantown	12/15/1903	
Middlebury	11/01/1900	
Middletown	10/15/1900	
Milan	10/01/1902	
Milford	11/15/1900	
Millcreek	09/01/1903	
Millersburg	04/01/1902	
Millgrove	11/01/1902	
Milroy	06/02/1902	
Milton	11/01/1900	
Mishawaka	10/01/1900	
Mitchell	09/01/1903	
Modoc	12/15/1900	
Monon	10/15/1903	
Monroe 	02/01/1904	
Monroe City	11/02/1903	
Monroeville	12/15/1903	
Monterey	09/01/1902	
Montezuma	06/02/1902	
Montgomery	12/01/1902	
Monticello	07/01/1902	
Montmorenci	10/15/1902	
Montpelier	10/15/1900	
Mooreland	09/02/1901	
Moores Hill	09/15/1904	
Mooresville	02/01/1902	
Morgantown	04/01/1902	
Morocco	01/01/1904	
Morris	04/15/1904	
Morris	08/15/1904	
Morristown	09/01/1902	
Mount Comfort	07/01/1903	
Mount Summit	03/01/1904	
Mount Vernon	02/01/1902	
Mulberry	11/01/1900	
Muncie	02/01/1898	
Nabb	12/15/1903	
Napoleon	10/15/1904	
Nappanee	06/18/1900	
Nashville	12/01/1904	
Needham	10/15/1903	
New Albany	09/01/1903	
New Augusta	09/01/1900	
New Carlisle	02/01/1902	
New Harmony	07/15/1902	
New Haven	11/01/1900	
New Lebanon	05/02/1904	
New Lisbon	03/01/1904	
New Middletown	09/15/1904	
New Palestine	11/01/1901	
New Paris	12/01/1900	
New Richmond	02/15/1899	
New Ross	12/02/1901	
New Salem	07/15/1903	
New Waverly	09/15/1903	
Newburg	12/02/1901	
Newcastle	04/01/1898	
Newmarket	11/15/1900	
Newpoint	04/01/1903	
Newport	03/02/1903	
Nineveh	04/01/1903	
Noblesville	11/01/1898	
Nora	09/05/1899	
Norman Station	11/15/1904	
North Judson	05/16/1904	
North Liberty	11/15/1900	
North Manchester	03/15/1900	
North Salem	11/01/1901	
North Vernon	11/01/1901	
Northgrove	03/01/1904	
Oakland City	11/01/1901	
Oaklandon	06/01/1901	
Oaktown	02/02/1903	
Ockley	09/15/1904	
Odon	12/01/1902	
Ogilville	11/01/1902	
Olinville	04/02/1900	
Onward	09/15/1903	
Ora	09/01/1904	
Orleans	07/01/1902	
Osceola	02/01/1902	
Osgood	09/15/1903	
Ossian	10/15/1900	
Otisco	10/01/1904	
Otterbein	02/01/1902	
Owasco	08/01/1903	
Owensville	11/01/1901	
Oxford	03/01/1901	
Paoli	09/15/1902	
Paragon	03/02/1903	
Paris Crossing	07/15/1904	
Paris Crossing	12/15/1903	
Parker	10/10/1898	
Patoka	07/15/1902	
Pekin	01/01/1902	
Pendleton	03/15/1900	
Pennville	03/02/1903	
Perrysville	02/01/1902	
Peru	04/16/1900	
Petersburg	11/01/1900	
Pettysville	03/01/1904	
Pierceton	11/15/1900	
Pimento	02/01/1902	
Pine Village	08/01/1904	
Pittsboro	09/15/1900	
Plainfield	11/01/1902	
Plainville	12/01/1902	
Pleasant Lake	10/02/1899	
Pleasant Mills	12/15/1904	
Plymouth	05/01/1900	
Poland	07/15/1904	
Poneto	10/01/1904	
Portland	08/15/1900	
Poseyville	07/15/1902	
Princeton	11/01/1900	
Quincy	12/15/1903	
Ray	11/02/1903	
Redkey	12/15/1900	
Reelsville	11/01/1902	
Remington	11/01/1900	
Rensselaer	10/15/1900	
Reynolds	10/15/1903	
Richmond	02/01/1898	
Ridgeville	12/01/1900	
Riley	04/15/1904	
Risingsun	04/01/1903	
Roachdale	11/01/1901	
Roann	11/01/1900	
Roanoke	07/01/1902	
Rochester	12/04/1899	
Rockfield	11/01/1902	
Rockport	07/01/1901	
Rockville	10/16/1899	
Rolling Prairie	09/01/1903	
Romney	10/15/1902	
Rosedale	01/01/1902	
Rosston	08/01/1903	
Rossville	09/15/1900	
Royal Center	04/01/1902	
Rugby	11/01/1902	
Rushville	07/05/1899	
