Michigan:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

Climax	12/03/1896	
Ridgeway	05/02/1898	
Tipton	05/02/1898	
Detroit	05/16/1898	
Benton Harbor	10/15/1898	
South Haven	10/17/1898	
Owosso	11/01/1898	
Middleville	05/01/1899	
Nottawa	05/01/1899	

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

Abbottsford	08/01/1904	
Ada	07/01/1901	
Addison	04/01/1903	
Adrian	12/04/1899	
Akron	03/02/1903	
Alamo	10/01/1903	
Albion	03/15/1900	
Alger	07/01/1902	
Algonac	12/15/1903	
Allegan	07/23/1900	
Allen	07/01/1901	
Alma	07/16/1900	
Almont	08/01/1902	
Alpena	03/01/1902	
Alpine	10/01/1903	
Alto	02/02/1903	
Amadore	09/01/1904	
Ann Arbor	03/15/1900	
Applegate	04/01/1904	
Arcadia	11/01/1901	
Armada	07/01/1903	
Ashley	02/01/1902	
Athens	07/01/1902	
Atkins	10/01/1903	
Attica	10/01/1903	
Auburn	03/01/1902	
Augres	04/01/1904	
Augusta	10/01/1903	
Avoca	11/02/1903	
Azalia	07/01/1903	
Bad Axe	08/01/1902	
Bancroft	05/01/1900	
Bangor	04/01/1903	
Bannister	03/16/1903	
Baroda	10/01/1903	
Barryton	04/15/1904	
Batavia	08/01/1904	
Bath	04/01/1902	
Battlecreek	04/02/1900	
Bay City	10/01/1900	
Bayport	09/01/1902	
Bayshore	07/15/1904	
Bearlake	09/15/1903	
Beaverton	04/15/1904	
Belding	10/01/1901	
Bellaire	10/15/1904	
Belleville	03/01/1902	
Bellevue	04/01/1903	
Belmont	02/02/1903	
Bendon	10/01/1903	
Bennington	08/01/1902	
Benton Harbor	10/15/1898	
Benzonia	10/01/1903	
Berlamont	06/01/1904	
Berlin	09/15/1903	
Berrien Center	04/01/1903	
Berrien Springs	10/01/1902	
Berville	11/02/1903	
Big Rapids	09/01/1903	
Birchrun	07/01/1903	
Birmingham	05/01/1902	
Blaine	12/01/1904	
Blanchard	03/01/1902	
Blissfield	04/16/1900	
Bloomingdale	04/01/1903	
Boyne	10/01/1903	
Bravo	06/01/1904	
Breckenridge	04/01/1902	
Bridgeport	07/01/1902	
Bridgman	02/15/1904	
Brighton	03/01/1901	
Britton	04/01/1903	
Bronson	05/01/1900	
Brooklyn	09/01/1900	
Brown City	10/01/1900	
Buchanan	08/01/1901	
Burlington	07/01/1902	
Burnside	02/01/1904	
Burr Oak	07/01/1901	
Burt	05/15/1901	
Burton	07/01/1901	
Butternut	03/01/1902	
Byron	11/01/1900	
Byron Center	11/01/1901	
Cadillac	09/15/1903	
Caldwell	04/15/1904	
Caledonia	12/02/1901	
Cambria	12/15/1903	
Camden	12/01/1900	
Capac	10/01/1900	
Carleton	03/01/1902	
Caro	04/02/1900	
Carson City	04/01/1902	
Carsonville	09/01/1902	
Caseville	08/01/1902	
Casnovia	10/01/1903	
Cass City	09/01/1903	
Cassopolis	10/01/1901	
Cedar Springs	05/14/1900	
Cement City	04/01/1903	
Centerville	02/01/1902	
Central Lake	04/15/1904	
Ceresco	07/23/1900	
Charlevoix	09/15/1903	
Charlotte	10/15/1900	
Cheboygan	10/01/1904	
Chelsea	05/15/1901	
Chesaning	08/15/1900	
