New York:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

Elba	10/15/1896	
Antwerp	05/02/1898	
Highland	05/02/1898	
Philadelphia	05/02/1898	
Watertown	05/02/1898	
Baldwinsville	07/05/1898	
Barker	10/03/1898	
Rhinebeck	10/03/1898	
Hamlet	10/10/1898	
Perrysburg	10/10/1898	

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

Adams	01/01/1904	
Adams Basin	11/01/1901	
Adams Center	07/01/1903	
Adams Center	08/15/1903	
Addison	12/02/1901	
Afton	09/01/1903	
Akin	03/01/1904	
Akron	08/01/1901	
Albion	12/01/1900	
Alden	05/01/1902	
Alexander	09/02/1901	
Alfred Station	12/01/1903	
Allegany	03/02/1903	
Almond	03/01/1902	
Alpine	09/01/1902	
Altamont	05/16/1904	
Altmar	10/01/1902	
Altona 	07/01/1903	
Amenia	10/01/1903	
Amsterdam	11/01/1901	
Andover	10/01/1903	
Angelica	03/01/1902	
Angola	09/02/1901	
Antwerp	05/02/1898	
Appleton	11/15/1901	
Arcade	11/01/1900	
Argyle	02/15/1904	
Arkport	03/01/1902	
Arlington	05/01/1902	
Ashville	11/15/1900	
Athens	11/02/1903	
Attica	07/01/1903	
Atwater	09/01/1903	
Auburn	11/01/1900	
Aurora	09/01/1903	
Ava	09/01/1904	
Avoca	10/01/1902	
Avon 	11/01/1904	
Bainbridge	10/01/1903	
Baldwinsville	07/05/1898	
Ballston Lake	11/02/1903	
Ballston Spa	07/01/1903	
Bangall	10/01/1902	
Barker	10/03/1898	
Barnards Crossing	08/15/1900	
Barneveld	07/01/1903	
Barton	07/01/1903	
Basom	07/01/1902	
Batavia	12/15/1900	
Bath	11/01/1900	
Beaver Dams	04/01/1904	
Belmont	03/01/1902	
Bemuspoint	12/15/1900	
Bergen	01/15/1901	
Berkshire	12/01/1902	
Bern	07/01/1903	
Bernhards Bay	07/01/1902	
Binghamton	07/01/1902	
Black River	01/01/1904	
Blackcreek	03/01/1902	
Blasdell	03/02/1903	
Bliss	03/15/1900	
Bloomville	04/01/1904	
Blossvale	04/01/1903	
Bluff Point	10/01/1901	
Bolivar	04/01/1902	
Bolton Landing	07/01/1903	
Bombay	11/01/1904	
Boonville	03/01/1902	
Bouckville	11/02/1903	
Bradford	10/01/1903	
Brainard	09/15/1903	
Branchport	02/15/1901	
Brewerton	04/01/1903	
Brewster	07/05/1899	
Brighton	03/01/1902	
Bristol Center	10/01/1903	
Broadalbin	06/15/1904	
Broadalbin	07/01/1903	
Brockport	05/01/1900	
Brocton	11/15/1900	
Brokenstraw	09/15/1902	
Brookton	07/01/1902	
Brookton	09/01/1902	
Brushton	12/01/1903	
Burdett	11/16/1903	
Burke	07/01/1903	
Burt	11/15/1901	
Buskirk Bridge	09/15/1903	
Byron	02/15/1901	
Caledonia	09/01/1903	
Cambridge	03/01/1902	
Camden	11/01/1900	
Cameron	12/02/1901	
Cameron Mills	10/01/1902	
Camillus	02/01/1900	
Campbell	10/01/1902	
Canaan Four Corners	04/01/1902	
Canajoharie	11/01/1901	
Canandaigua	12/01/1900	
Canaseraga	08/01/1904	
Canastota	12/01/1900	
Candor	07/01/1903	
Caneadea	03/01/1902	
Canisteo	03/01/1902	
Canton	09/02/1901	
Cape Vincent	07/01/1903	
Carmel	04/01/1904	
Carthage	10/15/1900	
Cassadaga	01/02/1901	
Cassville	12/02/1901	
Castile	10/15/1900	
