Postmasters listed by town, name, title, and date appointed - sources are provided at the end.
ACKWORTH [zip code 50001, established May 8, 1871, service suspended on Nov 19, 2004, discontinued on Sep 18, 2010, mail sent to Milo]
John Tomlinson, Postmaster, May 5, 1871
Samuel Burgess, Postmaster, Dec 15, 1873
William G. Stanley, Postmaster, Jan 3, 1876
Lyman B. Pritchard, Postmaster, Apr 11, 1882
Willis H. Kenoyer, Postmaster, Apr 6, 1891
Frances M. Roberts, Postmaster, May 4, 1894
Burton W. Johnson, Postmaster, Feb 18, 1896
James T. Vincent, Postmaster, Nov 15, 1899
Willis H. Kenoyer, Postmaster, Jan 6, 1909
Almeda J. Kenoyer, Postmaster, Sep 15, 1914
Obor W. Putnam, Postmaster, Feb 6, 1917
Delno E. Smith, Postmaster, Mar 16, 1920
Mary E. Hill, Postmaster, Aug 23, 1920
Mabel W. Erb, Postmaster, Jan 11, 1928
Ivan E. Allen, Postmaster, Apr 22, 1931
Ida C. Bickelhaupt, Postmaster, Mar 22, 1945
Mabel R. Keller, Postmaster, Oct 6, 1947
Opal N. Sworthout, Postmaster, July 31, 1968
Grace Ginder, Officer-In-Charge, Oct 3, 1983
Rosemary J. Putney, Officer-In-Charge, Dec 23, 1983
Kenneth G. Hill, Postmaster, May 12, 1984
Sandra S. Leach, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 26, 1986
Catherine M. Stout, Postmaster, Feb 28, 1987
Larry W. Long, Officer-In-Charge, July 7, 1990
Sandra S. Leach, Postmaster, Oct 6, 1990
Deborah K. Kingkade, Officer-In-Charge, July 13, 1998
Deborah K. Kingkade, Postmaster, Nov 6, 1999
BEECH [post office established Dec 18, 1915, discontinued Jan 31, 1957]
Pearl Keeser, Postmaster, Dec 18, 1915
Pearl K. Whitlow, Postmaster, Oct 11, 1916
James A. Green, Postmaster, Aug 16, 1917
Joseph C. Knox, Postmaster, July 2, 1919
Bly F. Moon, Postmaster, June 10, 1920
Charles R. Knox, Postmaster, May 28, 1921
Ivy S. Carpenter, Postmaster, Jan 10, 1923
Martha L. Dahl, Postmaster, Dec 15, 1949
Ralph B. Dahl, Acting Postmaster, Oct 8, 1954
BELLEMONT [post office established Mar 25, 1870, names changed to Schonberg Jan 12, 1871]
Samuel J. Vangilder, Postmaster, Mar 25, 1870
BEVINGTON [post office between 1872 - ?, changed to Madison County, changed to Warren County Jan 2, 1941, changed back to Madison County, date unknown]
W. T. Cason, Postmaster, 1879
Vera S. Weaver, Postmaster, Jan 2, 1941
Esther Elizabeth Annett, Postmaster, Jan 9, 1945
Wanda E. Wood, Postmaster, May 19, 1947
Dorothy M. Spain, assumed charges, Apr 1, 1948
CARLISLE [zip code 50047, originally established as Dudley, Jan 8, 1850 in Polk County. Name changed to Carlisle on Jan 12, 1852 in Warren County by 1854]
Jeremiah Church, Postmaster, Jan 8, 1850
Jeremiah Church, Postmaster, Jan 12, 1852
Abram B. Shoemaker, Postmaster, Apr 29, 1853
B. Sanders, Postmaster, Apr 22, 1861
Richard M. Duprey, Postmaster, Sep 3, 1861
William H. Ward, Postmaster, Jan 3, 1862
John James, Postmaster, June 2, 1862
George Yount, Postmaster, Jan 21, 1864
John R. McMun, Postmaster, Oct 30, 1965
John Lees, Postmaster, Dec 13, 1865
Charles F. Foulke, Postmaster, Mar 27, 1868
Aurelius S. Swallow, Postmaster, May 5, 1870
David H. Hartman, Postmaster, May 16, 1873
William H. Sours, Postmaster, July 29, 1873
Alexander M. West, Postmaster, Jan 12, 1874
William R. Randleman, Postmaster, Mar 2, 1875
James S. Webster, Postmaster, Dec 3, 1885
William R. Randleman, Postmaster, Dec 12, 1891
Isaac P. Webster, Postmaster, Dec 1, 1893
George A. Wright, Postmaster, Oct 21, 1897
George A. Wright, Postmaster, Oct 1, 1913
James S. Webster, Postmaster, Jan 20, 1914
James S. Webster, Postmaster, Sep 5, 1918
Arden W. Keeney, Postmaster, Dec 4, 1922
Arden W. Keeney, Postmaster, Dec 16, 1926
Arden W. Keeney, Postmaster, Dec 20, 1930
Alice E. Owens, Postmaster, June 16, 1935
Alice E. Owens, Postmaster, May 24, 1940
Dorothy L. Foulke, Acting Postmaster, Apr 30, 1950
Osborne K. Owens, Acting Postmaster, Feb 25, 1952
Osborne K. Owens, Postmaster, June 27, 1952
Claude L. Corzatt Sr., Acting Postmaster, Jan 9, 1959
Dick W. McCauley, Postmaster, Jan 11, 1960
Austin J. Keeney, Acting Postmaster, July 27, 1962
Hebron L. Tilton, Postmaster, Mar 10, 1966
Clarence R. Fuqua, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 10, 1972
John W. Klockentager, Postmaster, Apr 28, 1973
Laurence C. Spina, Officer-In-Charge, Feb 15, 1974
Laurence C. Spina, Postmaster, June 29, 1974
George T. Holder, Officer-In-Charge, Aug 19, 1992
James P. Floyd, Postmaster, Jan 9, 1993
David S. Reese, Officer-In-Charge, Dec 23, 1997