Chief	11/01/1901	
Chilson	03/02/1903	
Clare 	09/01/1903	
Clarklake	11/01/1904	
Clarkston	09/01/1900	
Clarksville	08/15/1902	
Clayton	04/01/1902	
Clifford	12/01/1903	
Climax	12/03/1896	
Clinton	11/15/1900	
Clio	09/01/1902	
Clyde	09/01/1902	
Coldwater	09/01/1900	
Coleman	04/15/1904	
Coloma	10/01/1903	
Colon  	08/01/1902	
Columbiaville	01/15/1904	
Concord	08/01/1902	
Conklin	09/02/1901	
Conners Creek	09/15/1904	
Constantine	03/01/1902	
Coopersville	07/01/1901	
Copemish	02/01/1902	
Coral	09/15/1903	
Corunna	11/01/1900	
Covert 	10/01/1903	
Cressey	01/15/1904	
Croswell	11/02/1903	
Crystal	03/01/1904	
Custer	10/01/1903	
Daggett	08/01/1904	
Danville	03/16/1903	
Davisburg	04/01/1902	
Davison	02/01/1901	
Dearborn	09/02/1901	
Decatur	03/01/1902	
Deckerville	04/01/1903	
Deerfield	07/01/1903	
Deford	10/01/1903	
Delton	05/16/1904	
Denton	09/01/1903	
Detroit	05/16/1898	
Devils Lake	07/01/1903	
Dewitt	03/16/1903	
Dexter	11/01/1901	
Dimondale	09/01/1902	
Dorr	09/15/1903	
Doster	04/01/1903	
Dowagiac	02/01/1902	
Dowling	04/01/1904	
Dryden	10/01/1900	
Dundee	07/01/1903	
Durand	05/14/1900	
Dutton	10/01/1903	
Eagle	03/15/1901	
East Jordan	10/01/1903	
East Leroy	11/02/1903	
East Saugatuck	11/01/1904	
Eaton Rapids	09/15/1900	
Eau Claire	04/01/1903	
Eckford	07/05/1899	
Edmore	01/01/1904	
Edwardsburg	08/01/1902	
Elba	08/01/1904	
Elk Rapids	10/01/1903	
Elkton	10/01/1903	
Elkton	11/02/1903	
Ellsworth	09/15/1904	
Elmhall	07/15/1904	
Elsie 	11/01/1900	
Elwell	02/01/1904	
Emmett	10/15/1900	
Empire	10/01/1904	
Erie	06/01/1904	
Evart	09/15/1903	
Fairgrove	11/01/1900	
Fairhaven	07/15/1904	
Farmington 	08/01/1900	
Farwell	03/01/1902	
Fennville	10/15/1900	
Fenton	10/15/1900	
Fenwick	03/01/1902	
Fife Lake	12/01/1904	
Filion	10/15/1904	
Flat Rock	09/01/1902	
Flint	11/15/1900	
Flushing	08/15/1900	
Foresthill	12/15/1904	
Fosters	07/01/1902	
Fostoria	02/15/1904	
Fountain	10/15/1904	
Fowler	04/16/1900	
Fowlerville	06/04/1900	
Frankenmuth	10/15/1904	
Freeland	05/01/1902	
Freeport	04/01/1903	
Freesoil	10/01/1901	
Fremont	08/15/1900	
Frontier	12/15/1903	
Fulton	10/01/1903	
Gagetown	09/01/1903	
Gaines Station	05/01/1902	
Galesburg	10/01/1903	
Galien	08/01/1902	
Gaylord	04/15/1904	
Gera	03/02/1903	
Gilead	11/01/1904	
Gladwin	07/01/1902	
Gobleville	03/01/1902	
Goodells	10/01/1903	
Goodison	07/01/1903	
Goodrich	08/01/1902	
Gowen	02/15/1904	
Grand Blanc	07/01/1902	
Grand Haven	07/01/1901	
Grand Junction	09/15/1903	
Grand Ledge	06/04/1900	
Grand Rapids	10/16/1899	
Grandville	09/15/1902	
Grant	07/01/1901	
Grass Lake	09/05/1899	
Greenfield	08/01/1902	