Castleton	08/01/1902	
Castorland	12/01/1902	
Cato	02/02/1903	
Catskill	05/01/1903	
Cattaraugus	03/02/1903	
Cayuga	01/01/1902	
Cayuta	05/16/1904	
Cazenovia	10/01/1903	
Central Bridge	09/01/1904	
Central Square	07/01/1903	
Chafee	05/01/1902	
Champlain	10/01/1903	
Charlotte	01/01/1902	
Chateaugay	07/01/1903	
Chatham	03/01/1902	
Chazy	12/15/1900	
Chenango Forks	04/01/1904	
Cherrycreek	09/15/1902	
Chili	04/01/1901	
Chili Station	07/01/1902	
Chittenango	10/01/1903	
Chittenango Station	04/01/1903	
Churchville	11/15/1900	
Churubusco	11/01/1904	
Cincinnatus	02/02/1903	
Clarence	05/01/1902	
Clarence Center	05/01/1902	
Clarkson	01/01/1902	
Clay	10/15/1903	
Clayton	07/01/1903	
Clayville	08/01/1902	
Clifton Springs	11/15/1900	
Clinton	04/02/1900	
Clinton Corners	10/01/1903	
Clyde	11/01/1901	
Clymer	09/15/1902	
Coeymans Hollow	11/15/1904	
Cohoes	04/01/1901	
Coldbrook	11/02/1903	
Colden	12/01/1902	
Coldspring	09/01/1902	
Collins	01/15/1902	
Collins Center	01/15/1902	
Colosse	01/15/1904	
Conesus	04/01/1904	
Conewango Valley	09/15/1902	
Conewango Valley	07/01/1903	
Constable	06/15/1904	
Constableville	07/05/1899	
Constantia	10/01/1903	
Coopers Plains	11/15/1904	
Cooperstown	10/01/1903	
Copenhagen	07/01/1903	
Corfu	03/01/1902	
Corning	12/15/1900	
Cortland	12/01/1900	
Coshocton	10/01/1902	
Cowlesville	03/02/1903	
Coxsackie	11/01/1904	
Cranesville	01/01/1904	
Crittenden	01/15/1902	
Croghan	05/16/1904	
Croton On Hudson	01/01/1904	
Cuba	03/01/1902	
Cuyler	10/01/1903	
Dalton	03/01/1902	
Dansville	02/01/1902	
Darien	02/01/1902	
Darien Center	11/01/1900	
De Kalb Junction	08/01/1901	
Deansboro	02/01/1902	
Deerfield	04/01/1902	
Delancey	04/01/1904	
Delanson	10/01/1903	
Delevan	03/02/1903	
Delhi	05/01/1903	
Delmar	03/01/1902	
Demster	09/01/1904	
Depew	05/14/1900	
Derby	09/02/1901	
Deruyter	10/15/1904	
Dewittville	09/15/1902	
Dickinson Center	06/01/1904	
Dormansville	11/01/1904	
Dover Plains	10/01/1903	
Dresden	08/01/1904	
Dryden	12/15/1902	
Duanesburg	11/15/1904	
Dundee	07/01/1901	
Dunkirk	09/15/1902	
Durhamville	07/01/1903	
Eagle Bridge	12/01/1902	
Earlville	08/01/1902	
East Aurora	10/01/1903	
East Berne	08/01/1901	
East Bethany	09/02/1901	
East Bloomfield	02/02/1903	
East Chatham	04/16/1900	
East Concord	12/01/1902	
East Greenbush	09/15/1903	
East Hamlin	11/01/1902	
East Nassau	09/15/1903	
East Otto	12/01/1903	
East Palmyra	10/01/1901	
East Pembroke	02/01/1902	
East Schodack	09/15/1903	
East Syracuse	08/01/1902	
Ebenezer	09/01/1903	
Eden	07/01/1902	
Edmeston	09/01/1904	
Elba	10/15/1896	
Elbridge	09/02/1901	
Ellenburg Center	10/15/1903	
Ellenburg Depot	02/15/1904	
Ellicottville	02/15/1904	
Elmira	06/04/1900	
Ensenore	02/02/1903	
Esperance	02/15/1904	
Evans Mills	11/01/1901	
