Sherman County Historical Society
Early Day Post Offices of Sherman County
List compiled by Ed Elder
Published in the Sherman County Herald on April 22, 1937
Updated March 31, 1999 by Gennifer G. House
Bray
Established – April 19, 1881
Location: NE ¼ 27-6-39
Postmaster – Elijah Bray
Discontinued – November 29, 1881
Re-established – July 21, 1882
Discontinued – August 25, 1882
Mail was sent to McCloud

Caywood
Established – August 24, 1888
Location: SW ¼ 34-6-40
Postmaster – Joseph R. Caywood
Discontinued – November 15, 1889
Mail was sent to Wapanneka

Charlotte
Established – February 6, 1888
Location: SE ¼ 25-6-39
Postmaster – Mrs. Jennie Nedrow
   Other Postmasters:
       John Bray, May 9, 1889
       Edward P. Wright, Oct 29, 1891
       Hanford M. Sherrod, November 7, 1895
Discontinued – May 13, 1903
Mail was sent to Goodland.
Re-established November 15, 1906
Location: Center of 21-6-38
Postmaster: William Kuhrt – Appt May 15, 1906
Discontinued May 15, 1908
Mail was sent to Goodland

Edson
Established – September 12, 1888
Location: SE ¼ 22-8-38
Postmaster – Steele H. Yockey
   Other Postmasters:
       Albert Harris, May 3, 1890
       Madison N. Smith, June 28, 1893
       Aaron Day, January 20, 1897
       Peter K. Jensen, September 24, 1902
       Edward E. Heston, July 9, 1904
       Chester Albright, September 26, 1905
       Bert P. Wells, April 20, 1907
       Danies E. Bartholomew, October 14, 1908
       William H. Chambers, December 24, 1910
       Mrs. Florence Elliott (acting), May 19, 1921
       Mrs. Florence Elliott, July 9, 1921
       Mrs. Ester Wands (acting), May 27, 1922
       Mrs. Esther Wands, September 30, 1922
       Mrs. Grace Chance (acting), November 15, 1928
       Mrs. Grace Chance, February 9, 1929
       Clinton E. Carper (acting), April 1, 1930
       Clinton E. Carper, September 5, 1930
       Luther M. Elliott (acting), February 26, 1932
       Ira Austin, June 11, 1932
       Mrs. Ethel L. Laughlin (acting), February 25, 1935
       Mrs. Ethel L. Laughlin, September 4, 1935
       Mrs. Myrtle C. Goodhue (acting), February 8, 1937
       Mrs. Florence Farris, June 12, 1939
       Mrs. Esther Elliott, October 4, 1980
       Kelley Rodgers, (Officer in Charge) Jan 28,1999
       Suzanne Herschberger (Officer in Charge)
                     April 8, 1999

       Suzanne Herschberger, August 1999

Eustis
Established – July 9, 1886
Location: NW ¼ 16-8-39
Postmaster – John A. Werner
   Other Postmasters:
       C.H. Shepp, December 9, 1886
       William Walker, December 17, 1886
       George Patton, December 9, 1887
Discontinued – July 10, 1888
Mail was sent to Goodland

Fern
Established – May 1, 1888
Location: NW ¼ 13-8-38
Postmaster – Augustus L. Holbrook
Discontinued – September 29, 1888
Mail was sent to Hastings

GandyGoodland
Established – September 4, 1885
Location: SE ¼, 12-8-40
Postmaster – Felix T. Gandy
   Other Postmasters:
       James K. Warrington, May 11, 1886
   Moved to Sherman Center
       James K. Warrington postmaster
       Felix T. Gandy, Sept 14, 1886
The name was changed to Goodland, Dec 1, 1887.
Location: NE ¼ 19-8-30
   Other Postmasters:
       James K. Warrington, December 1, 1888
       Isaac C. Spencer, April 30, 1888
       John H. Tait, April 4, 1889
       William Walker, Jr., February 27, 1894
       Ernest J. Scott, May 10, 1898
       James E. Stevens, June 5, 1902
       Gertrude Stevens, February 20, 1909
       William Walker, Jr., May 22, 1913
       Mrs. Maud Aten, January 25, 1922
       John F. Heston, May 18, 1930
       Horace E. Elder (acting), September 1, 1933
       Horace E. Elder, February 15, 1935