Timothy R. Freeman, Postmaster, Jan 3, 1998
Natasha A. Lambert, Officer-In-Charge, June 27, 2011
Rosemarie A. Clark, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 12, 2012
Theresa A. Clawson, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 29, 2012
Mark W. Jones, Postmaster, June 30, 2012
Drena M. Morris, Officer-In-Charge, June 25, 2014
Drena M. Morris, Postmaster, Jan 10, 2015
Melody Freeman, Officer-in-Charge, Sep 28, 2018
CHURCHVILLE [post office established Jan 26, 1888, discontinued Jan 31, 1944]
Joseph E. Churchman, Postmaster, Jan 26, 1888
John W. Linnan, Postmaster, Mar 30, 1892
Michael Grassman, Postmaster, June 26, 1894
Peter Bauer, Postmaster, Oct 27, 1900
Adam J. Walsh, Postmaster, July 26, 1901
Frank Hall, Postmaster, Dec 13, 1907
Michael L. Melroy, Postmaster, Apr 20, 1912
Rachel L. Foster, Postmaster, Mar 1, 1915
Theodore F. Bondewyers, Postmaster, June 2, 1917
Frank J. Mulhern, Postmaster, Oct 25, 1919
Stephen Hoelting, Postmaster, Feb 19, 1931
Laurine Johnson, Postmaster, May 22, 1941
CLARKSON [post office established Nov 22, 1880, discontinued June 30, 1906]
William H. Hartman, Postmaster, Nov 22, 1880
CONGER [post office established Jan 5, 1889, discontinued Feb 29, 1912, reinstated June 15, 1912, discontinued Feb 28, 1917]
John F. Grissom, Postmaster, Jan 5, 1889
James W. Nuzum, Postmaster, May 10, 1890
Benjamin F. Carter, Postmaster, Aug 12, 1902
James W. Nuzum, Postmaster, July 30, 1903
Benjamin F. Carter, Postmaster, Sep 17, 1908
John W. Lord, Postmaster, June 15, 1912
COOL [post office established Apr 1879, discontinued June 30, 1907]
William F. Warthen, Postmaster, 1879
Thomas J. Graham, Postmaster, Dec 23, 1879
Gilbert H. Butler, Postmaster, Dec 21, 1894
James L. Graham, Postmaster, Mar 6, 1900
CUMMING [zip code 50061, post office established Oct 19, 1887, converted to a remotely managed Post Office under the direction of the postmaster of the Norwalk Post Office on Mar 9, 2013]
John A. Douglass, Postmaster, Oct 19, 1887
Albert E. Cross, Postmaster, July 18, 1889
DeWitt D. Cale, Postmaster, May 10, 1890
Jackson Smith, Postmaster, May 16, 1893
DeWitt D. Cale, Postmaster, May 15, 1897
John Malone, Postmaster, Mar 31, 1906
Aaron L. Cochran, Postmaster, Jan 16, 1914
Anna Gillespie, Postmaster, Aug 6, 1915
Loral J. Rockfellow, Postmaster, Sep 7, 1918
Luther B. Burkhead, Postmaster, Aug 9, 1920
Oren Alexander, Postmaster, Sep 10, 1920
Loretta Harkin, Postmaster, Nov 23, 1925
Loral J. Rockfellow, Postmaster, Dec 29, 1926
Bertha E. Kirts, Postmaster, Nov 5, 1930
Dorothy Finnessy, Postmaster, Mar 20, 1936
Eleanor Finnessy, Acting Postmaster, Jan 9, 1938
Mary Lee, Postmaster, Mar 2, 1938
Mary M. Hanrahan, Postmaster, June 19, 1943
Teresa M. King, Acting Postmaster, Dec 30, 1966 [name changed to Teresa M. Harkin by marriage on July 28, 1967]
Teresa M. Harkin, Postmaster, Apr 17, 1971
Mabel King, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 16, 1973
Joseph R. King, Postmaster, Feb 23, 1974
Linda Beghtel, Officer-In-Charge, July 30, 2002
David L. Osborn, Postmaster, Dec 14, 2002
Sharon James, Officer-In-Charge, Jan 28, 2005
Cynthia F. Lamb, Officer-In-Charge, May 27, 2005
Kelly McKee, Officer-In-Charge, Sep 21, 2005
Anthony, Officer-In-Charge, Jan 5, 2006
Sally Eggers, Officer-In-Charge, Apr 13, 2006
Richard Hixenbaugh, Officer-In-Charge, Oct 27, 2006
Janet Craig, Officer-In-Charge, Feb 2, 2007
Karen A. Krebs, Postmaster, Mar 15, 2008
Margaret McConkey, Officer-In-Charge, Aug 21, 2009
Bernita Jones, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 30, 2009
Sarah J. Hartman, Officer-In-Charge, Jan 28, 2010
Drena M. Morris, Officer-In-Charge, May 31, 2012
Manuel C. Orton, Officer-In-Charge, June 6, 2012
Johanna M. Hill, Officer-In-Charge, July 17, 2012
DERROUGH [post office established Oct 18, 1890, discontinued Aug 31, 1892]
DORRVILLE [post office established Jan 17, 1855, discontinued June 30, 1863]
Madison M. Melvin, Postmaster, Jan 17, 1855
Samuel Keffer Sr., Postmaster, Dec 4, 185_
Aaron Burson, Postmaster, Mar 13, 1858
ECONOMY [post office established Jan 9, 1888, name changed to Orillia July 19, 1888]
Thomas Barkley, Postmaster, Jan 9, 1888
FELIX [Previously called Taunton, post office established Mar 4, 1875. Name changed to Felix on Apr 5, 1876, discontinued Dec 13, 1883]
Walter Mamiage, Postmaster, Apr 5, 1876
Rollin E. Wines, Postmaster, Oct 8, 1877
Theodore C. Underhill, Postmaster, Nov 5, 1878