Fabius	11/01/1904	
Fairport	07/01/1902	
Falconer	08/15/1900	
Farmer	03/01/1902	
Farmersville Station	10/01/1903	
Fayetteville	04/01/1903	
Fernwood	07/01/1903	
Fillmore	10/15/1900	
Fishkill	10/01/1903	
Flycreek	08/01/1904	
Fonda	03/01/1904	
Forest	02/15/1904	
Forestport	09/01/1904	
Forestville	07/16/1900	
Forks	01/15/1902	
Fort Edward	09/15/1903	
Fort Plain	03/01/1902	
Frankfort	06/01/1901	
Franklin	09/15/1903	
Franklinville	03/02/1903	
Fredonia	09/01/1900	
Freehold	11/01/1904	
Freeville	07/01/1902	
Frewsburg	12/15/1900	
Friendship	10/15/1903	
Fulton	07/01/1903	
Fultonville	07/01/1902	
Gage	10/01/1901	
Gainesville	02/01/1901	
Galway	11/15/1904	
Gansevoort	02/01/1904	
Gardenville	12/15/1902	
Gardiner	04/01/1904	
Garrison	04/01/1902	
Gasport	11/15/1901	
Gates	02/15/1901	
Geneseo	11/15/1904	
Geneva	12/01/1900	
Genoa	02/02/1903	
Germantown	08/01/1899	
Getzville	05/01/1902	
Ghent	04/01/1902	
Glenmont	01/15/1904	
Glenmore	01/15/1904	
Glens Falls	04/01/1903	
Glenwood	05/01/1902	
Gloversville	03/01/1902	
Gouverneur	01/01/1904	
Gowanda	07/01/1901	
Grand Island	12/01/1902	
Great Valley	03/02/1903	
Greene	11/01/1901	
Greenfield Center	11/01/1904	
Greenville	07/01/1903	
Greenwich	03/01/1902	
Groton	08/01/1902	
Groveland Station	10/15/1903	
Guilford	07/01/1903	
Hagaman	01/01/1902	
Hague	11/01/1900	
Halls Corners	03/01/1901	
Hamburg	07/15/1902	
Hamilton	08/01/1902	
Hamlet	10/10/1898	
Hamlin	05/01/1902	
Hammond	08/01/1899	
Hammondsport	11/15/1900	
Hannibal	07/01/1903	
Harford	12/01/1904	
Harkness	07/01/1903	
Harpursville	11/01/1900	
Harrisville	02/01/1902	
Hastings	10/15/1903	
Hector	01/15/1904	
Hemlock	09/15/1904	
Henrietta	08/15/1900	
Herkimer	12/02/1901	
Heuvelton	11/01/1900	
Hicksville	12/15/1904	
Highland	05/02/1898	
Hillsdale	07/01/1903	
Hilton	11/01/1902	
Himrod	07/01/1902	
Hinsdale	11/15/1904	
Holcomb	11/15/1904	
Holland	05/01/1902	
Holland Patent	07/01/1902	
Holley	06/02/1902	
Holmes	10/01/1903	
Homer	10/01/1903	
Honeoye Falls	01/01/1902	
Hoosick Falls	07/01/1902	
Hopewell Junction	05/01/1903	
Hornellsville	11/01/1900	
Horseheads	04/01/1902	
Houghton	03/01/1902	
Hubbardsville	10/01/1903	
Hudson	05/16/1904	
Hunt	10/01/1900	
Huntington	07/01/1902	
Hydepark	10/01/1900	
Ilion	03/15/1901	
Ira	09/01/1903	
Irondequoit	10/02/1899	
Irving	09/02/1901	
Ischua	11/02/1903	
Ithaca	07/01/1902	
Jackson Corners	10/01/1903	
Jamestown	08/15/1900	
Jamesville	12/01/1903	
Jasper	09/15/1903	
Java Center	04/01/1904	
Jerusalem	07/01/1903	
Johnsonburg	11/02/1903	
Johnsonville	08/01/1902	
Johnstown	05/01/1903	
Jordan	08/01/1901	
Kanona	04/01/1902	
Keeseville	12/01/1904	
Kendall	09/15/1903	
Kenmore	10/17/1898	
Kennedy	11/15/1900	
Kent	07/01/1902	
King Ferry	02/02/1903	
Kirkville	10/01/1901	