Greenville	02/01/1901	
Gregory	10/01/1902	
Grindstone	10/01/1903	
Grosse Ile	08/15/1902	
Grosse Pointe Farms	05/02/1904	
Hamburg	08/01/1900	
Hamilton	06/01/1904	
Hand Station	09/01/1903	
Hanover	04/01/1902	
Harbor Beach	10/15/1900	
Harbor Springs	08/01/1902	
Harrison	09/15/1903	
Harrisville	03/01/1902	
Hart	04/01/1902	
Hartford	04/01/1903	
Harvard	10/01/1903	
Hastings	07/01/1901	
Hemlock	07/01/1902	
Henderson	07/01/1902	
Hersey	09/15/1903	
Hesperia	04/15/1904	
Hickey	11/02/1903	
Highland Park	11/01/1902	
Highland Station	07/01/1902	
Hillsdale	07/05/1899	
Hobson	09/15/1904	
Holland	07/01/1901	
Holloway	09/01/1902	
Holly	05/01/1901	
Holt	09/15/1900	
Holton	11/01/1901	
Homer	03/15/1900	
Hopkins Station	04/01/1903	
Horton	07/01/1902	
Howard City	09/15/1903	
Howell	08/15/1900	
Hubbardston	01/01/1904	
Hudson	07/23/1900	
Hudsonville	11/01/1902	
Hunters Creek	11/01/1904	
Ida	07/01/1903	
Imlay City	08/01/1902	
Inkster	09/01/1903	
Ionia	12/04/1899	
Iron Mountain	05/16/1904	
Ithaca	04/01/1902	
Jackson	05/01/1900	
Jasper	12/01/1902	
Jeddo	09/01/1904	
Jenison	09/02/1901	
Jerome	12/01/1900	
Jonesville	06/04/1900	
Kalamazoo	10/15/1900	
Kalkaska	03/01/1902	
Kawkawlin	02/01/1902	
Kendall	04/01/1903	
Kent City	08/01/1901	
Kibbie	02/01/1902	
Kinde	07/15/1904	
Kingsley	09/15/1903	
Kingston	09/15/1903	
Laingsburg	11/01/1900	
Lake Odessa	05/01/1902	
Lakeview	12/02/1901	
Lamb	07/15/1904	
Lamb	10/01/1904	
Lambertville	12/01/1904	
Lansing	10/02/1899	
Lapeer	08/01/1902	
Lawrence	03/01/1902	
Lawton	04/01/1903	
Lennon	05/01/1902	
Lenox	01/15/1904	
Leonard	09/15/1903	
Leonidas	09/01/1902	
Leroy	09/01/1903	
Leslie	03/15/1900	
Lincoln Lake	10/01/1903	
Linden	09/01/1902	
Linwood	09/01/1903	
Litchfield	12/15/1900	
Loomis	02/01/1904	
Lowell	03/01/1900	
Lowell	07/01/1901	
Lucas	10/15/1904	
Luce	10/15/1904	
Ludington	08/15/1900	
Lum	04/01/1904	
Luther	04/15/1904	
Lyons	07/01/1902	
Manchester	11/01/1900	
Manistee	03/01/1902	
Manistique	04/15/1904	
Manton	09/02/1901	
Maple Rapids	03/16/1903	
Marcellus	11/01/1902	
Marine City	12/01/1903	
Marion	09/01/1904	
Marlette	07/01/1902	
Marshall	07/01/1901	
Martin	09/15/1903	
Mason	10/01/1900	
Mattawan	12/02/1901	
Maybee	08/01/1903	
Mayville	11/01/1900	
Mc Cords	07/01/1902	
Mc Gregor	04/01/1904	
Mears	11/15/1904	
Melvin	12/15/1903	
Memphis	10/01/1900	
Mendon	09/15/1900	
Menominee	03/02/1903	
Merrill	07/01/1902	
Mesick	02/15/1904	
Metamora	10/01/1903	
Middleton	03/01/1902	
Middleville	05/01/1899	
Midland	07/01/1902	
Milan	11/01/1902	
Milford	08/15/1900	
Millington	09/01/1900	
Minden City	07/01/1903	