T. C. Underhill, Postmaster, 1879
FORD [post office established Sep 10, 1880, discontinued June 18, 1906, rescinded July 17, 1906, discontinued May 31, 1914]
John R. Taylor, Postmaster, Sep 10, 1880
Mrs. Mary J. Barrott, Postmaster, Apr 26, 1890
Thomas Hull, Postmaster, Feb 4, 1891
William Lewis Cass, Postmaster, June 7, 1893
Lewis Cass, Postmaster, June 14, 1893
Homer E. Gwinn, Postmaster, Oct 17, 1893
James C. Preston, Postmaster, Mar 22, 1894
Homer C. Gwinn, Postmaster, Oct 15, 1897
Anderson Myrick, Postmaster, Sep 20, 1899
William A. Dillon, Postmaster, Apr 30, 1902
Emma Bradford, Postmaster, Jan 6, 1903
Homer Gwinn, Postmaster, Aug 29, 1905
J. H. Carens, Postmaster, Oct 30, 1905
Walter L. Butler, Postmaster, July 17, 1906
Perry Furrow, Postmaster, Dec 16, 1907
FORT PLAIN [post office established Mar 31, 1854, discontinued May 12, 1872]
William C. Gibson, Postmaster, Mar 4, 1854
Ansom H. Barker, Postmaster, June 10, 1854
Ansom H. Barker, Postmaster, 1855
Clos Berry Jones, Postmaster, Feb 23, 1859
David Baker, Postmaster, Apr 24, 1865
Levi Debusk, Postmaster, Mar 12, 1867
Clos B. Jones, Postmaster, Apr 30, 1868
G. W. Hester, Postmaster, Jan 20, 1870
Frank Eggleston, Postmaster, Mar 1, 1874
FRIENDS GROVE [post office established Jan 27, 1864, discontinued Nov 14, 1865]
Jeptha W. Morgan, Postmaster, Jan 27, 1864
HACKNEY'S GROVE [post office established July 22, 1852, discontinued Aug 12, 1853]
HAMMONDSBURGH [post office established Oct 9, 1851, discontinued Aug 18, 1876]
Robert G. Hammond, Postmaster, Oct 9, 1851
Thomas Hightower, Postmaster, Aug 23, 1854
Aaron Oliver Cox, Postmaster, Feb 19, 1856
Thomas Hightower, Postmaster, Oct 21, 1858
David H. Caldwell, Postmaster, Nov 7, 1859
Benjamin Morgan, Postmaster, Jan 17, 1862
Enoch Cox, Postmaster, May 25, 1863
David H. Caldwell, Postmaster, Apr 29, 1865
John R. Bussey, Postmaster, Sep 5, 1867
J. Coffman, Postmaster, Mar 29, 1871
Sanford Brown, Postmaster, July 26, 1871
John Oberbay, Postmaster, Sep 14, 1871
HANDSOME VIEW [formerly Hackney's Grove, post office established Aug 22, 1853, discontinued Aug 29, 1859]
William Doren, Postmaster, Aug 22, 1853
George W. Coverdell, Postmaster, Mar 20, 1854
George W. Coverdell, Postmaster, 1855
Silmon Guy, Postmaster, Feb 4, 1859
HARTFORD [zip code 50118, formerly called Three Rivers with a post office between 1848-1854. Post office in Hartford established Oct 11, 1854, converted to a remotely managed post office under the direction of the postmaster of the Carlisle Post Office on July 12, 2013]
John D. Hartman, Postmaster, Oct 11, 1854
John D. Hartman, Postmaster, 1855
John D. Hartman, Postmaster, Oct 11, 1856
John C. S. Wasson, Postmaster, July 27, 1858
Dr. J. Huff, Postmaster, 1859
William A. Noble, Postmaster, Aug 18, 1862
John C. S. Wasson, Postmaster, Apr 2, 1864
Isaiah M. Leighner, Postmaster, Apr 2, 1867
John C. S. Wasson, Postmaster, Mar 25, 1878
Josie L. Nunnally, Postmaster, July 13, 1885
Josephine Nunnally, Postmaster, July 28, 1885
William A. Green, Postmaster, Apr 20, 1897
Allie M. Wellons, Postmaster, Feb 19, 1902
Lizzie Shepherd, Postmaster, Oct 19, 1906
Rachel C. Beltz, Postmaster, Feb 8, 1911
Beulah Sherman, Postmaster, Dec 15, 1914
Albert W. Sherman, Postmaster, June 30, 1916
Thomas O. Hughes, Postmaster, Sep 16, 1918
Frank J. Marmon, Postmaster, Jan 15, 1925
Roy W. Schooler, Postmaster, July 17, 1930
Catherine K. Isley, Acting Postmaster, Dec 31, 1960
Lucille J. Erickson, Acting Postmaster, June 23, 1961
Lucille J. Erickson, Postmaster, Mar 18, 1964
Josephine C. Leonard, Officer-In-Charge, Oct 1, 1992
Opal I. Cardamon, Postmaster, Jan 23, 1993
Ruth C. Sims, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 30, 2001
Landis W. Ogburn, Postmaster, Apr 21, 2001
Christina Brandenburg, Officer-In-Charge, Aug 30, 2006
Janet Ann Downing, Postmaster, Jan 20, 2007
Jennifer S. Youde, Officer-In-Charge, Apr 15, 2013
INDIANOLA [zip code 50125, post office established Aug 4, 1849]
Paris P. Henderson, Postmaster, Aug 4, 1849
Zebulon H. Hockett, Postmaster, Mar 19, 1850
Paris P. Henderson, Postmaster, Oct 27, 1851
Richard Grantham, Postmaster, Dec 14, 1853
Paris P. Henderson, Postmaster, Mar 7, 1854
John F. Hinshaw, Postmaster, Dec 25, 1854
Thomas J. Atkeson, Postmaster, Dec 19, 1855
Luther T. Briscoe, Postmaster, July 22, 1856
James H. Knox, Postmaster, Mar 19, 1861
Graham A. Worth, Postmaster, Sep 9, 1862
John N. Andrew, Postmaster, Feb 13, 1868
