Mercer County, Ohio Post Office Application and Approval Forms 1837–1950

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Mercer County, Ohio Post Office Application and Approval Forms 1837–1950

This page show forms completed and submitted by postmasters giving the location of their Post Office and other geographical information. The reports typically show locations in relation to nearby Post Offices and mail transportation routes, and some reports include hand-drawn maps of the vicinity of the office.

These images were extracted from online records from:

National Archives Microfilm Publication M1126
Roll Number: 460.
Source: catalog.archives.gov

Direct Link for Ohio counties Meigs thru Monroe: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68622031

An attempt has been made to recognize the handwriting on these forms for easier identification. However, the recognition is not 100% accurate or complete. Some manual searching of these records might be necessary.

These records were extracted from the US National Archives by Andy Niekamp on October 21, 2026.
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Original filename: M1126-460-0353.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0353-Mercer-County.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer County

Readable information (selective summary):
Microfilm divider: Roll 460; Target 2; Mercer. No individual post office named.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0354.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0354-Mercer-County.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer County

Readable information (selective summary):
Folder cover handwritten Mercer Co., Ohio. No individual post office named.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0355.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0355-Saint-Marys-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Marys Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
Upper portion of regional postal map, Mercer and Auglaize Counties. Labels include Celina, St. Marys, Lima, Wapakoneta, and townships Blackcreek, Dublin, Union, Liberty, Hopewell, Center, Jefferson.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0356.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0356-Saint-Marys-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Marys Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
Lower portion of map titled Map showing Post Offices adjoining St. Marys, O.; signed Chas. Hipp, P.M. Shows reservoir and Butler, Franklin, Recovery, Granville, Marion, Gibson, German and Jackson townships.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0357.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0357-Unidentified-Office.jpg
Post office / subject: Unidentified Office

Readable information (selective summary):
Supplemental location answers: range four east, township four south, northwest quarter of section thirty-six, Mercer County, Ohio; east side of St. Marys River. Signature appears Michael Tipper (uncertain). Office name absent on this page.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0358.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0358-West-Victoria.jpg
Post office / subject: West Victoria

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse endorsement: new office; West Victoria, Ohio; Mercer Co. Name reading moderately confident; handwriting should be checked before historical citation.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0359.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0359-Shanesville-Mercer-Guilford.jpg
Post office / subject: Shanesville Mercer Guilford

Readable information (selective summary):
Northern portion of Mercer County map. Readable labels include Shanesville, Mercer, Guilford, St. Marys River, Black Creek, and Godfrey Res.; adjoining Van Wert County. No single subject office identified.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0360.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0360-Celina-Montezuma-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina Montezuma Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
Southern Mercer County map: Celina, Montezuma, Chickasaw, St. Henry, Recovery, Cranberry, New Bremen, Minster, St. Marys; Grand Reservoir, 13,000 acres, depth of water 10 ft. No single subject office.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0361.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0361-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
Department notice dated September 29, 1920, asking whether changes are contemplated. Answer area blank. Signed Lawrence Schunck (surname reading uncertain), October 1, 1920.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0362.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0362-Brehm.jpg
Post office / subject: Brehm

Readable information (selective summary):
Application dated June 26, 1890; statement July 7, 1890. Proposed postmaster Philip Kable. Several earlier proposed names crossed out; Brehm remains below them. Section 9, township 5 south, range 1 east, Mercer County. Special office supplied from Tama[h]; nearby Hinton, Chattanooga and Scudder. Wabash River and Black Creek; population served about 300; no village.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0363.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0363-Brehm.jpg
Post office / subject: Brehm

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse diagram form endorsed Brehm, O. Handwritten instruction: See Map accompanying this. Grid otherwise unfilled. Association also supported by adjacent application 0362.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0364.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0364-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
Location report September 19, 1939. Main Street, Granville Township, Mercer County, on Darke–Mercer county line. Gilbert[s] station, C.C.C. & St. L. railroad. Nearby St. Henry 4.5 miles, New Weston 1.5 miles, Rossburg 5 miles, North Star 6 miles. Signed Peter A. Sanderell (surname uncertain).

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0365.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0365-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting circular location map: Burkettsville at Mercer–Darke county line; Coldwater, Carthagena, St. Henry, Ft. Recovery, New Weston, Rossburg, Osgood, North Star. Roads 119, 127 and 705 labeled.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0366.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0366-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
Change-of-site report, November 28, 1923, annotated Darke into Mercer Co. Southwest quarter section 34, Granville Township, range 2. Wabash River about two miles away. West of Cincinnati Northern Railroad, 225 ft from track; Gilberts station. County boundary 30 ft south. Postmaster Rosa Sanderell (surname uncertain).

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0367.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0367-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting diagram for southwest quarter section 34, Granville Township, range 2. Marks Burkettsville, post office, railroad, state road and St. Henry.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0368.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0368-Burkettsville-Gilberts.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville Gilberts

Readable information (selective summary):
Report signed P. A. Sanderell (surname uncertain), March 8, 1911. Burkettsville, Darke County, Ohio; annotation into Mercer Co. Other local name: R.R. Sta. Gilberts. Northeast quarter section 3, township 14 north, range 2 east. Cincinnati Northern Railroad, office west side, 206 ft from tracks.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0369.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0369-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram: Burkettsville, township 14, range 2, Darke County, Ohio. Marks office near north edge of section 3 and C.N.R.R.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0370.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0370-Burkettsville-Gilberts.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville Gilberts

Readable information (selective summary):
Location report issued August 20, 1907; signed J. A. Ainsworth (reading uncertain), December 30. Local name Gilberts. Northeast quarter section 3, Allen Township, range 2, Darke County; annotated into Mercer Co. Wabash creek two miles south of office; office west of railroad, 40 ft from track.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0371.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0371-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
Report signed F. H. Beckman, July 5, 1887. Northwest corner of northeast quarter section 3, township 14, range 2 east, Darke County, annotated into Mercer Co. Wabash River two miles north; Wabash creek one mile south. Special mail from St. Henry, six miles north; Rossville six miles south.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0372.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0372-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting map: township 14, range 2, Darke County. Burkettsville, St. Henry, Rossville, Wabash River, county line and railroad labeled.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0373.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0373-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application, February 26, 1872; statement April 2, 1872. Proposed postmaster Jackson Golder (surname uncertain). Mercer County; section 34, township seven, range two. Route 9434 Greenville–South Bend; proposed continuation via North Star. Population to be served 225; Wabash River 2.5 miles north.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0374.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0374-Burkettsville.jpg
Post office / subject: Burkettsville

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram endorsed April 5, 1872, Burkettsville Ohio, Mercer Co. Township seven, range two. Shows St. Henry, North Star and proposed mail route. Note says Wabash River at proposed office is so small, being the head, that mapping it was unnecessary.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0375.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0375-Bactia.jpg
Post office / subject: Bactia

Readable information (selective summary):
Proposed office name appears Bactia (uncertain spelling; verify image). Statement June 3, 1850. Applicant Jonas P. Wood; care of Celina postmaster. Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio. Nearby Celina, Mercer, Neptune and Mendon; St. Marys River six miles away.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0376.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0376-Bactia.jpg
Post office / subject: Bactia

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse endorsement dated June 12, 1850: Bactia, O.; Mercer Co.; Interrogatories. Spelling tentative; see corresponding application 0375.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0377.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0377-Cassella.jpg
Post office / subject: Cassella

Readable information (selective summary):
Proposed office appears Capella; name reading moderately confident. Statement April 20, 1875, Mercer County, Ohio. On route St. Marys–St. Henry. Cranberry Prairie two miles west, Maria Stein three miles east; population to be supplied 300. Applicant signature not confidently deciphered. Recheck: name may be Cassella, with cursive double-s resembling p; earlier reading Capella is uncertain. Filename uses Cassella; verify against original handwriting.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0378.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0378-Cassella.jpg
Post office / subject: Cassella