Moline	03/01/1902	
Monroe	06/04/1900	
Montague	09/02/1901	
Montgomery	04/01/1902	
Montrose	07/01/1902	
Moorepark	09/01/1903	
Morenci	11/01/1900	
Morgan	02/15/1904	
Morley	10/01/1901	
Morrice	11/15/1900	
Moscow	04/01/1902	
Mosherville	12/15/1903	
Mount Clemens	06/02/1902	
Mount Morris	09/01/1902	
Mount Pleasant	02/01/1902	
Muir	03/15/1901	
Mulliken	07/01/1903	
Munger	02/01/1902	
Munith	10/15/1900	
Muskegon	04/16/1900	
Napoleon	07/01/1902	
Nashville	04/01/1903	
Nessen City	10/01/1903	
New Baltimore	08/01/1904	
New Boston	08/01/1903	
New Haven	07/01/1904	
New Hudson	11/01/1902	
New Lothrop	05/01/1902	
Newaygo	11/01/1901	
Newport	01/15/1904	
Niles	09/01/1900	
North Adams	11/01/1901	
North Benton	07/01/1901	
North Detroit	07/01/1903	
Northbranch	12/01/1903	
Northstar	01/01/1904	
Northstreet	09/15/1904	
Northville	11/01/1902	
Norvell	10/01/1901	
Nottawa	05/01/1899	
Novi	10/01/1902	
Nunica	04/01/1904	
Oakgrove	10/01/1902	
Oakley	05/01/1903	
Okemos	02/01/1901	
Old Mission	08/01/1902	
Olivet	02/15/1901	
Onondaga	03/16/1903	
Onsted	07/01/1902	
Orchard Lake	10/15/1900	
Orion	09/01/1902	
Orleans	01/01/1904	
Ortonville	08/01/1902	
Oshtemo	07/01/1901	
Osseo	03/01/1902	
Otisville	07/01/1902	
Otsego	03/15/1902	
Ottawa Lake	09/01/1903	
Otter Lake	02/15/1904	
Ovid	11/01/1900	
Owendale	04/01/1903	
Owosso	11/01/1898	
Oxford	07/01/1901	
Palms	09/01/1904	
Palmyra	09/01/1902	
Paris	09/01/1903	
Parklake	02/15/1904	
Parkville	08/01/1902	
Parma	09/01/1902	
Paw Paw	09/15/1900	
Peck	07/15/1904	
Penfield	11/01/1904	
Pentwater	04/01/1902	
Perrinton	08/15/1900	
Perry	11/15/1900	
Petersburg	09/01/1904	
Petoskey	08/01/1902	
Pewamo	01/01/1904	
Pierson	09/15/1903	
Pigeon	11/02/1903	
Pinckney	07/01/1901	
Pinconning	03/01/1902	
Pittsford	03/01/1901	
Plainwell	03/01/1902	
Plymouth	08/15/1900	
Pompeii	01/01/1904	
Pontiac	10/01/1900	
Port Austin	08/01/1902	
Port Hope	02/15/1904	
Port Huron	01/15/1904	
Portland	02/15/1901	
Potterville	04/01/1903	
Prattville	02/01/1902	
Pulaski	11/01/1904	
Quimby	07/01/1904	
Quincy	11/15/1900	
Racy	10/01/1903	
Ransom	12/15/1903	
Rapid City	11/01/1904	
Ravenna	11/01/1901	
Reading	02/01/1901	
Reed City	03/01/1902	
Reese	05/01/1902	
Remus	10/01/1903	
Richland	10/01/1903	
Richmond	06/02/1902	
Ridgeway	05/02/1898	
Riga	03/15/1901	
Riverdale	04/01/1904	
Rives Junction	09/01/1902	
Rochester	07/01/1901	
Rockford	02/15/1901	
Rockwood	02/01/1904	
Rodney	04/15/1904	
Rogersville	09/01/1902	
Romeo	06/02/1902	
Romulus	09/01/1903	
Rosebush	02/01/1904	
Roseville	08/15/1904	
Ross	10/01/1903	
Royal Oak	07/01/1902	
Rushton	09/01/1900	