Kirkwood	04/15/1904	
Knowlesville	09/15/1903	
La Salle 	11/15/1901	
Lacona	07/01/1903	
Lafargeville	01/01/1904	
Lafayette	10/01/1903	
Lagrangeville	02/01/1901	
Lakeview	06/01/1899	
Lancaster	01/15/1902	
Laurens	09/01/1904	
Lawton Station	01/15/1902	
Lebanon	10/01/1903	
Lee Center	11/02/1903	
Leroy	05/01/1901	
Lestershire	04/01/1904	
Lewiston	11/15/1901	
Lima	07/01/1903	
Limerick	11/01/1900	
Linden	11/01/1901	
Lindley	09/15/1904	
Linwood	12/01/1902	
Lisbon Center	10/01/1901	
Little Falls	07/01/1901	
Little Valley	03/02/1903	
Liverpool	04/01/1903	
Livonia	09/01/1903	
Locke	02/02/1903	
Lockport	08/15/1899	
Lodi	11/01/1900	
Lowman	04/01/1904	
Lowville	07/01/1903	
Ludlowville	12/15/1902	
Lyndonville	09/15/1903	
Lyon Falls	01/15/1904	
Lyons	06/04/1900	
Lysander	09/15/1904	
Macedon	02/01/1902	
Machias	03/02/1903	
Madison	08/01/1902	
Madrid	10/15/1903	
Madrid Springs	10/15/1903	
Mahopac	04/15/1904	
Mallory	05/02/1904	
Malone	02/15/1904	
Manlius	06/04/1900	
Mannsville	07/01/1903	
Marathon	02/01/1901	
Marcellus	10/15/1900	
Marcy	01/01/1902	
Marietta	11/01/1904	
Marilla	09/02/1901	
Marion	10/01/1901	
Marlboro	07/01/1903	
Martinsville	11/15/1901	
Martville	02/02/1903	
Massena	10/01/1901	
Mayfield	07/01/1903	
Maynard	09/01/1903	
Mayville	09/15/1902	
McGraw	11/01/1900	
Mechanicsville	10/01/1903	
Medina	05/01/1902	
Melrose	08/01/1902	
Memphis	02/15/1901	
Mexico	07/01/1902	
Middleport	05/01/1900	
Middlesex	07/01/1902	
Middletown	02/01/1904	
Millbrook	10/01/1903	
Millerton	10/01/1903	
Milton	10/01/1902	
Mohawk	11/01/1900	
Moira	07/01/1904	
Monsey	04/15/1904	
Montgomery	10/15/1903	
Montour Falls	03/02/1903	
Mooers	03/01/1902	
Mooers Forks	03/01/1902	
Moravia	02/01/1902	
Morganville	07/01/1902	
Morrisonville	11/01/1902	
Morristown	12/01/1898	
Morrisville	12/15/1903	
Morton	09/15/1903	
Moscow	03/01/1902	
Mount Kisco	09/01/1902	
Mount Morris	03/01/1902	
Mount Vision	11/15/1904	
Munnsville	10/01/1903	
Naples	12/15/1900	
Nassau	12/01/1902	
Natural Bridge	02/01/1902	
New Baltimore Station	09/15/1904	
New Berlin	03/01/1901	
New City	04/15/1904	
New Hamburg	10/01/1903	
New Hartford	07/01/1902	
Newark	09/05/1899	
Newburgh	07/01/1902	
Newfane	11/15/1901	
Newfield	11/15/1900	
Newhaven	04/15/1904	
Newport	07/01/1903	
Nichols	01/01/1904	
Nineveh	11/02/1903	
Niverville	02/15/1904	
Norfolk	07/15/1904	
North Bangor	07/01/1903	
North Clymer	09/15/1902	
North Collins	01/15/1902	
North Rose	07/01/1902	
North Stockholm	12/15/1903	
North Tonawanda	11/15/1901	
Norwich	04/01/1902	
Norwood	07/01/1903	
Nunda	03/01/1902	
Oakfield	07/01/1902	
Odessa	03/02/1903	
Ogdensburg	11/01/1900	
Old Chatham	07/01/1902	
Olean	03/02/1903	
Oneida	10/01/1903	
Oneonta	08/01/1902	
Ontario	06/04/1900	
Orchard Park	11/01/1901	