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse diagram form, grid unfilled. Side endorsement appears Capella, Mercer Co., Ohio; April 20, 1875 (date reading tentative). See application 0377. Recheck: marginal name may be Cassella (double-s resembling p), previously read Capella; uncertain.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0379.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0379-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
September 18, 1939 report. No street address; Marion Township, Mercer County. U.S. 127 a quarter mile west; Coldwater railroad station six miles northwest. Lake St. Marys four miles north, described as 17,000-acre artificial lake. Nearby Chickasaw, Montezuma, Coldwater and Maria Stein. Star route from Celina.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0380.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0380-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Circular map labeled CARTHAGENA POST OFFICE; received September 27, 1939. Shows Coldwater, Montezuma, Chickasaw, St. Henry, Maria Stein, Lake St. Mary, Darke and Auglaize county boundaries; roads U.S. 127 and Ohio 219, 274, 716, 119.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0381.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0381-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Report July 13, 1898. Northwest quarter section 7, township 7 south, range 3 east, Mercer County. No river or creek reported. Route 31152; special office supplied from Celina eight miles away. Cassella two miles south. Nearest railroad C.H. & D., three miles away. Signature surname uncertain.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0382.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0382-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram heading names Carthagena, township 7, range 3, Mercer County, Ohio. Grid blank; no location sketch entered.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0383.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0383-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Form issued February 16, 1865, with heavily corrected entries and ink stain. Office Carthagena/Carthagina, Mercer County, Marion Township, section 18, range 3 east. Big Beaver River, Grassy Brook; nearby Montezuma, Coldwater, Chickasaw, St. Henry, Cranberry Prairie. Signed John Schlasser (surname tentative). Completion date partly overwritten/uncertain.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0384.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0384-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Handwritten explanation and regional sketch. Montezuma four miles north; Cranberry Prairie four miles south; St. Henry five miles west and one south; Chickasaw 3.5 miles east; Coldwater 5.5 miles northwest; St. Johns seven miles southeast. Big Beaver River east of Carthagena, Grassy Brook west. Discusses inadequate mail service and proposed twice-weekly carrier.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0385.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0385-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Detailed diagram for Carthagena, township 7, range 3 east, Mercer County. Shows Celina, St. Marys, Montezuma, Coldwater, St. Henry, Chickasaw, Cranberry Prairie, New Bremen, Minster, New Port and North Star; reservoir, canal, plank road and proposed railroad noted.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0386.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0386-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Map titled Carthagena & Vicinity, being a map of country four miles square. Range 3, township 7, section 18. Beaver Creek and roads to New Bremen and Minster. Note says sickness prevented earlier response; signed Addison Ballard, April 21, 1852.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0387.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0387-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Route sketch centers Carthagena on road from Ft. Recovery to New Bremen; Celina and Montezuma north, Chickasaw and New Bremen east, St. Henry southwest, Cranberry south. Reverse endorsement May 4, 1852; Carthagena, O., Mercer Co.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0388.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0388-Cassella-Marysville.jpg
Post office / subject: Cassella Marysville

Readable information (selective summary):
Report issued May 28, 1878; completed June 5, 1878. Official office Cassella; local name Marysville (faint but readable). Southeast quarter section 19, township seven south, range three east, Mercer County. Beaver creek a quarter mile west. Cranberry Prairie two miles southwest; Maria Stein four miles east; Carthagena 2.5 miles northwest. Signature appears John [surname unclear].

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0389.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0389-Cassella.jpg
Post office / subject: Cassella

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting site diagram names Cassella, township seven, range three, Mercer County, Ohio. Marks Cassella, Carthagena, St. Henry, Maria Stein and Cranberry Prairie.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0390.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0390-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
September 21, 1939 report, signed Chas. Creeden. Corner Livingston & Main; Jefferson Township, Mercer County. Nickel Plate railroad 1,800 ft south; Grand Lake 2,000 ft south. Rockford 12 miles north, Coldwater seven south, St. Marys ten east, Bryant Indiana twenty west. Railroad and star-route supply.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0391.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0391-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
Change-of-site report February 19, 1917, signed Lawrence Schunck (surname uncertain). Southeast quarter of northeast quarter section one, township six, range two east, Mercer County. St. Marys River ten miles east; Beaver Creek 1 1/8 miles south. Carthagena eight miles south; Montezuma five southeast. East of C.N. railroad, 1,470 ft from track.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0392.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0392-Celina-Montezuma-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina Montezuma Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting Celina diagram associated with 0391: section one, township six, range two east. Labels Montezuma and Carthagena; railroad and five-mile distance shown. Celina identification inferred from adjoining form; heading lacks office name.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0393.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0393-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
New federal building report July 15, 1936, Chas. Creeden. Jefferson Township, Mercer County. New site 262 ft north of old site. Nearby Rockford, Coldwater, Saint Marys and Bryant Indiana. Cincinnati Northern railroad 1,900 ft west. Mail supplied by railroad.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0394.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0394-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
July 25, 1898 report, Chas. A. McKim (surname tentative). West half section six, township six, range two east. Wabash River 8.5 miles west; Beaver Creek half mile south. Route 231060. Lists several railroads and distances.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0395.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0395-Celina-Rockford-Coldwater.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina Rockford Coldwater

Readable information (selective summary):
Map of Mercer County, Ohio, E. H. Col[e] & Co., Columbus, 1897 (publisher spelling partly unclear). Grand Reservoir 17,000 acres. Numerous offices and settlements including Celina, Rockford, Coldwater, Chattanooga, Hinton, Tamah, Mercer, Neptune, Montezuma, Carthagena, Chickasaw, Maria Stein, St. Henry, Recovery and Burkettsville.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0396.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0396-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
March 30, 1865 report, William Dickman (surname reading tentative). Celina, Mercer County, township six, range three. Wabash River eight miles west; Beaver creek one mile south. Nearby entries include Montezuma, Coldwater, St. Henry, Steels Cross Roads, Neptune, Bactia and Mercer; several corrected.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0397.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0397-Celina.jpg
Post office / subject: Celina

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram: township six, range three, Mercer County. Celina at northwest edge of reservoir, described as ten feet deep, 17,000 acres. Other labels include Neptune, Montezuma, Carthagena, Chickasaw, St. Johns/Maria Stein, St. Henry, Ft. Recovery and Macedon; some older labels crossed out.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0398.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0398-Shanesville-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Shanesville Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Continuation of map: Black Creek, Dublin and Union townships, ranges I, II, III; St. Marys River, Shanesville and Mendon labeled. No single subject office stated.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0399.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0399-Chattanooga.jpg
Post office / subject: Chattanooga

Readable information (selective summary):
Change-of-site application January 29, 1904; completed February 3, 1904. Andrew Leistner (surname tentative). Move south; route 266 from Celina to Celina, six services weekly. Steels Cross Roads 4.5 miles south; Durbin ten miles east. Village population 150, total served 850.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0400.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0400-Chattanooga.jpg
Post office / subject: Chattanooga

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting relocation diagram, Liberty Township, Mercer County. Present and proposed site section six, township five, range one; move 250 ft south; 850 patrons. The 250 ft entry is handwritten over printed miles.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0401.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0401-Chattanooga.jpg
Post office / subject: Chattanooga

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application August 12, 1882; statement August 18, 1882. Philip Hill proposed postmaster. Section six, township five, range one, Mercer County. Nearby Steels Cross Roads, Willshire and [other reading unclear]; Wabash River and Black Creek. Village about 58 inhabitants; population served 1,200. Several corrections and ink blots.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0402.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0402-Chattanooga.jpg
Post office / subject: Chattanooga

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting proposed-office map, township five, range one, Mercer County. Endorsed Chattanooga, Mercer Co., Ohio, August 26, 1882. Labels Steels Cross Roads, Willshire, Wabash River and old/new route.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0403.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0403-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
New-site report July 13, 1945, Anthony Niekamp (surname reading reasonably confident). Franklin Street, Marion Township, Mercer County. Celina Nickel Plate station ten miles northwest. Grand Lake five miles north. New Bremen six miles east, Maria Stein 3.5 miles southeast, Carthagena four west. Star route from Celina.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0404.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0404-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse instructions and blank square/circular diagrams. Stamped FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK OF BLUEPRINT. No office name directly entered; Chickasaw association from adjoining 1945 report and map.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0405.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0405-Chickasaw-Montezuma-New-Bremen.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw Montezuma New Bremen