John N. Andrew, Postmaster, Mar 13, 1871
James H. Knox, Postmaster, Mar 13, 1875
Thomas D. Noble, Postmaster, Apr 10, 1879
W. W. Worth, Postmaster, Apr 9, 1883
Sual J. Spaulding, Postmaster, Dec 20, 1887
Thomas F. Anderson, Postmaster, Dec 23, 1891
James H. Watson, Postmaster, Jan 23, 1896
Evan B. Dowell, Postmaster, Feb 26, 1900
Evan B. Dowell, Postmaster, Apr 19, 1904
L. H. Surber, Postmaster, Aug 21, 1908
Clint L. Price, Postmaster, June 6, 1913
Clint L. Price, Postmaster, Aug 7, 1917
John R. Barker, Postmaster, June 31, 1922
John R. Barker, Postmaster, Mar 6, 1926
John R. Barker, Postmaster, Mar 18, 1930
Lorenzo A. Mullican, Postmaster, June 18, 1934
Luther P. Williams, Acting Postmaster, Jan 28, 1938
Luther P. Williams, Postmaster, July 5, 1939
James Guy Swartzlander Jr., Acting Postmaster, Aug 31, 1958
Worth VanClark, Postmaster, Aug 27, 1959
Gary King, Officer-In-Charge, [no dates provided]
Sharon S. Long, Postmaster, Feb 16, 1986
Jeff Carroll, Officer-In-Charge, [no dates provided]
Gregory M. Chamberlin, Officer-In-Charge, Oct 9, 1992
James W. Stordahl, Postmaster, Jan 23, 1993
Leland Crawford, Officer-In-Charge, July 7, 1999
Elizabeth A. Phillips, Postmaster, Oct 9, 1999
Christopher D. Elsberry, Officer-In-Charge, May 24, 2012
Kristi S. Hargen, Postmaster, Oct 6, 2012
Brian K. Linville, Officer-In-Charge, Oct 11, 2013
Christopher D. Elsberry, Postmaster, Feb 22, 2014
James Wadle, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 16, 2016
Eric L. Morgan, Postmaster, June 9, 2018
LACONA [zip code 50139, post office established Dec 12, 1855, converted to a remotely managed post office under the direction of the postmaster of Pleasantville, Marion County, on Jan 26, 2013]
Willis Cleavinger, Postmaster, Dec 12, 1855
William J. Cochran, Postmaster, Oct 21, 1856
Eldridge G. Bartlett, Postmaster, Oct 21, 1857
John M. Cochran, Postmaster, Aug 8, 1859
John Willis, Postmaster, Sep 20, 1861
Willis Cleavinger, Postmaster, July 11, 1864
John Johnston, Postmaster, Apr 24, 1865
John Miller, Postmaster, July 26, 1866
Isaac Myers, Postmaster, Feb 20, 1867
John Miller, Postmaster, Mar 25, 1868
F. D. Lee, Postmaster, Mar 2, 1870
Eldridge G. Bartlett, Postmaster, Jan 3, 1871
John M. Cochran, Postmaster, July 9, 1884
Melissa Sheets, Postmaster, Jan 18, 1886
John M. Cochran, Postmaster, Dec 20, 1889
David B. Graham, Postmaster, Apr 16, 1892
Christian Konrad, Postmaster, Jan 17, 1894
Thomas C. Pressly, Postmaster, Dec 14, 1897
Frank W. Shupe, Postmaster, Jan 31, 1903
James W. Thome, Postmaster, Feb 20, 1907
James W. Thome, Postmaster, Jan 11, 1909
Christian Konrad, Postmaster, June 2, 1913
Christian Konrad, Postmaster, Aug 7, 1917
Walter J. Overmyer, Postmaster, Jan 18, 1922
Walter J. Overmyer, Postmaster, Jan 25, 1926
Walter J. Overmyer, Postmaster, Jan 31, 1930
Frank F. Konrad, Postmaster, June 18, 1934
Frank F. Konrad, Postmaster, Aug 4, 1939
Evadne V. Fehrer, Acting Postmaster, Apr 30, 1954
Evadne V. Fehrer, Postmaster, Mar 8, 1955
Virginia I. Smith, Officer-In-Charge, July 31, 1969
Virginia I. (Smith) Cox, Postmaster, Jan 22, 1972
Lois Jeffries, Officer-In-Charge, [no dates listed]
Drena M. Morris, Officer-In-Charge, Jan 14, 1988
Duane P. Conrad, Officer-In-Charge, Sep 11, 1989
Kathleen J. Lippold, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 3, 1989
Marion J. Williams, Postmaster, Apr 7, 1990
Carla S. Evans, Officer-In-Charge, Sep 30, 2004
Carla S. Evans, Postmaster, Feb 5, 2005
Andrea M. Hanson, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 14, 2008
Roberta L. Wilson, Postmaster, June 21, 2008
Andrea M. Hanson, Officer-In-Charge, June 29, 2012
LATIMER [post office established July 3, 1861, discontinued Aug 20, 1864]
J. D. Auly, Postmaster, July 3, 1861
Elijah Bilbo, Postmaster, Nov 13, 1861
LAWRENCEBURGH [post office esblished Oct 30, 1857, discontinued Apr 21, 1879]
Aaron Kester, Postmaster, Oct 30, 1857
Robert Kester, Postmaster, July 15, 1858
Asa H. Condit, Postmaster, Feb 11, 1859
Daniel M. Condit, Postmaster, Apr 24, 1865
Abram B. Condit, Postmaster, Dec 3, 1873
Peter Harvony?, Postmaster, Jan 10, 1879
LIBERTY CENTER [zip code 50145, Liberty Centre first post office established Mar 7, 1867, changed to Liberty Center Dec 8, 1893, discontinued May 31, 1941, rescinded June 10, 1941, converted to a remotely managed post office under the direction of the postmaster of the Indianola post office on Oct 4, 2014.]