Grace
Established – August 7, 1889
Location: NE ¼ 3-10-40
Postmaster – Joel Turner
Discontinued – April 17, 1891
Mail was sent to Goodland
Re-established October 16, 1903
Location: 18-6-37
Postmaster: William Fairall
Discontinued: March 31, 1909
Mail ordered sent to Edson

Griswold
Established – August 9, 1887
Location: Common Corner to section 28,29,32,33 – 9-42
Postmaster – William B. Kidder
   Other Postmasters:
       James Crosby, March 17, 1888
       Edwin M. Kidder, May 2, 1889
       John N. Kane, July 15, 1889
       James Crosby, September 7, 1894
Discontinued – November 23, 1897
Mail was sent to Lamborn

Itasca
Established – July 22, 1886
Location: N ½ SE ¼ 36-8-40
Postmaster – Gilbert L. Sackett
Discontinued – January 26, 1887
Mail was sent to Coronado

Klink
Established – February 25, 1888
Location: SW ¼ 36-8-42
Postmaster – Theodore Shermerhorn
   Other Postmasters:
       Martha J. Williamson, September 6, 1894
Discontinued – June 15, 1897
Mail was sent to Ruleton

La Blanche
Established – September 8, 1886
Location: NW ¼ 35-9-41
Postmaster – Miss Lilly B. Clapper
   Other Postmasters:
       Charles J. Jewett, June 10, 1889
       William H. Finkle, September 21, 1889
       John E. Bretz, May 2, 1892
Name was changed to Lablance January 24, 1896
Postmaster- James M. Morton, January 24, 1896
   Other Postmasters:
       Sarrah M. Wileman, August 7, 1896.
Discontinued – July 6, 1899
Mail was sent to Ruleton
Re-established at LaBlanche, September 11, 1899
Postmaster – Charles O. Olsen, September 11, 1899
   Other Postmaster:
       Gideon Hockett, February 18, 1901
Discontinued – September 14, 1901
Mail was sent to Ruleton

Lava
Established – August 4, 1890
Location: SW ¼ 2-10-37
Postmaster – John W. Railsback
   Other Postmasters:
       Orville S. Clark, September 8, 1892
       Louisa J. Copeland, November 5, 1896
       Amy Clark, June 11, 1897
Discontinued – Discontinued June 23, 1898
Mailed sent to Presley

LambornKanorado
Established – January 17, 1889
Location: NW ¼ 29-8-42
Postmaster – Millard F. Lamborn
   Other Postmasters:
       John C. Moore, April 9, 1889
       Almond Winn, June 7, 1890
       Charles T. Rule, March 6, 1894
       Almond Winn, February 3, 1898
Name changed to Kanorado on September 9, 1903
Postmaster: Almond Winn, September 9, 1903
   Other Postmasters:
       Walter E. Winn, November 24, 1905
       John C. Jones, July 14, 1914
       LeRoy F. Heston (acting), Dec. 1, 1920
       LeRoy F. Heston, May 6, 1921
       Earl James (acting), April 16, 1930
       Otis N. Taylor, February 20, 1931
       Victor T. Pickrel, July 27, 1935
       George Pantzer, June 30, 1939
       Amy Pickrel Sellman, Jan 20, 1949
       June Sellman, April 1, 1970
       Connie Sheldon, Jan 23, 1982

Lois
Established – May 10, 1907
Location: NE ¼ 3-10-40
Postmaster – Laura Trablik
Discontinued – May 31, 1908
Mail was sent to Goodland

Muldrow
Established – March 29, 1888
Location: NW ¼ 5-7-37
Postmaster – DeForest Atkinson
   Other Postmasters:
       Warren M. Flowers, September 12, 1889
       Chester Albright, August 15, 1890
       Warren M. Flowers, April 28, 1892
       Daviel H. Freeland, April 19, 1897
       David Robinson, November 21, 1898
Discontinued – August 7, 1900
Mail was sent to Edson

Neville
Established – as Neville, Cheyenne County, KS February 25, 1888.
Postmaster – Charles A. Hodges, February 25, 1888
   Other Postmaster:
       Frank A. Vincett, May 17, 1889
       George R. Neville, Aprill 11, 1890
       Alva R. Stevens, January 29, 1891
Changed to Sherman County April 17, 1891
Location: SE ¼ 7-6-41
Discontinued – January 10, 1893
Mail was sent to Warren
Re-established November 11, 1895 – in Sherman Co.
Postmaster: Alva R. Stevens
   Other Postmasters:
       Simon Kemp, January 11, 1897
Discontinued: April 30, 1909
Mail ordered sent to Ruleton