Readable information (selective summary):
Very faint supporting road map associated with Chickasaw report. Readable labels include Chickasaw, Montezuma, New Bremen and village road network. Most small print illegible.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0406.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0406-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse of supporting map: received July 16, 1945, Division of Topography, 44-S. Printed instruction to mark exact post-office location with a dot on map, disregarding railroad circle, and return map and questionnaire without delay. Office association inferred from adjacent Chickasaw report.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0407.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0407-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
September 20, 1939 report, B. H. R[a]wers (surname uncertain). Franklin Street, Marion Township, Mercer County. State roads 274/716; Grand Lake six miles north; Celina N.K.P. station 12 miles northwest. New Bremen six east, Maria Stein three southeast, Carthagena five west, Montezuma six northwest. Star route from Celina.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0408.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0408-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting circular road sketch for Chickasaw; center blot partly obscures office. Labels Celina, Grand Lake, Montezuma, Carthagena, New Bremen, Maria Stein; U.S. 127, Ohio 274, 119 and 716.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0409.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0409-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
July 11, 1898 report, Frank [surname uncertain]. Southeast quarter section ten, Marion Township, range three, Mercer County. Wabash River ten miles southwest; Chickasaw Creek half mile east. Route 31163 New Bremen–Chickasaw; Sebastian two miles northwest, New Bremen six east, Maria Stein three southeast. C.H. & D. railroad, office 200 ft east of track.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0410.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0410-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
Marion Township, range three, Mercer County site diagram. Shows Chickasaw, Sebastian, Carthagena, Maria Stein, New Bremen, Chickasaw Creek, railroads and county boundaries.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0411.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0411-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application June 25, 1881; statement June 30, 1881. Proposed postmaster John Link; earlier addressee N. L. Berry. Section fifteen, Marion Township, range three. Route 21482 Toledo–Dayton, daily; railroad Toledo, Delphos & Burlington. St. Johns four miles southeast; Carthagena 3.5 west. Village 200; population served 800.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0412.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0412-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting diagram endorsed July 4, 1881, Chickasaw, Mercer Co., Ohio. Heading says Town post office; Marion Township, range three. Marks Chickasaw, Carthagena, St. Henry, Celina, Montezuma, reservoir and surrounding townships.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0413.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0413-Chickasaw.jpg
Post office / subject: Chickasaw

Readable information (selective summary):
Earlier handwritten location report; date not visible. Signed Thomas H[ell]man (uncertain). Township 7/Marion, range three; southwest quarter section fourteen. St. Marys River ten miles north. New Bremen 5.5 miles east, Ft. Recovery 11.5 southwest, Montezuma 5.5 northwest; also St. Marys, Minster, Greenville and Celina. Complains Montezuma does not regularly supply mail.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0414.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0414-Coldwater.jpg
Post office / subject: Coldwater

Readable information (selective summary):
Federal building report April 14, 1941, Henry [surname unclear]. Corner East Main and South Second Streets, Butler Township. Move 500 ft east. State routes 219 and 118 intersect at office. Cincinnati Northern/New York Central station 300 ft east; Coldwater Creek half mile east, Lake St. Marys five miles east. Nearby Celina, Montezuma, St. Henry, Ft. Recovery.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0415.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0415-Coldwater.jpg
Post office / subject: Coldwater

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse of Coldwater 1941 location form. Blank diagrams and instruction stamp FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON BACK OF BLUEPRINT. Office association from adjoining form.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0416.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0416-Coldwater-Celina-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Coldwater Celina Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
Faint supporting road map associated with Coldwater report. Labels Coldwater, Celina, Montezuma and Lake St. Marys visible; most smaller lettering cannot be reliably transcribed.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0417.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0417-Coldwater.jpg
Post office / subject: Coldwater

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse map instructions associated with 1941 Coldwater federal-building report. April 10 and April 16, 1941 stamps. Instructs postmaster to mark correct location with small dot, use correct side of railroad/roads, return map and questionnaire. No office name on page itself.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0418.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0418-Coldwater.jpg
Post office / subject: Coldwater

Readable information (selective summary):
September 20, 1939 report. 220 West Main Street, Butler Township. S.R. 219 passes door; Nickel Plate/NYC & St. L. station 700 ft south; nearest tracks 200 ft east. Coldwater Creek half mile east, Lake St. Marys four east. Nearby Celina, St. Henry, Montezuma, Fort Recovery. Railroad and star route from Van Wert.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0419.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0419-Coldwater.jpg
Post office / subject: Coldwater

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting circular diagram for Coldwater: Celina, Montezuma, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Lake St. Marys, Coldwater Creek; S.R. 49, 118, 219, U.S. 127, Cincinnati Northern and N.Y.C. & St. L. railroads; Mercer–Darke boundary.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0420.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0420-Coldwater.jpg
Post office / subject: Coldwater

Readable information (selective summary):
May 3, 1893 report. Southeast quarter section 28, Butler Township, range two east, Mercer County. Name Coldwater; annotation late Cold Water. Coldwater Creek half mile east. Route 31914; Macedon 6.5 miles west. Signed C. F. [surname uncertain].

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0421.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0421-Coldwater.jpg
Post office / subject: Coldwater

Readable information (selective summary):
Butler Township, range two east, Mercer County diagram. Shows Coldwater, Celina, Lake Mercer, Coldwater station, Philothea station, Sebastian, Chickasaw, railroad routes and adjoining townships.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0422.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0422-Cold-Water.jpg
Post office / subject: Cold Water

Readable information (selective summary):
March 30, 1865 report spells office Cold Water. Northeast quarter section 33, township six south, range two east. Wabash River six miles west; Cold Water creek half mile east. Montezuma 4.5 miles east; Macedon six west; St. Henry 4.5 south; Carthagena six southeast; Celina seven northeast. Signature uncertain.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0423.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0423-Cold-Water.jpg
Post office / subject: Cold Water

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Cold Water, township six south, range two east, Mercer County. Marks Celina, Cold Water, Montezuma, Macedon, Carthagena, St. Henry, Ft. Recovery, Wabash River and Cold Water creek.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0424.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0424-Cranberry-Prairie.jpg
Post office / subject: Cranberry Prairie

Readable information (selective summary):
July 8, 1898 report signed Bernard J. Be[r]ke (surname uncertain). Section 36, Granville Township, Mercer County. Wabash River about 1.5 miles west; [Vandahl?] creek half mile northwest. Route 31153; supplied from Maria Stein. Cassella two miles east/1.5 miles northeast in separate entries. Maria Stein station four miles east, C.H. & D.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0425.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0425-Cranberry-Prairie.jpg
Post office / subject: Cranberry Prairie

Readable information (selective summary):
Granville Township site diagram, Mercer County. Labels Cranberry Prairie, St. Henry, Wabash River, Gibson and Recovery townships, Darke line, C.H. & D. railroad and Maria Stein station.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0426.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0426-Cranberry-Prairie-Saint-Francis.jpg
Post office / subject: Cranberry Prairie Saint Francis

Readable information (selective summary):
March 16, 1865 report, William H. Lemmon (surname tentative). Official name Cranberry Prairie; local name St. Francis. Southeast quarter section 25, range two east, Mercer County. Wabash River three miles west. St. Henry four miles northwest; Maria Stein six east; Carthagena four northeast.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0427.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0427-Cranberry-Prairie.jpg
Post office / subject: Cranberry Prairie

Readable information (selective summary):
Granville Township, range two east, Mercer County site diagram. Cranberry Prairie, St. Henry, Carthagena and Maria Stein marked; some labels inverted.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0428.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0428-Durbin.jpg
Post office / subject: Durbin

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application May 2, 1892; statement May 7, 1892. Proposed name Durbin, earlier proposed names crossed out. Addressee L. S. Jamieson; proposed postmaster George P. D[r]oster (surname uncertain). Southwest quarter section 36, township five, Mercer County. Nearby Wabash 3.25 miles southwest, Scudder 3.5 northwest, Erastus 2.75 south. Population about 300, not a village.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0429.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0429-Durbin.jpg
Post office / subject: Durbin

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting proposed-office diagram endorsed Durbin, Ohio; received May 13, 1892. Labels new office near section 36, Wabash River, Scudder, and road to Celina about four miles.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0430.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0430-Earley.jpg
Post office / subject: Earley

Readable information (selective summary):
Change-of-site report November 1, 1902, James Weaver. Earley, Mercer County, Ohio. Move 150 yards south. Most remaining answers blank.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0431.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0431-Earley.jpg
Post office / subject: Earley

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting relocation diagram Earley, township five, range two east, Mercer County. Present northwest quarter section 13; proposed northeast quarter section 14, 150 yards southwest (direction differs slightly from front). Mercer and Celina marked.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0432.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0432-Earley-Oregon-Station.jpg
Post office / subject: Earley Oregon Station