Calvin Himes, Postmaster, Mar 27, 1865
John E. Davidson, Postmaster, Oct 20, 1868
David J. M. Wood, Postmaster, July 7, 1871
Colson Payne, Postmaster, Mar 29, 1876
Edward P. Child, Postmaster, Oct 16, 1878
Robert A. McFarland, Postmaster, June 28, 1882
Andrew G. Proctor, Postmaster, Feb 4, 1886
John W. Proctor, Postmaster, Sep 14, 1891
John P. McFarland, Postmaster, Dec 8, 1893
John W. Proctor, Postmaster, May 13, 1897
George O. Barger, Postmaster, Mar 29, 1898
Charles A. Ferguson, Postmaster, Sep 5, 1905
Willis A. White, Postmaster, Aug 2, 1910
Samuel J. Shupe, Postmaster, Nov 7, 1910
Harrison B. Flesher, Postmaster, July 30, 1915
Ester N. Foust, Postmaster, Mar 7, 1922
John R. Shupe, Postmaster, Feb 18, 1930
Virginia O. Sargent, Postmaster, Aug 19, 1941
James Arthur Whitlatch, Postmaster, Dec 10, 1942
Lucy E. Westerly, Acting Postmaster, July 20, 1945
Esler N. Foust, Postmaster, Nov 20, 1946
Virginia O. Sargent, Acting Postmaster, July 31, 1959
Virginia O. Sargent, Postmaster, May 23, 1960
Juanita Ferguson, Officer-In-Charge, May 31, 1977
Ada B. Ishmael, Postmaster, Mar 5, 1983
Carolyn S. Wachter, Officer-In-Charge, Dec 3, 1986
Carolyn S. Wachter, Postmaster, Apr 11, 1987
Christopher D. Elsberry, Officer-In-Charge, Sep 30, 2014
LIDA [post office established Jan 16, 1901, discontinued May 31, 1906]
John T. Burk, Postmaster, Jan 16, 1901
John H. Laffy, Postmaster, Jan 21, 1904
Thomas J. Bowers, Postmaster, Mar 21, 1905
Carl H. Evers, Postmaster, Nov 24, 1905
LORETTA [post office established Jan 10, 1889, discontinued Dec 31, 1889]
Edward McCusker, Postmaster, Jan 10, 1889
LOTHROP [post office established Dec 24, 1872, discontinued Aug 31, 1895, rescinded Nov 30, 1895, discontinued Apr 2, 1906]
Wesley Banks, Dec 24, 1872
Wesley Banks, Postmaster, 1873
John L. Leggett, Postmaster, Sep 30, 1874
John T. McNaught, Postmaster, Sep 14, 1893
John L. Leggett, Postmaster, Nov 30, 1895
Bert L. Leggett, Postmaster, June 19, 1905
LYNN [post office established Feb 27, 1855, discontinued Dec 24, 1872]
Leonard S. Spencer, Postmaster, Feb 27, 1855
MARTENSDALE [zip code 50160, established Nov 20, 1915, converted to a remotely managed post office under the direction of the Postmaster of the Norwalk Post Office on Jan 10, 2015.]
William E. Shoemaker, Postmaster, Nov 20, 1915
Charles J. Wonderlin, Postmaster, May 26, 1920
Mable Himstreet, Postmaster, Oct 15, 1923
Bertha K. Stroud, Acting Postmaster, Sep 30, 1944
Bertha K. Stroud, Postmaster, July 11, 1945
Beatrice M. McCurrin, Officer-In-Charge, May 5, 1978
Kathy E. Cunningham, Postmaster, Jan 13, 1979
Norma L. Sinn, Officer-In-Charge, Dec 6, 1983
Norma L. Sinn, Postmaster, Feb 18, 1984
Sherri J. Knutson, Officer-In-Charge, Sep 30, 1992
Barbara J. Grafton, Postmaster, Jan 9, 1993
Margaret McConkey, Officer-In-Charge, Dec 29, 2006
Richard Hixenbaugh, Officer-In-Charge, Apr 13, 2007
Sally A. Eggers, Postmaster, Apr 28, 2007
Jodi Couchman, Officer-In-Charge, June 24, 2014
Timothy L. Sinclair, Officer-In-Charge, Sep 4, 2014
Janice L. Williams, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 14, 2014
MAYVIEW [post office established July 30, 1900, rescinded Sep 30, 1901]
MEDFORD [post office established Mar 7, 1890, discontinued Aug 30, 1890, rescinded Aug 30, 1893, discontinued Nov 14, 1903]
Louis F. Braucht, Postmaster, Mar 7, 1890
Lee H. Braucht, Postmaster, Aug 30, 1893
Bert Parr, Postmaster, Nov 21, 1895
Lee H. Braucht, Mar 10, 1896
Joel H. Sumner, Postmaster, Aug 28, 1897
Charles Stanger, Postmaster, May 4, 1899
Joseph L. Kent, Postmaster, Mar 6, 1900
Joseph L. Kemp, Postmaster, Mar 15, 1900
Lee Braucht, Postmaster, Jan 18, 1901
Charles J. Nuzum, Postmaster, Feb 28, 1902
Charles D. Brubaker, Postmaster, Sep 24, 1902
MEDORA [post office established June 22, 1868, discontinued Nov 15, 1904, re-established Nov 30, 1904, rescinded Mar 21, 1905]
Tilmon Gay, Postmaster, June 22, 1868
Hiram H. Watson, Postmaster, May 28, 1869
Comm. [Commodore] P. McGriff, Postmaster, Aug 7, 1871
Fred Johnson, Postmaster, Aug 27, 1879
Thomas C. Pressley, Postmaster, Mar 5, 1883
Maggie Robertson, Postmaster, May 26, 1886
C. C. Taggert, Postmaster, Oct 16, 1886
Samuel Burgess, Postmaster, Nov 24, 1886
Charles C. Taggart, Postmaster, Feb 15, 1894
Joseph A. Burgess, Postmaster, Feb 17, 1898
Joseph A. Burgess, Postmaster, 1904
Reuben Lamb, Postmaster, Nov 30, 1904
MILO [zip code 50166, post office established Aug 4, 1879, converted to a remotely managed post office under the direction of the postmaster of the Indianola Post Office on July 26, 2014.]