Oriskany	02/01/1902	
Oriskany Falls	07/01/1901	
Orleans Four Corners	07/01/1903	
Oswego	07/01/1902	
Oswego Falls	02/01/1902	
Otego	09/15/1900	
Ovid	03/02/1903	
Owasco	09/01/1903	
Owego	07/15/1904	
Oxford 	11/01/1901	
Painted Post	05/01/1902	
Palatine Bridge	11/01/1904	
Palmyra	09/02/1901	
Parish	02/01/1902	
Patterson	08/01/1902	
Pattersonville	03/01/1902	
Pavilion	03/01/1902	
Pawling	10/01/1903	
Peekskill	04/01/1903	
Pembroke	02/01/1902	
Penfield	11/01/1900	
Pennellville	05/02/1904	
Penyan	03/15/1900	
Perry	11/15/1900	
Perrysburg	10/10/1898	
Peru	04/01/1904	
Phelps	09/05/1899	
Philadelphia	05/02/1898	
Phoenix	07/01/1903	
Pierrepont Manor	07/01/1903	
Pine City	09/01/1904	
Pine Plains	06/02/1902	
Pittsford	10/15/1900	
Plattsburg	10/15/1900	
Pleasant Valley	10/01/1903	
Pomona	07/01/1903	
Pompey	11/01/1904	
Poolville	10/01/1903	
Port Byron	01/01/1902	
Port Chester	09/15/1899	
Port Leyden	08/01/1902	
Portageville	09/15/1900	
Porterville	07/15/1902	
Portland	02/15/1901	
Portville	11/16/1903	
Potsdam	07/01/1903	
Poughkeepsie	08/01/1902	
Poughquag	10/01/1903	
Prattsburg	07/01/1901	
Prattsville	09/01/1903	
Pulaski	11/01/1900	
Pultneyville	07/01/1902	
Putnam Station	11/15/1904	
Randolph	03/02/1903	
Ransomville	11/15/1901	
Rathbone	10/01/1902	
Ravena	05/16/1904	
Red Creek	07/01/1902	
Red Hook	10/01/1903	
Redwood	02/01/1902	
Remsen	07/01/1903	
Rensselaer Falls	10/15/1900	
Rexford Flats	07/15/1904	
Rhinebeck	10/03/1898	
Richfield Springs	07/01/1903	
Richford	08/15/1904	
Richland	11/16/1903	
Richville	10/01/1903	
Ripley	12/15/1900	
Riverhead	04/03/1899	
Rochester Junction	01/01/1902	
Rock Stream	02/02/1903	
Rome	10/15/1900	
Romulus	12/02/1901	
Rosiere	07/01/1903	
Roslyn	10/15/1903	
Rush	11/01/1902	
Rushville	07/01/1902	
Sacket Harbor	07/01/1902	
Saint Johnsville	12/01/1903	
Saint Lawrence	02/15/1904	
Salamanca	11/01/1900	
Salem	04/15/1904	
Saltpoint	07/01/1902	
Sanborn	11/15/1901	
Sandycreek	07/01/1903	
Sandyhill	04/15/1904	
Saratoga Springs	11/01/1902	
Sardinia	08/01/1901	
Saugerties	08/15/1900	
Sauquoit	07/01/1901	
Savannah	07/01/1902	
Savona	07/01/1902	
Schaghticoke	03/01/1902	
Schenectady	09/02/1901	
Schodack Landing	01/01/1904	
Schuylerville	10/15/1903	
Scio	10/01/1903	
Scottsville	11/01/1902	
Seely Creek	12/01/1903	
Selkirk	04/02/1900	
Seneca Falls	10/01/1903	
Sennett	09/01/1903	
Seward	11/01/1904	
Sharon Springs	03/01/1904	
Sherburne	03/01/1901	
Sherman	09/15/1902	
Shortsville	02/02/1903	
Shushan	09/15/1903	
Silver Creek	07/16/1900	
Silver Springs	09/15/1900	
Sinclairville	09/15/1902	
Skaneateles	11/01/1901	
Slingerlands	02/01/1902	
Sloan	07/15/1904	
Sodus	11/01/1900	
Sodus Point	08/15/1904	
Solsville	07/01/1902	
South Bethlehem	11/15/1904	
South Butler	07/01/1902	