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application April 19, 1881, initially Oregon Station. Note: some name other than Oregon or Oregon Station must be selected. Final proposed name Earley; proposed postmaster Thomas J. Earley, statement May 14, 1881. Northwest quarter section 13, township five, range two. Route 21661 Celina–Delphos; Toledo Delphos & Burlington Railroad. Population served 200, not a village.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0433.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0433-Earley-Oregon-Station.jpg
Post office / subject: Earley Oregon Station

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram for Earley, township five, range two, Mercer County. Side endorsement May 25, 1881. Labels Oregon Station, Mercer, Celina, Mendon, St. Marys River, railroad and public roads.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0434.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0434-Erastus-Walkers-City.jpg
Post office / subject: Erastus Walkers City

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application March 2, 1883; statement March 12. Walkers City crossed out and replaced by Erastus. Erastus Walker proposed postmaster. Southwest quarter section 13, township six south, range one east, Mercer County. Route Coldwater–Willshire; special supply Coldwater. Nearby Macedon, Coldwater and Brehm; Lake Erie & Western railroad. Village fifty; population served 200–250.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0435.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0435-Erastus-Walkers-City.jpg
Post office / subject: Erastus Walkers City

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram heading Walkers City; endorsement Erastus, Mercer Co., Ohio. Township six south, range one east. Marks proposed office, Wabash office/river, Coldwater, Macedon, Ft. Recovery, Ferner and Lake Erie & Western railroad.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0436.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0436-Ferner.jpg
Post office / subject: Ferner

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application January 10, 1881; statement January 24, George W. Ferner. Earlier name crossed out; Ferner retained. Southeast quarter section eleven, Recovery Township, range one east. Route 21020 Fremont Ohio–Muncie Indiana, Lake Erie & Western railroad. Ft. Recovery five miles west, Coldwater six east, Macedon six northwest. No village; population served 500.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0437.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0437-Ferner.jpg
Post office / subject: Ferner

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse map, endorsement January 24, 1881, Ferner, Mercer Co., Ohio. Recovery Township, range one east. Shows proposed office, Ft. Recovery, Coldwater, Wabash River, railroad, Washington and Granville townships.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0438.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0438-Fort-Recovery.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery

Readable information (selective summary):
September 22, 1939 report, Wm. H. McC[onaha] (surname uncertain). Wayne Street, Gibson Township, section 16, township 15, range one. Jay County Indiana 1.1 miles away. Roads 49 and 119; NYC & St. L. station 1,584 ft north; Wabash River 1,510 ft north. St. Henry, Portland, Union City and Willshire nearby.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0439.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0439-Fort-Recovery.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse blank square and circular diagram forms; range one entered. Office association from accompanying Fort Recovery 1939 report and map.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0440.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0440-Fort-Recovery.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting map received September 25, 1939. Fort Recovery shaded around Wabash River, Gibson–Recovery township boundary, state highways 49/119, and N.Y.C. & St. L. railroad. Section numbers shown.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0441.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0441-Fort-Recovery.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery

Readable information (selective summary):
July 11, 1898 report. Fractional section nine, Gibson Township, range one, Mercer County. On south side of Wabash River. Lake Erie & Western railroad quarter mile north. Nearby Ferner, Boyd Indiana and St. Peter. Signed John Schindler, P.M., with assistant notation (name partly unclear).

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0442.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0442-Fort-Recovery.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery

Readable information (selective summary):
Gibson Township, range one east site diagram. Marks Fort Recovery, St. Peter, Ferner, Wabash River, Lake Erie & Western railroad, Darke and Indiana boundaries.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0443.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0443-Fort-Recovery.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery

Readable information (selective summary):
March 15, 1865 report, Obed Beardslee. Official Fort Recovery; local Recovery. Fractional section nine, township fifteen, range one. On south side of Wabash River; no notable creek. Route ends here; Macedon six miles northeast, Rose Hill eight southeast.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0444.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0444-Fort-Recovery.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery

Readable information (selective summary):
Handwritten explanatory letter to Second Assistant Postmaster General, signed Obed Beardslee. Says diagram on printed sheet would not give definite idea of his office and adjoining offices; refers to accompanying diagram. Office identification from signed companion report 0443.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0445.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0445-Fort-Recovery.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram township fifteen, range one, Mercer County. Fort Recovery on Indiana/Jay County line; Macedon six miles northeast, St. Henry six miles east, Rose Hill eight miles southeast; Darke County south.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0446.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0446-Fort-Recovery-Coldwater-Carthagena.jpg
Post office / subject: Fort Recovery Coldwater Carthagena

Readable information (selective summary):
Large regional hand-drawn map: Ft. Recovery, Coldwater, Celina, Montezuma, Carthagena, Chickasaw, St. Henry, Macedon and Rose Hill. Reservoir: depth ten feet, 17,000 acres. Wabash/Big Beaver rivers and townships/section numbers.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0447.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0447-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
December 12, 1895 report, Fred [W]iet (surname uncertain). Northwest quarter section 13, township five/Liberty, range one. No other local name. Wabash River six miles south; Black Creek 1.5 miles west. Route 31841; Stedke four miles southeast, Brehm 2.5 southwest, Durbin 3.5 south. Mackinaw railroad four miles east.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0448.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0448-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Hinton, Liberty Township/five, range one, Mercer County. Marks Hinton and routes from Celina; other small labels partly unclear.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0449.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0449-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
October 13, 1894 report, Wm. F. Hinkle. Annotation new site 1.5 miles north on route 31841. Northwest quarter of southwest quarter section one, township five, range one. St. Marys River seven miles north; Black Creek 2.5 miles west. Celina supply ten miles; Brehm three southwest, Stedke 5.5 southeast, Tamah 4.5 east.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0450.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0450-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
Township five, range one east diagram. Hinton, Black Creek, St. Marys River, Rockford, Tamah, Stedke, Celina, state line and neighboring townships. Note: red lines indicate roads and mail route; original microfilm monochrome.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0451.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0451-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
Relocation statement August 4, 1902, John H. Land[ah]n (surname uncertain). Move forty rods west; route 31699 Celina–Celina six times weekly. Stedke four miles southeast, Chattanooga six northwest, Earley six east. No creek or river within three miles.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0452.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0452-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting relocation diagram: old northwest quarter section 13; new southwest quarter section 12, township five south, range one east. Distance 1/8 mile west. Chattanooga, Stedke and Earley marked.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0453.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0453-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
August 25, 1902 report, John H. Land[ah]n (surname uncertain). Southwest quarter section 12, township five south, range one east. Annotation new site forty rods west. Route 31699; Stedke four miles southeast, Chattanooga six northwest, Earley six east.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0454.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0454-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram township five, range one east, Mercer County. Clearly labels Hinton, Chattanooga and Stedke; office plotted near section 12.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0455.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0455-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application March 27, 1890; statement April 4, 1890, John K. Shambaugh. Hinton retained above crossed-out alternative names. Northwest quarter section 13, township five, range one east. Celina special supply; Tamah 5.5 miles east, Chattanooga six northwest, Stedke four southeast. Not a village; about 500 served.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0456.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0456-Hinton.jpg
Post office / subject: Hinton

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse proposed-office diagram, township five, range one, Mercer County. Endorsed Hinton, Ohio. Grid blank; instruction See Map accompanying this.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0457.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0457-Macedon.jpg
Post office / subject: Macedon

Readable information (selective summary):
July 30, 1898 report, William Wendel. Northeast corner of southeast quarter section 33, township six, range one, Mercer County. Wabash River quarter mile west; Forty creek quarter mile south. Route 31964; Coldwater supply 6.25 miles. Padua 3.75 miles W.N.W.; Erastus 4.25 E.S.E. Lake Erie & Western railroad.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0458.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0458-Macedon.jpg
Post office / subject: Macedon

Readable information (selective summary):
March 6, 1865 report, M. A. Willing[ford] (surname uncertain). Southeast quarter section 28, township six, range one east. Wabash River half mile west; Forty creek quarter mile west. Fort Recovery six miles southwest; Coldwater 6.25 east; St. Henry nine southeast. Mentions Indiana offices Wilsons Corner, Boyd, Decatur and Winchester.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0459.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0459-Macedon.jpg
Post office / subject: Macedon

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Macedon, township six, range one, Mercer County. Wabash River; Fort Recovery, Coldwater, St. Henry and Indiana offices including Westchester/Winchester (label uncertain).