George W. Burgess, Postmaster, Aug 4, 1879
Clint L. Price, Postmaster, Oct 16, 1885
Charles D. Lyon, Postmaster, Dec 21, 1888
Edward J. Burgess, Postmaster, July 11, 1893
George W. Burgess, Postmaster, Apr 3, 1897
Charles J. Millican, Postmaster, Oct 18, 1906
William B. Durham, Postmaster, Mar 2, 1915
William E. Males, Postmaster, Dec 19, 1923
Oliver VanSyoc, Postmaster, May 7, 1935
Doris B. Kimzey, Postmaster, Dec 21, 1950
Edith M. Niles, Acting Postmaster, Oct 9, 1959
Orval A. Kennedy, Postmaster, July 16, 1962
Betty J. Hensel, Postmaster, Oct 25, 1975
Ada B. Ishmael, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 28, 1986
George T. Holder III, Postmaster, Aug 30, 1986
Drena M. Morris, Officer-In-Charge, July 31, 1998
Cynthia R. Recker, Postmaster, Feb 27, 1999
Terri Sinn, Officer-In-Charge, Jan 26, 2004
James H. Wadle, Postmaster, June 26, 2004
Carolyn C. Lundberg, Officer-In-Charge, Aug 24, 2012
Charlene Dollison, Officer-In-Charge, Apr 25, 2013
MONTPELIER [post office established Feb 2, 1853, discontinued Oct 16, 1860]
Charles G. Stimson, Postmaster, Feb 2, 1853
Charles G. Stimson, Postmaster, 1855 – 1859
MOTOR [post office established Apr 7, 1890, discontinued Aug 30, 1902]
T. F. Wright, Postmaster, Nov 1893
NEW VIRGINIA [zip code 50210, post office established Mar 29, 1858, discontinued Sep 21, 1868, re-established Feb 24, 1869, converted to a remotely managed post office under the direction of the postmaster of the Osceola Post Office, Clarke County, on Mar 9, 2013]
John W. Harsh, Postmaster, Mar 29, 1858
George W. Hylton, Postmaster, June 3, 1863
James E. Bunce, Postmaster, July 23, 1867
John W. Harshe, Postmaster, Feb 24, 1869
Thomas Jones, Postmaster, June 21, 1870
Joshua S. Turner, Postmaster, May 14, 1875
William H. Keiser, Postmaster, Jan 18, 1881
Michael J. Thomas, Postmaster, Mar 18, 1886
Elijah O. Ervin, Postmaster, May 10, 1889
Henry C. Vanscoy, Postmaster, May 21, 1889
Alva J. Coltrans, Postmaster, July 17, 1893
Milford M. Vanscoy, Postmaster, June 25, 1897
Alexander J. Irwin, Postmaster, Dec 19, 1927
Clifford P. Shane, Postmaster, Apr 21, 1936
A. Louise Hatcher, Acting Postmaster, May 31, 1962
Kenneth P. Reed, Postmaster, May 21, 1965
Rhonda L. Minnich, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 28, 1990
Kathleen J. Lippold, Postmaster, Mar 23, 1991
Jane A. Taiber, Postmaster, Dec 5, 1998
Melody J. Stoll, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 3, 2000
Susan A. Campbell, Postmaster, May 20, 2000
Howard Rehbein, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 16, 2007
Carla S. Evans, Postmaster, Mar 15, 2008
Amie L. Burnett, Officer-In-Charge, July 26, 2012
NORWALK [zip code 50211, originally established as Pyra with post office established June 18, 1856, discontinued Dec 8, 1859, name changed to Norwalk with post office established Dec 9, 1859]
W. S. Glaze, Postmaster, 1852
George M. Swan, Postmaster, Dec 9,1859
Adam Stiffler, Postmaster, Apr 30, 1860
Joshua Sease, Postmaster, Apr 20, 1871
William H. Kerrick, Postmaster, Oct 27, 1875
Zachariah G. Cooley, Postmaster, May 8, 1877
George H. Stiffen, Postmaster, Jan 30, 1882
George H. Stiffen, Postmaster, Feb 15, 1882
Charles K. Miller, Postmaster, Jan 8, 1886
Isaiah A. Lierlie, Postmaster, Mar 10, 1887
Daniel Stoltz, Postmaster, May 23, 1889
Isaiah A. Lierle, Postmaster, July 23, 1893
Charles F. Crow, Postmaster, May 29, 1897
Raymond W. Ellis, Postmaster, Aug 13, 1931
John Breen, Acting Postmaster, Aug 31, 1933
Ina M. Crow, Postmaster, June 19, 1936
James E. Mullane, Postmaster, Jan 21, 1941
Lilah M. Courtney, Postmaster, Mar 31, 1958
Robert W. Nible, Postmaster, July 30, 1959
Howard J. Hughes, Acting Postmaster, Sep 20, 1962
Howard J. Hughes, Postmaster, May 21, 1965
Wayne R. Stall, Officer-In-Charge, Aug 30, 1974
Wayne R. Stall, Postmaster, Apr 26, 1975
Jack R. Randall, Officer-In-Charge, Oct 4, 1978
Patrick E. Harkin, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 12, 1979
Raymond M. Brannan, Postmaster, Apr 7, 1979
Francis R. Dunbar, Officer-In-Charge, Apr 27, 1984
