Maine:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

Gorham	11/23/1896	
Naples	11/23/1896	
Sebago Lake	11/23/1896	
Portland	11/25/1896	
Brunswick	12/07/1896	
Harrison	03/01/1899	
South Harpswell	10/09/1899	
Presque Isle	02/01/1900	
Gardiner	06/04/1900	
Saco	06/04/1900	

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

Albion	07/01/1903	
Alfred	09/01/1903	
Anson	02/01/1902	
Ashland	01/01/1904	
Athens	07/01/1903	
Auburn	04/01/1901	
Augusta	05/01/1901	
Bangor	10/15/1900	
Bath	11/01/1904	
Belfast	07/01/1901	
Belgrade	07/01/1903	
Berwick	02/01/1902	
Bethel	09/15/1903	
Biddeford	07/01/1903	
Bluehill	08/01/1904	
Bowdoinham	04/01/1902	
Brewer	01/01/1902	
Bridgton	10/01/1901	
Brooks	10/01/1902	
Brownfield	09/15/1903	
Brunswick	12/07/1896	
Bryant Pond	09/01/1902	
Buckfield	10/15/1903	
Bucksport	04/01/1903	
Burnham	02/01/1902	
Buxton	10/01/1903	
Cambridge	11/15/1904	
Canaan	10/15/1903	
Canton	09/15/1903	
Caribou	10/15/1900	
Carmel	09/15/1903	
Charleston	02/15/1904	
Clinton	07/01/1903	
Columbia Falls	02/01/1902	
Corinna	03/01/1902	
Cornish	05/01/1903	
Cumberland Center	04/01/1902	
Deer Isle	10/15/1903	
Dennysville	10/01/1903	
Detroit	10/15/1903	
Dexter	09/15/1903	
Dixfield	10/01/1903	
Dover	04/01/1903	
Dresden	12/15/1904	
Dryden	04/01/1904	
East Corinth	06/01/1904	
East Holden	11/16/1903	
East Jefferson	02/01/1904	
East Lebanon	11/01/1904	
East North Yarmouth	05/01/1903	
East Sumner	04/01/1904	
Ellsworth	07/01/1901	
Etna	02/15/1904	
Exeter	06/01/1904	
Fairfield	03/01/1902	
Farmington	01/02/1901	
Fort Fairfield	03/01/1902	
Foxcroft	04/01/1903	
Frankfort	04/01/1903	
Freeport	03/01/1902	
Gardiner	06/04/1900	
Gorham	11/23/1896	
Gray	04/01/1904	
Greene	07/01/1902	
Hampden Corner	06/15/1904	
Harmony	10/15/1903	
Harrington	10/01/1903	
Harrison	03/01/1899	
Hartland	04/01/1903	
Hebron	07/01/1902	
Hiram	07/01/1903	
Hollis Center	04/15/1904	
Houlton	03/01/1902	
Intervale	02/02/1903	
Jonesport	09/15/1904	
Kenduskeag	09/15/1903	
Kennebunk	11/01/1904	
Kennebunkport	02/01/1902	
Kents Hill	07/01/1903	
Kezar Falls	11/15/1904	
Kittery Depot	04/01/1904	
Lee	09/15/1903	
Levant	09/15/1903	
Lewiston	07/01/1902	
Limerick	11/01/1904	
Limestone	09/15/1903	
Lincoln Center	06/15/1904	
Lincolnville	02/01/1902	
Lisbon Falls	12/01/1903	
Litchfield	07/01/1903	
Livermore Falls	07/01/1902	
Lovell	10/01/1903	
Lubec	10/15/1903	
Madison	05/15/1901	
Mars Hill	12/15/1904	
Mechanic Falls	07/01/1903	
Mercer	02/15/1904	
Millbridge	09/15/1904	
Milo	10/15/1904	
Monmouth	07/01/1903	
Monroe	11/01/1902	
Morrill	11/01/1904	
Mount Vernon	07/01/1903	
Naples	11/23/1896	
New Gloucester	04/15/1904	
New Sharon	10/01/1903	
Newport	07/01/1903	
Nobleboro	08/01/1904	
North Anson	04/01/1902	
North Berwick	08/01/1902	
North Edgecomb	07/15/1904	
North Haven	12/01/1903	
North Jay	09/15/1903	
North Vassalboro	07/01/1903	
Norway	07/01/1901	
Oakland	07/01/1901	
Oxford	02/01/1902	
Palermo	11/15/1904	
Penobscot	10/15/1903	
Perry	09/15/1904	
Phillips	03/01/1902	
Pittsfield	12/01/1902	
Portland	11/25/1896	
Presque Isle	02/01/1900	
Readfield Depot	07/01/1903	
Richmond	03/01/1902	
Rockland	07/15/1904	
Rumford Falls	04/01/1904	
Sabattus	02/01/1901	
Saco	06/04/1900	
Saint Albans	02/15/1904	
Sanford	11/01/1904	
Sangerville	05/01/1903	
Searsport	11/01/1900	
Sebago Lake	11/23/1896	
Sebec Station	10/01/1903	
Skowhegan	03/01/1902	
Solon	04/01/1903	
South Berwick	02/01/1902	
South Brewer	09/15/1903	
South Harpswell	10/09/1899	
South Norridgewock	04/01/1903	
South Orrington	06/01/1904	
South Paris	10/01/1900	
South Poland	07/01/1903	
South Windham	10/01/1901	
Spragues Mill	09/15/1903	
Stark 	07/01/1903	
Stockton Springs	06/01/1901	
Stonington	07/01/1903	
Strong 	02/01/1902	
Thomaston	05/01/1901	
Thorndike	07/01/1902	
Topsham	07/01/1902	
Troy	09/01/1904	
Union	08/01/1904	
Unity	10/01/1901	
Vassalboro	07/01/1903	
Vienna	01/13/1904	
Waldoboro	09/15/1903	
Warren	07/01/1903	
Waterville	07/01/1901	
Wayne	07/01/1903	
Weeks Mills	07/01/1903	
Weld	05/02/1904	
Wells	01/01/1904	
West Buxton	07/01/1901	
West Kennebunk	04/01/1904	
West Paris	08/01/1901	
West Pembroke	09/15/1904	
West Peru	11/01/1904	
West Scarboro	10/01/1903	
Westbrook	03/01/1902	
Windsorville	07/01/1903	
Winterport	02/15/1901	
Winthrop	07/01/1903	
Wiscasset	09/01/1903	
Woolwich	11/01/1904	
Yarmouth	09/15/1903	
York Corner	07/01/1903	

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008