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0460.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0460-Maria-Stein.jpg
Post office / subject: Maria Stein

Readable information (selective summary):
September 16, 1939 report, Urban B. [surname uncertain]. Marion Township, Mercer County; Ohio 119. Minster Nickel Plate station six miles southeast. Lake St. Marys seven miles north. Minster, Osgood, St. Henry and Chickasaw nearby. Mail by star route and R.P.O.; handwriting dense, several distances uncertain.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0461.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0461-Maria-Stein.jpg
Post office / subject: Maria Stein

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse diagram with small hand-drawn intersection/road sketch, apparently Ohio 119; circular diagram blank. Maria Stein association from adjoining September 1939 report.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0462.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0462-Maria-Stein.jpg
Post office / subject: Maria Stein

Readable information (selective summary):
July 11, 1898 report, Franz [surname uncertain]. Southwest quarter section 25, township seven, range three. Mile Creek about 4.5 miles away; route 231207. St. Rose two miles west. C.H. & D. railroad, distance appears one mile and 120 rods (uncertain).

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Original filename: M1126-460-0463.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0463-Maria-Stein.jpg
Post office / subject: Maria Stein

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram township seven, range three, Mercer County. Maria Stein and St. Johns marked with railroad, roads and section numbers. Note: Indian Boundary line gives fractional sections.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0464.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0464-Maria-Stein-Saint-Johns.jpg
Post office / subject: Maria Stein Saint Johns

Readable information (selective summary):
April 1, 1865 report, M. Gast. Office written Maria Stien/Stein; local name St. Johns. Section 24, township seven, range three, Marion Township. Mile Creek and another creek entry; nearby Cranberry Prairie, Chickasaw. Many distance/direction answers corrected and uncertain.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0465.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0465-Maria-Stein.jpg
Post office / subject: Maria Stein

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Maria Stien/Stein, township seven, range three, Mercer County. German Township noted. Small map marks office and creek; some labels inverted and faint.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0466.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0466-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
September 19, 1939 report, Floyd G. [surname uncertain]. Main Street 10, Union Township, southeast quarter section 21, township four, range three. Rockford Cincinnati Northern station nine miles northwest; U.S. 127 3.1 miles west. St. Marys River .3 mile north; Lake St. Marys 9.6 miles south. Nearby Spencerville, Celina, Mercer, Tokio. Star route from Ohio City.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0467.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0467-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Relocation report April 21, 1917, S. F. Davis. Southeast quarter section 21, township four south, range three east. St. Marys River quarter mile north; Eight Mile Creek half mile east. Mercer four miles west, Spencerville eleven east, Rockford eight west. C.H. & D. railroad 185 ft south.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0468.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0468-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting diagram section 21, township four south, range three east. Mendon, Mercer, Rockford, St. Marys River, Eight Mile Creek, railroad and Van Wert/Auglaize county boundaries.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0469.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0469-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Relocation report February 24, 1916, S. F. Davis. Same land description as 1917. St. Marys River forty rods north; Twelve Mile Creek half mile east. Mercer four west, Spencerville eleven east, Rockford eight west. Office north of C.H. & D. tracks, 565 ft by air line.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0470.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0470-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting road/rail diagram, section 21, township four south, range three east. Mendon, Mercer, Rockford, Spencerville, St. Marys River, Eight Mile Creek; Van Wert/Auglaize boundaries.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0471.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0471-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Relocation report July 30, 1915, S. F. Davis. Southeast quarter section 21, township four south, range three east. St. Marys River forty rods north; Twelve Mile Creek half mile east. Mercer four west, Spencerville eleven east, Rockford eight west. C.H. & D. railroad 628 ft south.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0472.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0472-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting Mendon diagram: section 21, township four south, range three east. Rockford, Mercer, St. Marys River, railroad and county boundaries. Note says red lines roads; microfilm is monochrome.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0473.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0473-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
November 18, 1898 report, E. E. Hussey. New site annotation 129 ft north. Southeast quarter section 21, township four, range three. Town on south side St. Marys River; Twelve Mile Creek quarter mile east. Route 131039, Mercer 4.75 miles southwest, Monticello 6.5 northeast. C.H. & D. railroad through town.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0474.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0474-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Mendon, township four, range three. Shows Mendon on river with Mercer southwest, Celina farther south and Monticello northeast; roads/rail line.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0475.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0475-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
Hand-drawn supporting regional map, sideways. Mendon, Mercer, Celina, Neptune, Auglaize, St. Marys River, Twelve Mile Creek, Union Township, county lines and roads labeled.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0476.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0476-Mendon.jpg
Post office / subject: Mendon

Readable information (selective summary):
January 18, 1866 report, Joseph R. Gordon. Southeast quarter section 21, township four, range three. South bank St. Marys River; Twelve Mile Creek quarter mile east. Route 9393; Mercer four miles southwest, Auglaize five north; Neptune six southeast, Deep Cut eight northeast.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0477.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0477-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
September 19, 1939 report, Alice Daugherty. Dublin Township, Mercer County. Celina railroad station eight miles south; St. Marys River 2.5 miles north. Rockford four miles west, Ohio City 10.5 north, Mendon four east, Celina eight south. Star route from Ohio City.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0478.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0478-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
Circular supporting map for Mercer. Labels Rockford, Mendon, Celina, Ohio City, St. Marys River, U.S. 127 and State 33. Center office name not clearly entered; association from adjoining report.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0479.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0479-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
January 16, 1902 report, William P. Hill. Annotation new site forty rods east. Section 35, township four/Dublin, range two. St. Marys River one mile north; Black Creek three miles west. C.H. & D. railroad; nearby Celina, Montezuma and Neptune. Some route answers incomplete or ambiguous.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0480.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0480-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Mercer, Dublin Township. Labels Celina seven miles south, Rockford four miles west, Neptune six miles east, Mendon five miles northeast. Office square marked in section 35.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0481.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0481-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
April 1878 report, Benjamin Ketcham (signature tentative). Mercer, Ohio; northwest quarter section 36, township four, range two. St. Marys River two miles north. Nearby Shanesville six miles northwest, Neptune 6.5 southeast, Mendon 4.5 northeast, Celina seven south. Several faint entries not confidently read.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0482.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0482-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse diagram header names Mercer, township four south, range two east, Mercer County, Ohio. Grid has no substantive location sketch.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0483.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0483-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
Change-of-site statement October 28, 1949, acting postmaster Dollie O. Halfhill (name reading tentative). Dublin Township. Move 600 ft north; highway 707 twenty ft north. Rockford New York Central station four miles northwest. St. Marys River two miles north; lake seven south. Nearby Mendon, Rockford, Celina, Ohio City. Star route from Van Wert.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0484.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0484-Mercer-Celina-Lima.jpg
Post office / subject: Mercer Celina Lima

Readable information (selective summary):
Printed regional highway map supporting Mercer record. Many towns including Mercer, Mendon, Celina, Rockford, Lima, St. Marys, Coldwater, Ft. Recovery, Sidney and Piqua; road numbers and distances. No unique subject label on map.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0485.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0485-Minster.jpg
Post office / subject: Minster

Readable information (selective summary):
November 1839 location report, John H. [G]rossmann (signature uncertain). Office Minster, Mercer County as recorded then. Range four east, township seven south, southwest quarter section twenty-six. New Bremen three miles north; Houston eleven miles south; no nearby river/creek reported.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0486.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0486-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
September 21, 1939 report, Ellen M. Stafford. Franklin Township, township six, range three; section number corrected 29/30. Ohio 219 one mile north. Coldwater Cincinnati Northern station four miles west. Grand Reservoir quarter mile north. Coldwater four miles west, Celina five north, St. Marys twelve east, Chickasaw four south.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0487.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0487-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting diagram range three east. Grand Reservoir, St. Marys, Celina, Carthagena, Chickasaw, State Road 219, U.S. 127 and railroad. Office plotted by south shore; association from adjoining form.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0488.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0488-Montezuma-Celina-Saint-Marys.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma Celina Saint Marys