Donna K. Onstot, Postmaster, Sep 15, 1984
John E. Ballenger, Officer-In-Charge, June 29, 1989
Patricia A. Starmer, Officer-In-Charge, Dec 5, 1989
Steven L. Syverson, Officer-In-Charge, Jan 28, 1990
Larry D. Smith, Postmaster, July 14, 1990
Susan A. Campbell, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 3, 1995
Susan A. Campbell, Postmaster, Feb 17, 1996
David S. Reese, Postmaster, June 3, 2000
Joleen K. Bolger, Postmaster, Feb 5, 2005
Greg D. Snow, Officer-In-Charge, July 12, 2012
Kristi A. Douglas, Postmaster, Oct 6, 2012
Sonya Avaux, Officer-In-Charge, Dec 18, 2015
Ira R. Dickman, Postmaster, Jan 9, 2016
Denise Jennings-McGee, Officer-In-Charge, Nov 23, 1016
Rose M. Kidwell, Postmaster, Apr 1, 2017
ORILLIA [previously named Economy, name change to Orillia July 19, 1888, post office established July 19, 1888, discontinued Apr 30, 1929]
Thomas Barkley, Postmaster, Jan 9, 1888
Thomas Barkley, Postmaster, Jan 19, 1888
Robert W. Dickey, Postmaster, Nov 28, 1888
Charles L. Barger, Postmaster, Dec 28, 1891
John H. Rockfellow, Postmaster, May 20, 1893
OSWEGO [Oswego was a stage coach stop between Indianola and St. Charles, post office established July 28, 1864, discontinued Jan 11, 1866, re-established Feb 20, 1867, discontinued Feb 15, 1869, re-established Mar 23, 1869, discontinued Sep 24, 1869]
Granville G. Davison, Postmaster, Feb 20, 1857
Granville Davisson, Postmaster, July 28, 1864
John C. Foutts, Postmaster, Nov 10, 1868
Lucas A. Peyors, Postmaster, Mar 23, 1869
PALMYRA [zip code 50047, post office established May 7, 1852, discontinued Jan 31, 1907]
Christopher Turnipseed, Postmaster, Mar 5, 1855
George M. Bartholomew, Postmaster, 1859
George M. Bartholomew, Postmaster, July 3, 1861
Franklin Lingenfelter, Postmaster, Dec 30, 1885
Charles E. Reynolds, Postmaster, Aug 15, 1888
James Bartholomew, Postmaster, May 23, 1889
Charles W. Farley, Postmaster, Dec 1, 1893
John M. Goldizon, Postmaster, Apr 30, 1895
James Bartholomew, Postmaster, Dec 18, 1896
PLAINVILLE [post office established June 7, 1855, discontinued Mar 21, 1859]
Thompson Walton, Postmaster, June 7, 1855
Joseph Goode, Postmaster, Apr 16, 1858
PROLE [zip code 50229, post office established Sep 25, 1884, converted to a remotely managed post office under the direction of the postmaster of the Norwalk Post Office on Jan 12, 2013]
James E. Stiffler, Postmaster, Sep 25, 1884
Edward Perkins, Postmaster, Mar 17, 1886
John H. Cash, Postmaster, June 9, 1887
James E. Stiffler, Postmaster, Apr 6, 1889
Noah Lockridge, Postmaster, July 5, 1893
William P. McIntire, Postmaster, Jan 8, 1896
Oren Alexander, Postmaster, Oct 30, 1896
Beulah M. Feight, Postmaster, Nov 9, 1920
Mayme D. Burkhead, Postmaster, July 20, 1923
Alice L. McConnell, Postmaster, Nov 20, 1940
Leota R. Reinholdt, Acting Postmaster, Sep 27, 1963
Leota R. Reinholdt, Postmaster, May 17, 1965
Marilyn H. Brown, Officer-In-Charge, July 27, 1990
Susan L. (Giles) Stearns, Postmaster, Oct 6, 1990
Robert Lepley, Officer-In-Charge, June 25, 1992
Sheri A. Miller, Officer-In-Charge, Oct 5, 1992
Sharon J. James, Postmaster, June 11, 1994
Judith L. Parker, Officer-In-Charge, June 29, 1999
Judith L. Parker, Postmaster, Nov 6, 1999
Wanda L. Bloodgood, Officer-In-Charge, July 23, 2012
PYRA [post office established June 18, 1856, discontinued Dec 8, 1859, name changed to Norwalk in 1860]
Winston S. Glaze, Postmaster, June 18, 1856
George M. Swan, Postmaster, Nov 12, 1856
George M. Swan, Postmaster, 1859
ROSE MOUNT [post office established Apr 11, 1864, discontinued Sep 7, 1880]
Solomon Hodson, Postmaster, Apr 11, 1864
Jacob Simmons, Postmaster, Mar 28, 1876
William Starr, Postmaster, Oct 16, 1879
Jacob Simmons, Postmaster, Jan 6, 1880
SAINT MARYS [zip code 50241,post office established Jan 6, 1871, discontinued June 7, 1872, re-established Oct 28, 1873, discontinued Mar 15, 1910, re-established Oct 21, 1913, converted to a remotely managed post office under the direction of the postmaster of the Indianola Post Office on Jan 12, 2013.]