South Byron	02/15/1901	
South Dayton	09/01/1900	
South Granby	05/16/1904	
South Hammond	07/15/1904	
South Hammond	09/01/1904	
South New Berlin	08/01/1904	
South Wales	03/01/1902	
Spencer	02/02/1903	
Spencerport	01/02/1901	
Spragueville	04/01/1902	
Springville	07/15/1902	
Springwater	05/01/1903	
Staatsburg	09/01/1902	
Stafford	01/15/1901	
Stanfordville	10/01/1903	
Stanley	04/16/1900	
Sterling Station	09/01/1903	
Stillwater	07/01/1903	
Stittville	08/01/1902	
Stockbridge	10/01/1903	
Stormville	10/01/1903	
Strykersville	11/02/1903	
Swormville	05/01/1902	
Syracuse	11/01/1901	
Taberg	01/15/1904	
Tarrytown	12/15/1904	
Theresa	10/01/1900	
Tiashoke	08/01/1902	
Tivoli	10/01/1903	
Tonawanda	05/01/1902	
Townline	07/15/1902	
Troupsburg	09/15/1903	
Troy	08/01/1902	
Trumansburg	12/15/1902	
Truxton	10/01/1902	
Tully	10/15/1903	
Tunnel	12/01/1903	
Tuscarora	03/01/1902	
Union Springs	01/01/1902	
Union Square	12/01/1902	
Valatie	07/01/1903	
Valley Falls	07/01/1902	
Valois	01/15/1904	
Vanetten	09/15/1903	
Varysburg	11/02/1903	
Verbank	10/01/1903	
Vernon	10/15/1900	
Vernon Center	06/01/1901	
Verona	07/01/1903	
Verona Station	07/01/1903	
Victor	12/01/1900	
Voorheesville	07/01/1903	
Walden	04/01/1903	
Wales Center	09/01/1904	
Walton	04/15/1901	
Walworth	11/01/1900	
Wappingers Falls	10/01/1903	
Warner	12/01/1902	
Warsaw	09/15/1900	
Wassaic	10/01/1903	
Waterford	10/01/1903	
Waterloo	03/15/1901	
Waterport	09/15/1903	
Watertown	05/02/1898	
Waterville	04/02/1900	
Watkins	01/01/1902	
Waverly	07/01/1903	
Wayland	07/01/1902	
Wayne	01/26/1904	
Wayville	06/01/1904	
Webster	05/01/1900	
Weedsport	11/01/1902	
Wellsbridge	09/01/1904	
Wellsburg	03/02/1903	
Wellsville	10/15/1903	
West	02/01/1904	
West Albany	04/01/1901	
West Berne	05/16/1904	
West Bloomfield	11/15/1904	
West Camden	07/01/1903	
West Chazy	07/01/1901	
West Coxsackie	10/15/1903	
West Danby	08/01/1902	
West Falls	02/02/1903	
West Henrietta	08/15/1900	
West Leyden	07/01/1904	
West Monroe	02/01/1902	
West Rush	11/01/1902	
West Sand Lake	10/15/1904	
West Seneca	11/01/1898	
West Troy	04/01/1901	
West Valley	02/15/1904	
West Vienna	07/01/1903	
West Webster	11/01/1902	
Westbranch	01/15/1904	
Westernville	09/01/1904	
Westfield	10/15/1900	
Whallonsburg	11/15/1904	
Whitehall	09/01/1903	
Whiteplains	04/16/1900	
Whitesboro	03/01/1902	
Whitney Crossings	05/01/1902	
Williamson	07/01/1902	
Williamstown	11/16/1903	
Willink	10/01/1903	
Willliamsville	05/01/1902	
Willseyville	10/15/1903	
Wilson	11/15/1901	
Windham	12/01/1904	
Wings Station	05/01/1902	
Winthrop	07/15/1904	
Wolcott	07/01/1902	
Woodhull	03/01/1902	
Woodville	11/01/1904	
Wynantskill	09/15/1903	
Wyoming	08/01/1903	
Youngstown	11/15/1901	

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008