Readable information (selective summary):
Printed road-map clipping: Montezuma, Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, Chickasaw, Carthagena, Cassella, Maria Stein, New Bremen, Minster, Ft. Recovery, Rockford, Mendon and surrounding towns; Lake St. Marys prominent.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0489.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0489-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
Relocation report October 19, 1914, Ethel W. [surname uncertain]. Southwest quarter of northeast quarter section 30, township six and seven south as entered, range three east. St. Marys River eight miles east; Beaver Creek 1,412 ft east. Celina four northwest, Chickasaw four south, Coldwater four west. C.H. & D. railroad 586 ft west.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0490.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0490-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting diagram section 30, range three east. Grand Reservoir, pike, streets and C.H. & D. railroad. Office association from 0489.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0491.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0491-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
March 27, 1865 report, John O. Kreeman (surname uncertain). Southwest corner northwest quarter section 29, township six, range three. Big Beaver Creek quarter mile east. Carthagena three miles south, Celina five north, Cold Water four west. Note says best description possible without great expense.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0492.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0492-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Montezuma, township six, range three. Labels Celina, Montezuma, Cold Water, Carthagena and Beaver creek/river with roads.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0493.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0493-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
Proposed relocation form November 23, 1907, Levi E. Springer. Move 38 rods due east, Mercer County. C.H. & D. railroad/station 98 rods west of proposed site. Other fields largely blank.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0494.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0494-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse relocation plot endorsed Montezuma Ohio; November 1907 receipt stamp. Grid largely blank except small location mark.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0495.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0495-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
December 20, 1907 report, Levi E. Springer. Change site 38 rods east. Northwest quarter section 29, Franklin Township, range three. Beaver Creek; office on east side of railroad, 1,400 ft from track. Most nearby-office fields blank.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0496.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0496-Montezuma.jpg
Post office / subject: Montezuma

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting diagram Montezuma, Franklin Township/township six, range three east. Post office marked near section 29 with adjacent railroad/line; rest of grid mostly blank.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0497.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0497-Neptune.jpg
Post office / subject: Neptune

Readable information (selective summary):
July 9, 1898 report, Edwin Hussey. Southwest quarter section 14, Center Township, range three. St. Marys River 4.5 miles north; Eight Mile Creek eighty rods west. Route 31154; Celina 5.5 miles southwest, St. Marys six southeast. Lake Erie & Western railroad four miles south.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0498.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0498-Neptune.jpg
Post office / subject: Neptune

Readable information (selective summary):
Center Township, range three site diagram. Neptune, Mendon, Mercer, Celina, St. Marys, river, Eight Mile Creek and railroads shown.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0499.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0499-Neptune.jpg
Post office / subject: Neptune

Readable information (selective summary):
April 10, 1865 report, John Lumb. Southwest quarter section 14, township five south, range three east. St. Marys River five miles north; office east side Eight Mile Creek. Route 9339; St. Marys 6.5 southeast, Mercer 5.5 northwest, Celina 5.5 southwest, Mendon six northwest. Note says nineteen miles directly east of Indiana line.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0500.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0500-Neptune.jpg
Post office / subject: Neptune

Readable information (selective summary):
Mostly blank reverse, handwritten St Marys and Wilshire plank road; John Lumb, P.M. Office association established by adjacent Neptune report.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0501.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0501-Neptune.jpg
Post office / subject: Neptune

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Neptune, township five south, range three east, Mercer County. Mendon, Mercer, Celina, St. Marys River, Eight Mile Creek, plank road and railroad.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0502.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0502-New-Bremen.jpg
Post office / subject: New Bremen

Readable information (selective summary):
January 1837 location report, [H. P.?] R[... ] (signature uncertain). New Bremen, Mercer County as recorded then. Range four east, township seven south, southeast quarter section twenty-five. St. Marys 8.75 miles north; Houston fourteen south. Office north side of small brook called Four Mile Creek. Printed request references recent fire destroying earlier location information.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0503.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0503-Padua-Saint-Anthony.jpg
Post office / subject: Padua Saint Anthony

Readable information (selective summary):
New-office application April 25, 1882, initially Saint Anthony; note another name must be selected. Proposed name Padua, Jacob Schindler proposed postmaster; May statement. Southeast quarter section 18, township six, range one. Nearby Macedon four miles southeast, Steels Cross Roads four north, Ft. Recovery seven south. Wabash River/creek, Lake Erie & Western railroad.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0504.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0504-Padua.jpg
Post office / subject: Padua

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting map, endorsement Padua, Mercer Co., Ohio, May 1882. Numbered legend identifies Coldwater, Macedon, proposed office in section 18, Wabash, Steels Cross Roads, Ft. Recovery, Wabash River, Willshire Road, Indiana–Ohio line and section road.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0505.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0505-Philothea.jpg
Post office / subject: Philothea

Readable information (selective summary):
Application dated May 27, 1886. Proposed postmaster Pierre Rivince (surname reading uncertain). Mercer County, Ohio; SE quarter section 5, township 7, range 2. Population to be supplied about 500; nearest flag station Philothea; St. Henry regular station about 2½ miles away.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0506.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0506-Philothea.jpg
Post office / subject: Philothea

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram, township 7, range 2, Mercer County, Ohio. Shows Celina, Coldwater, Philothea and St. Henry, and Cincinnati, Van Wert & Michigan Railroad.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0507.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0507-Pond-Elton.jpg
Post office / subject: Pond Elton

Readable information (selective summary):
Application dated January 31, 1896, Jefferson Pond, proposed postmaster. Proposed name Elton crossed out and replaced by Pond. Mercer County, Ohio; section 24, township 4, range 1. Nearby Rockford, Brehm and Chattanooga; St. Marys River and Black Creek.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0508.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0508-Pond-Elton.jpg
Post office / subject: Pond Elton

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram headed Elton, with Pond written in margin. Mercer County, township 4, range 1; proposed office marked near Black Creek. Shows Willshire, Rockford, Chattanooga, Brehm, Hinton and Celina; legend distinguishes proposed office, roads, rivers, other offices and railroads.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0509.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0509-Price.jpg
Post office / subject: Price

Readable information (selective summary):
Mostly blank reverse/cover, endorsed February 16, 1867, Price, Ohio, Mercer County.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0510.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0510-Price.jpg
Post office / subject: Price

Readable information (selective summary):
Proposed Price office; application signed Henry Dier (surname uncertain), February 9, 1867. SW quarter section 26, township 5, range 1, Mercer County, Ohio. On Celina–New Corydon, Indiana route; Steels Cross Roads four miles west, Celina eight east, Macedon six northwest; Wabash River, Beaver Creek.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0511.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0511-Price.jpg
Post office / subject: Price

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting site diagram adjoining Price application; township 5, range 1. Marks office and nearby roads, Beaver Creek and Wabash; some small labels faint. Identification from adjoining Price record.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0512.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0512-Reservoir.jpg
Post office / subject: Reservoir

Readable information (selective summary):
Topographer report April 1878, signed C. E. Riley (initials uncertain), April 21. Reservoir, Mercer County, Ohio; SE quarter section 3, township 3, range 3. Celina 4½ miles west, St. Marys 5½ east, Neptune 4½ north. St. Marys River nearby; Louisville & Lake Erie Railroad mentioned.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0513.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0513-Reservoir.jpg
Post office / subject: Reservoir

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram, township 3, range 3, Mercer County, Ohio. Shows Reservoir office, Celina, St. Marys, Neptune and reservoir basin.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0514.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0514-Reservoir.jpg
Post office / subject: Reservoir

Readable information (selective summary):
Application March 24, 1871, C. E. Riley; certified by Nelson P. Duffy, Celina postmaster. SE quarter section 34, township 5, range 3. Celina five miles west, St. Marys five east; forty families.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0515.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0515-Reservoir.jpg
Post office / subject: Reservoir

Readable information (selective summary):
Mostly blank cover endorsed March 30, 1871, Reservoir, Ohio, Mercer County.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0516.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0516-Reservoir.jpg
Post office / subject: Reservoir

Readable information (selective summary):
Application May 1, 1856, Milton M. Miller; certified by Jacob B… (surname unclear), Celina postmaster. Section 3, range 3, township 6 as written; Celina four miles west, St. Marys six east, Neptune 4½ northerly; sixty families within two miles.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0517.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0517-Rockford.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford

Readable information (selective summary):
Location report September 18, 1939, George R. Kinder. Dublin Township, Mercer County; township 4 south, range 2 east. St. Marys River 700 feet north; railroad station 700 feet southeast; Cincinnati Northern, Big Four/New York Central. Nearby Mercer, Celina, Ohio City, Willshire. Mail truck from Van Wert.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0518.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0518-Rockford-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse diagram marks Rockford and Mercer, township 4 south, range 2 east, Dublin Township; Indiana line six miles west.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0519.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0519-Rockford.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford

Readable information (selective summary):
Northern half of Dublin Township map showing Rockford office, St. Marys River, Cincinnati Northern Railroad, roads and Van Wert county line. Ohio City six miles north, Van Wert fifteen.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0520.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0520-Rockford-Mercer.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford Mercer

Readable information (selective summary):
Southern half of Dublin Township map, George R. Kinder, September 19, 1939. Marks Rockford and Mercer post offices, highways 33, 118, 127 and 707; St. Marys River, railroad, Celina and Mendon directions.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0521.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0521-Rockford.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford

Readable information (selective summary):
Report January 8, 1908, George T. Coats (middle initial uncertain). NE quarter section 17, Dublin Township, Mercer County. St. Marys River, Black Creek; office west side of C. & N. Railroad.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0522.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0522-Rockford.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram, Dublin Township, Mercer County. Shows St. Marys River, railroad and office at Rockford.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0523.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0523-Rockford-Shanes-Crossing.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford Shanes Crossing

Readable information (selective summary):
Report August 21, 1890, W. E. Moore. Rockford (late Shane’s Crossing); Shane’s Grant, Dublin Township, range 2 east, township 4. Tamarack 5½ miles southeast, Ohio City six northeast, Mercer 4½ southeast, Willshire nine northwest.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0524.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0524-Rockford.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram, Dublin Township, range 2 east, township 4 south. Office and railroad marked.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0525.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0525-Shanes-Crossing-Shanesville.jpg
Post office / subject: Shanes Crossing Shanesville

Readable information (selective summary):
Report March 20, 1865, Jacob F. Moore. Office Shane’s Crossing; local name Shanesville. Section 16, township 4, range 2 east; St. Marys River, Black Creek. Mercer four miles southeast, Willshire eight northwest, Mendon 7½ east; Van Wert, Celina and Neptune also listed.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0526.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0526-Shanes-Crossing-Shanesville.jpg
Post office / subject: Shanes Crossing Shanesville

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram for Shane’s Crossing, township 4 south, range 2 east. Marks Shanesville, Willshire, Mercer, Mendon, St. Marys River and roads toward Van Wert and Celina.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0527.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0527-Shanes-Crossing-Rockford.jpg
Post office / subject: Shanes Crossing Rockford

Readable information (selective summary):
Handwritten explanation: Shane’s Crossing, now Rockford, lies in United States grant to Anthony Shane, immediately south of St. Marys River. No sections in grant; projected position corresponds to parts of sections 16 and 17. Legend A town post office, B Tamarack, C Mercer, D Ohio City; railroad and river symbols explained.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0528.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0528-Rockford.jpg
Post office / subject: Rockford

Readable information (selective summary):
Blank reverse with Topographer receipt stamp August 25, 1890. Associated with preceding Rockford/Shane’s Crossing explanatory record; no office name written on this side.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0529.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0529-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Location report September 21, 1939, Albert J. Beckman. Main Street, Granville Township, Mercer County. State 119; Cincinnati Northern station .22 mile west; Grand Lake about nine miles northeast. Nearby Coldwater, Maria Stein, Burkettsville, Fort Recovery.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0530.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0530-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse sketch centered on St. Henry; shows Coldwater, Celina, Grand Lake, Maria Stein, Burkettsville, Fort Recovery, railroad and highways 119, 118 and US127.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0531.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0531-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Proposed relocation August 11, 1913, H. A. Beckman. Move 1,056 feet west; NW quarter section 21, township 7 south, range 2 east. Coldwater 4¾ miles north, Burkettsville 5⅛ south, Fort Recovery 7⅛ west; Cincinnati Northern Railroad 100 feet away.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0532.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0532-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Reverse diagram for relocation: NW quarter section 21, township 7 south, range 2 east. Grid with two plotted points; part obscured by overlapping sheet. Office identified from preceding form.

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Original filename: M1126-460-0533.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0533-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Granville Township sketch showing old and new post office sites beside Cincinnati Northern Railroad, township 7 south, range 2 east; supporting 1913 relocation.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0534.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0534-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Report November 7, 1901, Henry Steinlage. NE quarter section 21, township 7, range 2, Mercer County. Office about 2,550 feet east of Cincinnati Northern Railroad; Wabash River 2½ miles south; Philothea 3¼ miles north.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0535.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0535-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram township 7 south, range 2 east. St. Henry and surrounding townships; Philothea 3¼ miles north, Wendelin 4¼ southwest, Burkettsville six south, Cranberry Prairie 4½ southeast, Cassella 4½ east.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0536.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0536-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Small Granville Township map centered on St. Henry; shows Philothea, Wendelin, Cassella, Cranberry Prairie and Burkettsville, surrounding townships and Darke County.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0537.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0537-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Report January 27, 1897, Henry Romer. NE quarter section 21, township 7 south, range 2 east. Wabash River 2½ miles south; Wendelin 4¼ southwest; Philothea 3¼ northwest. Note requests new site 1,800 feet east.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0538.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0538-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram township 7 south, range 2 east; St. Henry, railroad, Wabash River and surrounding townships, Darke County line.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0539.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0539-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Report March 31, 1894, Joseph B. Br… (surname uncertain). St. Henry, formerly Saint Henry’s; Granville Township, section 21. Wendelin four miles west, Philothea 3¼ north; railroad station 490 feet east as written. Ohio River and Wabash entries included.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0540.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0540-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram Granville Township, range 2, Mercer County. Shows Philothea, Coldwater, Carthagena, Cassella, Cranberry Prairie, Wendelin and Burkettsville; Wabash and Ohio River labels.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0541.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0541-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting handwritten nearby-office list: Burkettsville four miles south, Philothea 2¾ north, Cassella about four east, Cranberry Prairie four southeast, Carthagena five northeast. Saint Henry inferred from adjoining records.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0542.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0542-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Report December 11, 1865, Fred. … (surname unclear). NE quarter section 21, township 7, range 2 east. Wabash River three miles south, Coldwater Creek 70 feet south; Cranberry Prairie four miles southeast, Fort Recovery eight west, Coldwater 4½ north, Carthagena about five northeast.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0543.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0543-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram township 7, range 2 east, Mercer County. Marks St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Cranberry Prairie, Coldwater, reservoir, Wabash River and railroad.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0544.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0544-Saint-Henry.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Henry

Readable information (selective summary):
Granville Township site diagram; same layout as frame 0540. Nearby offices Philothea, Coldwater, Carthagena, Cassella, Cranberry Prairie, Wendelin and Burkettsville; Wabash and Ohio River labels.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0545.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0545-Saint-Peter.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Peter

Readable information (selective summary):
Application November 23, 1886 (day reading tentative), Frank Jacobs, proposed postmaster. Addressed to Henry L… at Victoria. Saint Peter, Mercer County, Ohio, Recovery Township; SE quarter section 4, township 7, range 1 east. Special office proposed supplied from Victoria. Pencil answers faint; population appears 150–200 families.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0546.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0546-Saint-Peter.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Peter

Readable information (selective summary):
Pencil site diagram headed St. Peter; Mercer County, Ohio. Shows Recovery Township, Victoria, Coldwater, Fort Recovery and surrounding offices. Supporting handwritten explanation is very faint; main office name clear, detailed letter not reliably transcribed.

Reading notes: This is a visual reading and selective summary, not a full transcription. Unclear readings are marked uncertain, tentative, faint, or with a question mark. Office names on blank reverse sides may be identified from adjoining records as stated above.