Northfield
Established – November 3, 1886
Location: NE ¼ 11-6-37
Postmaster – Henry Berdine
   Other Postmasters:
       George W. Benson, July 16, 1890
       Charles W. Callahan, September 19, 1894.
The postoffice was changed to Cheyenne County
February 11, 1896 and then back to Sherman County. August 7, 1897.
   Other Postmasters:
       Abram H. McCall, August 7, 1897
       W.H. Fields, Dec 15, 1899
       Nels Mattson, September 14, 1900
Discontinued April 30, 1909
Mail was sent to Brewster

Presley
Established – February 12, 1889
Location: SE ¼ 18-10-39
Postmaster – Presley I. Lancaster
   Other Postmasters:
       Lee McKinley, December 17, 1892
       Pauline L. Peyton, September 28, 1894
       James H. Crawford, July 21, 1898
Discontinued: October 26, 1898
Mail was sent to Goodland

Rhine
Established – November 18, 1898
Location: SW ¼ 15-7-41
Postmaster – John W. Smith
Discontinued – December 30, 1898
Mail was sent to Neville
Re-established April 9, 1901
Location: NE ¼ 8-7-40
Postmaster: Edwin Fender
   Other Postmasters:
       Charles M. Tabor, July 9, 1903
       Reinheart A. Hedding, September 7, 1905
       George J. Hedding, October 8, 1907
Discontinued: April 30, 1909
Mail ordered sent to Goodland

Ruleton
Established – April 23, 1887
Location: SE ¼ 21-8-41
Postmaster – James E. Rule
   Other Postmasters:
       Albert L. Rich, September 30, 1887
       Francis E. Errington, May 17, 1889
       Dalton A. Long, May 23, 1891
       John C. Gernhart, July 20, 1905
       Bert A. Ingram (acting), May 3, 1934
       Bert A. Ingram, January 19, 1935
       Otis E. West (acting), November 30, 1948
       Otis E. West, November 20, 1950
       Mrs. Sharon R. Mann, October 31, 1968
Discontinued: Dec 27, 1968
Mail sent to Goodland

Shermanville
Established – February 15, 1883
Location: SW ¼ 15-6-38
Postmaster – Barney McCluskey
   Other Postmasters:
       Joseph F. Collier, June 9, 1884
       John J. Knight, May 11, 1886
       Howard W. Tavinam, October 31, 1889
Discontinued – September 13, 1893
Mail was sent to Charlotte

Siggins
Established – November 19, 1886
Location: NW ¼ 13-8-37
Postmaster – Ammi A. Brown
   Other Postmasters:
       John S. Kelley, December 29, 1887
Discontinued – September 29, 1888
Mail was sent to Hastings

Topland
Established – September 3, 1887
Location: NW ¼ 4-10-38
Postmaster – Ezra D. King
   Other Postmasters:
       Mrs. Susan V. Kellogg, October 18, 1889
       Warren Vanderbilt, October 18, 1892
Discontinued – May 20, 1898
Mail was sent to Lava

Voltaire
Established – September 10, 1885
Location: NE ¼ 30-7-39
Postmaster – Richard W. Bradshaw
   Other Postmasters:
       Ira A. Garver, April 29, 1886
       Miner L. Hitchock, September 14, 1887
       Orlando Campbell, February 10, 1888
Discontinued – February 19, 1889
Mail was sent to Goodland
Re-established April 19, 1889
Postmaster – Charles W. Whitney
   Other Postmasters:
       Jelsche Olthoff, December 9, 1889
       Mrs. Catharine Foster, December 13, 1890
Discontinued – April 25, 1892
Mail order was sent to Goodland

Warren
Established – March 2, 1888
Location: NE ¼ 18-6-40
Postmaster – Patrick C. Brown
   Other Postmasters:
       William H. Proctor, April 19, 1888
       Albert Reed, April 3, 1891
       Flora A. Little, Sept 14, 1897
Changed to Cheyenne County, September 14, 1896
Back to Sherman County, January 3, 1899
Postmaster: George W. Edwards
Discontinued – April 30, 1909
Mail was sent to Goodland

Other Postoffices which were never established:
     Redtop
     Museum
     Beonsonville
     Kingery
     Jumbo
     Wapanneka
     Hastings
     Cornado