Russellville	02/01/1902	
Russiaville	10/15/1900	
Saint Joe Station	07/01/1903	
Saint Paul	04/01/1903	
Salamonia	05/16/1904	
Salem	07/05/1899	
Saline City	11/01/1904	
Sandborn	11/02/1903	
Scipio	12/01/1904	
Scircleville	08/01/1902	
Scottsburg	06/01/1901	
Seafield	10/15/1903	
Sedalia	07/01/1902	
Sellersburg	07/01/1902	
Selma	11/08/1897	
Selvin	12/15/1903	
Seymour	04/01/1902	
Shadeland	05/01/1899	
Sharpsville	10/15/1900	
Shelburn	11/02/1903	
Shelbyville	04/02/1900	
Sheldon	02/01/1904	
Sheridan	01/02/1901	
Shideler	06/04/1900	
Shipshewana	04/01/1902	
Shirley	08/01/1902	
Shoals	04/01/1904	
Sidney	02/01/1902	
Silver Lake	02/01/1902	
Silverwood	11/02/1903	
Smedley	01/01/1904	
Somerville	07/15/1902	
South Bend	05/15/1899	
South Whitley	10/02/1899	
Southport	08/01/1899	
Sparksville	04/01/1903	
Spencer	06/11/1900	
Spencerville	07/01/1903	
Spiceland	03/01/1904	
Springport	03/01/1904	
Stanford	11/15/1904	
Star City	02/01/1904	
Stateline	04/01/1904	
Staunton	09/15/1903	
Stendal	09/01/1903	
Stewartsville	07/15/1902	
Stilesville	12/01/1904	
Stockwell	02/01/1902	
Straughn	03/01/1904	
Sullivan	04/01/1903	
Sulphur Springs	03/01/1904	
Summitville	02/15/1902	
Sunman	04/15/1904	
Swayzee	08/15/1902	
Switz City	10/15/1904	
Syracuse	12/01/1900	
Talbot	10/01/1903	
Tangier	06/02/1902	
Taylorsville	11/01/1902	
Tell City	04/15/1904	
Tennyson	12/15/1903	
Terhune	08/01/1903	
Terre Haute	12/04/1899	
Thorntown	05/01/1900	
Tiosa	09/01/1902	
Tippecanoe	09/01/1902	
Tipton	09/05/1899	
Topeka	10/09/1899	
Trafalgar	09/01/1903	
Tunnelton	09/01/1903	
Twelvemile	09/15/1903	
Underwood	07/01/1902	
Union	09/01/1903	
Union City	04/02/1900	
Union Mills	09/01/1903	
Uniondale	03/01/1904	
Unionville	11/15/1904	
Upland	10/15/1900	
Urbana	05/02/1904	
Valley Mills	06/01/1901	
Vallonia	11/01/1900	
Valparaiso	10/01/1900	
Vanburen	08/15/1902	
Veedersburg	10/01/1900	
Velpen	09/01/1903	
Vernon	09/15/1904	
Versailles	11/01/1904	
Vevay	03/02/1903	
Vienna	07/01/1902	
Wabash	04/02/1900	
Wadesville	07/15/1902	
Wagoner	11/01/1901	
Wakarusa	02/01/1902	
Waldron 	11/01/1901	
Walkerton	04/01/1902	
Walnut	05/01/1902	
Walton	07/01/1902	
Wanatah	09/01/1903	
Warren	04/01/1902	
Warsaw	10/01/1900	
Washington	11/01/1901	
Waterloo	04/01/1902	
Waveland	12/01/1900	
Wawaka	07/01/1902	
Waynetown	03/01/1902	
Webster	01/01/1904	
West Baden	09/15/1904	
West Lebanon	07/01/1902	
West Middleton	07/01/1902	
West Newton	02/15/1902	
West Terre Haute	09/15/1900	
Westfield	04/15/1901	
Westpoint	10/15/1902	
Westport	04/01/1903	
Westville	09/15/1904	
Wheatfield	01/15/1904	
Wheatland	02/02/1903	
Wheeling	10/15/1901	
Whiteland	10/15/1903	
Whitestown	08/01/1903	
Wilkinson	09/01/1902	
Williams	09/01/1903	
Williamsburg	01/01/1904	
Williamsport	11/01/1900	
Winamac	03/02/1903	
Winchester	03/15/1900	
Windfall	08/01/1902	
Wingate	09/15/1899	
Winslow	09/01/1903	
Wirt	04/01/1903	
Wolcott	07/01/1902	
Wolcottville	06/02/1902	
Woodburn	10/01/1902	
Worthington	07/01/1903	
Yeddo	02/15/1904	
Yeoman	06/01/1904	
Yorktown	11/01/1900	
Zionsville	10/01/1900	

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008