Ruth	11/01/1904	
Saginaw	08/15/1900	
Saginaw West Side	08/15/1900	
Saint Charles	11/15/1900	
Saint Clair	07/02/1900	
Saint Johns	12/04/1899	
Saint Joseph	08/01/1902	
Saint Louis	07/16/1900	
Salem	07/01/1902	
Saline	03/15/1900	
Samaria	06/15/1904	
Sand Hill	09/02/1901	
Sand Lake	09/02/1901	
Sandcreek	11/01/1902	
Sanilac Center	03/01/1904	
Saranac	12/02/1901	
Sault Sainte Marie	09/01/1904	
Schoolcraft	07/01/1902	
Scotts	10/01/1903	
Scottville	11/01/1901	
Sears	08/01/1904	
Sebewa	01/01/1904	
Sebewaing	04/15/1904	
Shabbona	09/01/1904	
Shaftsburg	04/01/1902	
Shelby	09/02/1901	
Shelbyville	02/01/1902	
Shepardsville	04/01/1902	
Shepherd	03/01/1902	
Sheridan	03/01/1902	
Sherman	02/15/1904	
Sherwood	02/01/1901	
Shiloh	01/01/1904	
Silverwood	03/02/1903	
Sixlakes	01/15/1904	
Smiths Creek	01/15/1904	
Smyrna	01/01/1904	
Sodus	04/01/1903	
Somerset Center	12/15/1903	
South Boardman	02/15/1904	
South Frankfort	10/01/1903	
South Haven	10/17/1898	
South Lyon	10/01/1902	
South Rockwood	02/01/1904	
Sparta	09/02/1901	
Spring Arbor	11/01/1904	
Springlake	05/16/1904	
Springport	06/04/1900	
Standish	07/01/1902	
Stanton	03/01/1902	
Stanwood	04/15/1904	
Sterling	04/01/1904	
Stevensville	02/15/1904	
Stockbridge	03/01/1902	
Sturgis	07/01/1902	
Summit City	07/01/1904	
Sumner	12/15/1904	
Sunfield	04/01/1903	
Swancreek	01/01/1904	
Swartz Creek	02/15/1901	
Tecumseh	09/02/1901	
Tekonsha	04/02/1900	
Temperance	06/15/1904	
Thompsonville	04/15/1904	
Three Oaks	09/01/1902	
Three Rivers	02/01/1902	
Tipton	05/02/1898	
Townhouse	04/01/1902	
Traverse City	08/01/1902	
Troy	11/01/1902	
Tustin	09/01/1903	
Twining	04/01/1904	
Tyre	07/15/1904	
Ubly	04/01/1904	
Union City	04/16/1900	
Unionville	03/16/1903	
Utica	12/15/1903	
Vandalia	01/01/1903	
Varney	10/01/1903	
Vassar	06/04/1900	
Vermontville	08/01/1900	
Vernon	06/04/1900	
Vestaburg	04/01/1904	
Vickeryville	04/01/1904	
Vicksburg	07/01/1902	
Waldron	02/01/1902	
Wales	01/15/1904	
Walkerville	04/15/1904	
Wallace	04/15/1904	
Walled Lake	05/01/1902	
Warren	02/15/1904	
Washington	12/15/1903	
Watervliet	10/01/1903	
Wayland	09/15/1903	
Wayne	10/01/1902	
Webberville	07/01/1901	
Weidman	11/01/1904	
West Bay City	02/03/1901	
Westbranch	05/02/1904	
Weston	01/15/1904	
Wheeler	04/01/1904	
White Pigeon	08/01/1902	
Whitecloud	04/15/1904	
Whitehall	10/01/1901	
Whitmore Lake	04/01/1904	
Williamston	08/15/1900	
Willis	08/01/1903	
Wilmot	06/01/1904	
Woodland	04/01/1903	
Wyandotte	07/01/1903	
Yale 	10/01/1903	
Yorkville	06/15/1904	
Ypsilanti	10/23/1899	
Zealand	07/01/1902	

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008