John Gillespie, Postmaster, June 6, 1871
Clemons Scheve, Postmaster, Oct 28, 1873
Clemens Scheve, Postmaster, 1879
Mark Gillespie, Postmaster, Feb 4, 1884
Theodore H. Luke, Postmaster, Oct 28, 1889
Mark Gillespie, Postmaster, Sep 27, 1894
John Schulte, Postmaster, May 22, 1899
Barney Lippold, Postmaster, Aug 6, 1915
Thomas H. Lippold, Acting Postmaster, Aug 31, 1945
Thomas H. Lippold, Postmaster, Mar 17, 1947
Kathleen J. Lippold, Officer-In-Charge, Dec 31, 1974
Kathleen J. Lippold, Postmaster, Feb 1, 1975
Louise Ellis, Officer-In-Charge, Mar 22, 1991
Jody Stills, Officer-In-Charge, Apr 5, 1991
Linda E. Beghtel, Postmaster, July 13, 1991
Phyllis A. McLain, Officer-In-Charge, June 29, 2010
SANDYVILLE [post office established May 8, discontinued Jan 31, 1907, in existence 1914]
Benjamin Beem, Postmaster, May 8, 1855
Shadrach B. Johns, Postmaster, June 27, 1856
Charles Cunningham, Dec 25, 1856
James Stafford, Postmaster, 1857
Edward N. Parish, Postmaster, Mar 24, 1858
Thomas H. Ticons, Postmaster, Mar 9, 1859
James Stafford, Postmaster, May 26, 1862
Harrison J. Fetters, Postmaster, Oct 8, 1875
Abel L. Dalby, Postmaster, Dec 9, 1879
Joel T. Chapman, Postmaster, Nov 16, 1880
Evan T. Brown, Postmaster, Dec 20, 1889
Eli S. Heiny, Postmaster, Aug 16, 1894
R. A. Bare, Postmaster, July 11, 1898
James A. Green, Postmaster, Aug 18, 1898
Claude N. Shearer, Postmaster, July 18, 1914
SCHONBERG [previously named Bellemont, post office established Jan 13, 1871, discontinued Dec 3, 1879]
Samuel G. Vangilder, Postmaster, Jan 13, 1871
John H. Norton, Postmaster, Mar 14, 1871
John N. Shepherd, Postmaster, Dec 13, 1872
Samuel A. Cooper, Postmaster, Jan 30, 1877
SHARON [post office established July 31, 1861, discontinued July 31, 1890]
Michael Morrison, Postmaster, July 31, 1861
Michael Morrison, Postmaster, 1879
SPRING HILL [post office established May 13, 1872, discontinued Mar 14, 1985]
Frank Eggleston, Postmaster, May 13, 1872
William Ashworth, Dec 2, 1874
Johnson Barker, Dec 11, 1876
John F. Peverley, Postmaster, July 9, 1883
John P. Anderson, Postmaster, June 17, 1891
Thomas E. McIntire, Postmaster, June 6, 1892
John R. Lundy, Postmaster, Dec 28, 1894
Thomas R. Andrew, Postmaster, Feb 2, 1897
Arthur P. Brand, Postmaster, Mar 5, 1915
William Hill, Postmaster, June 1, 1949
SUMMERSET/SOMERSET [post office established Apr 9, 1850, discontinued Dec 31, 1932]
Located in Polk County in 1855 and Warren County in 1859.
John E. Welsh, Postmaster, 1855
John Spray, Postmaster, Apr 16, 1858
John Spray, Postmaster, 1859
John Patten, Postmaster, Aug 9, 1864
Michael Gilman, Postmaster, Mar 7, 1866
Christopher Turnipseed, Mar 19, 1867
Jno. E. McClintock, Postmaster, Nov 9, 1870
William T. Hamilton, Postmaster, June 1, 1875
Charles A. Peck, Postmaster, Mar 11, 1878
David Ash, Postmaster, June 17, 1878
William Heneite?, Postmaster, Dec 2, 187_
John C. Ash, Postmaster, July 7, 1880
Thomas W. Brown, Postmaster, July 7, 1881
John C. Ash, Postmaster, Dec 15, 1884
Joseph M. Anderson, Postmaster, Mar 30, 1888
Thomas L. Hastie, Postmaster, May 12, 1888
E. B. Dowell, Postmaster, July 20, 1889
Kinsey B. Neely, Postmaster, May 16, 1893
John Baxendale, Postmaster, Oct 17, 1893
Thomas L. Hastie, Postmaster, June 11, 1897
Ray E. Schooler, Postmaster, July 29, 1924
SUTTON [post office established Sep 30, 1897, discontinued Nov 1, 1900]
Nathaniel Corzatt, Postmaster, Sep 30, 1897
TAUNTON [Felix was one mile south of Tauton, post office established Mar 4, 1875, discontinued Apr 5, 1876]
Frances Trueblood, Postmaster, Mar 4, 1875
WHITE OAK POINT [post office established July 30, 1852, discontinued Mar 31, 1854]
WICK [post office established Feb 11, 1885, discontinued Jan 7, 1972]
John W. Burris, Postmaster, Feb 11, 1885
Calvin B. Smith, Postmaster, May 11, 1886
Jonathan L. Fleming, Postmaster, July 31, 1890
John H. Drake, Postmaster, Dec 18, 1890
James W. McCann, Postmaster, Oct 29, 1892
Acainess G. Black, Postmaster, May 14, 1897
John W. Flesher, Postmaster, Mar 30, 1899
Martin B. McCormick, Postmaster, May 4, 1899
Beulah M. Feight, Postmaster, Mar 19, 1924
James M. Nuzum, Postmaster, Apr 15, 1925
Christine Maynard, Postmaster, Jan 13, 1928
Elsie Wilson, Acting Postmaster, Sep 29, 1938
James Bruce Campbell, Postmaster, Oct 26, 1938
Mary M. Hutchison, Postmaster, Oct 23, 1947
Frances M. Wissler, Postmaster, Oct 5, 1948
WILMINGTON [post office established Mar 2, 1855, discontinued Dec 18, 1855]
George H. Rees, Postmaster, Mar 2, 1855
WISCONSIN [post office established Mar 13, 1865, discontinued Dec 10, 1866]
Pleasant Smith, Postmaster, Mar 13, 1865
Sources:
(1). United States Postal Service – Postmaster Finder
https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm
(2). List of Post Offices in the United States with the Names of Postmasters on the 1st of July 1855; Washington, George S. Gibeon, 1855
https://archive.org/details/listpostoffices01deptgoog?view=theater
(3). List of Post Offices in the United States with the Names of Postmasters on the 1st of April 1859; Washington, John C. Rives, 1859
https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesoff03deptgoog?view=theater
(4). Iowa Official Register 1899, p.337 (list of post offices in Iowa by town)
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/REDBK/860872.pdf
(5). Iowa Official Register 1905, p.541-549 (list of post offices in Iowa by town)
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/REDBK/860878.pdf
(6). U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, online on Ancestry (with paid subscription)
(7). Iowa Post Offices 1833-1986, by Alan H. Patera & John S. Gallagher, 1986
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