Original filename: M1126-460-0547.jpg
Image filename: M1126-460-0547-Saint-Rosa.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Rosa

Readable information (selective summary):
Application June 18, 1878, Lorenz Sechtefeld (surname reading tentative). St. Rosa; another proposed name crossed out, unreadable. SE quarter section 28, township 7, range 3, Mercer County. Maria Stein 2½ miles east, Cassella two west; village population 100, service population 400.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0548-Saint-Rosa.jpg
Post office / subject: Saint Rosa

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram township 7, range 3, Mercer County. Saint Rosa between Cassella and Maria Stein. Note says official township survey could not be obtained and St. Rosa marked in center; marginal date June 1878.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0549-Scudder-Clover.jpg
Post office / subject: Scudder Clover

Readable information (selective summary):
Application June 1, 1889, Thomas McKee. Clover crossed out, Scudder substituted. NW quarter section 28, township 5, range 1, Mercer County. Wabash 2¼ miles southwest, Steels Cross Roads two west, New Corydon Indiana one northwest; Wabash River, Beaver Creek; population supplied 300.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0550-Scudder-Clover.jpg
Post office / subject: Scudder Clover

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram headed Clover, Scudder in margin. Shows proposed office, Wabash River and Beaver Creek; Willshire, Chattanooga, Wabash, Macedon and Coldwater; township 5 south, range 1.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0551-Sebastian-Saint-Sebastian.jpg
Post office / subject: Sebastian Saint Sebastian

Readable information (selective summary):
Application March 4, 1882, J. Henry Beckman. Saint Sebastian in heading, Sebastian in proposed-name field; note another name must be selected. Mercer County, Marion Township, NE quarter section 9, range 3 east. Chickasaw 1½ miles northeast, Carthagena three southwest; population village eighty, service125. New Bremen postmaster Wm. Schulenberg certifies.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0552-Sebastian.jpg
Post office / subject: Sebastian

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Diagram headed Sebastian; Mercer County, Marion Township, range 3 east. Shows reservoir, Chickasaw, Maria Stein, Cassella, St. Henry and roads. Cover endorsed March 13, 1882.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0553-Shaffers-Station.jpg
Post office / subject: Shaffers Station

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Application July 26, 1886, Joseph G. Baker. Shaffer’s Station; NE quarter section 4, township 4 south, range 2 east. Shane’s Crossing about 2¼–2½ miles south, Latty three north, Dull about five northwest. Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Railroad; service population300–400.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0554-Shaffer-Shaffersville.jpg
Post office / subject: Shaffer Shaffersville

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram headed Shaffer, Shaffersville in margin; township 4, range 2, Mercer County. Van Wert county line, St. Marys River, Shane’s Crossing, Latty, Dull, Elgin and intersecting railroads.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0555-Skeels-Cross-Roads.jpg
Post office / subject: Skeels Cross Roads

Readable information (selective summary):
Report July 8, 1898, M. Schnitz (surname uncertain). Skeels Cross Roads, Mercer County, Liberty Township, NW quarter section29, range1east. Scudder two miles east, Chattanooga4½north, Wabash3¾southeast; special supply from Celina12miles, WabashRiver one mile south.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0556-Skeels-Cross-Roads.jpg
Post office / subject: Skeels Cross Roads

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram Liberty Township, range1east; marks Skeels Cross Roads, Scudder, Wabash and Chattanooga.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0557-Skeels-Cross-Roads.jpg
Post office / subject: Skeels Cross Roads

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Report April18,1865, Amos Lee. SW quarter section29,township5,range1. WabashRiver one mile south, BlackCreek three miles north; NewCorydon three miles west, Celina12east, Macedon nine south, FortRecovery12south, Willshire12north.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0558-Skeels-Cross-Roads.jpg
Post office / subject: Skeels Cross Roads

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram township5,range1east; office, Indiana line, WabashRiver, BlackCreek, Willshire, Celina and roads.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0559-Stedcke-Shively.jpg
Post office / subject: Stedcke Shively

Readable information (selective summary):
Report April29,1901, John W. Shively. Office Stedcke, formerly Stedeke as written; local name Shively. NE quarter section21,township5,range2. St.MarysRiver6½miles north, TwelveMileCreek½mile east; Celina5½miles, Hinton four northwest, Tama four northeast; nearest railroad C.&N.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0560-Stedcke.jpg
Post office / subject: Stedcke

Readable information (selective summary):
Site diagram headed Stedcke, township5,range2,MercerCounty. Pencil labels include Hinton, Chattanooga, Scudder, Celina and TwelveMileCreek; main office plotted.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0561-Stedcke-Shively.jpg
Post office / subject: Stedcke Shively

Readable information (selective summary):
Application February/March1890, John W.Shively; date altered, March29 appears. Multiple proposed names: Boyd crossed out, Persim (uncertain), Stedcke/Stedeke, Shively and another struck name. SW quarter section16,township5,range2. Special supply Celina; Earley4½east, Shane’sCrossing6½north, Tamarack four northeast, TwelveMileCreek½mile southeast; population about350.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0562-Stedcke.jpg
Post office / subject: Stedcke

Readable information (selective summary):
Blank proposed-office diagram township5south,range2east,MercerCounty. Margin Stedcke, Ohio; note correct map of county with petition.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0563-Tamah.jpg
Post office / subject: Tamah

Readable information (selective summary):
Application January12,1884,Jasper Highue (surname uncertain); earlier A.H.Vaughn crossed out. Tamah, MercerCounty, SE quarter section3,township5south,range2east. Shane’sCrossing about five northwest, Celina six southeast, Earley three southeast; St.MarysRiver and TwelveMileCreek. Population supplied about200.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0564-Tamah.jpg
Post office / subject: Tamah

Readable information (selective summary):
Supporting diagram endorsed Tamah,MercerCounty,Ohio. Township5,range2; railroads, St.MarysRiver, Shane’sCrossing, Celina and station marked.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0565-Tamah.jpg
Post office / subject: Tamah

Readable information (selective summary):
Handwritten diagram explanation partly covering map. A St.MarysRiver; B TwelveMileCreek; C east–west half-section line through Tamah; roads toward Shane’sCrossing and Oregon/Earley explained. Says roads to Oregon new and difficult in some seasons; vicinity fine agricultural district.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0566-Tamah.jpg
Post office / subject: Tamah

Readable information (selective summary):
Continuation of supporting letter, signed Jasper Highue (uncertain). Citizens now go to Celina or Shane’sCrossing for mail; proposed office would shorten distance by about four to six miles. Postscript says Oregon/Earley on Toledo,Cincinnati & St.Louis Railroad is best reached from Tamah.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0567-Victoria-Saint-Joe.jpg
Post office / subject: Victoria Saint Joe

Readable information (selective summary):
Report January8,1908, Th.Schenking. Victoria, local St.Joe; SW quarter section15,RecoveryTownship,range1,MercerCounty. WabashRiver¾mile south; LakeErie&WesternRailroad425feet south.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0568-Victoria.jpg
Post office / subject: Victoria

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram RecoveryTownship,range1,MercerCounty,Ohio. Victoria near WabashRiver and LakeErie&WesternRailroad; FortRecovery direction shown.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0569-Victoria-Saint-Josephs.jpg
Post office / subject: Victoria Saint Josephs

Readable information (selective summary):
Application January26,1882,Henry Le… (surname unclear). St.Josephs crossed out, Victoria substituted. SE quarter section15,RecoveryTownship,range1,MercerCounty. FortRecovery2¾miles southwest,Ferner three northeast,Macedon five northwest; WabashRiver one mile south; LakeErie&WesternRailroad. About250–300 inhabitants supplied.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0570-Victoria-Saint-Josephs.jpg
Post office / subject: Victoria Saint Josephs

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram headed St.Josephs, cover Victoria,March31,1882. Shows Macedon,Ferner,FortRecovery,St.Henry,Cassella,WabashRiver and LakeErie&WesternRailroad.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0571-Violet-Florentine.jpg
Post office / subject: Violet Florentine

Readable information (selective summary):
Application June19,1886,John P.W… (surname unclear). Florentine crossed out, Violet substituted. SE quarter section25,township15,range1,MercerCounty. Special supply FortRecovery five miles northwest; Burkettsville four southeast,Wendelin three northeast; WabashRiver and Gr… creek. Service population about300.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0572-Violet-Florentine.jpg
Post office / subject: Violet Florentine

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram headed Florentine Special; Violet in margin. Township15,range1,MercerCounty. Shows FortRecovery,St.Henry,Wendelin,Burkettsville,WabashRiver and railroad.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0573-Wabash-Wabash-City.jpg
Post office / subject: Wabash Wabash City

Readable information (selective summary):
Application November24,1881,Lloyd B.Runyan. Wabash City in heading, City crossed out in proposed name. SE quarter section4,township6,range1,MercerCounty. SkeelsCrossRoads four northwest,Macedon five south,NewCorydon seven northwest; WabashRiver½mile east,Crabbranch¼mile east. Village60,service500; CelinaStation nine miles away.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0574-Wabash.jpg
Post office / subject: Wabash

Readable information (selective summary):
Blank supporting diagram; cover endorsed November28,1881,Wabash,MercerCounty,Ohio; received December17,1881.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0575-Wendelin.jpg
Post office / subject: Wendelin

Readable information (selective summary):
Application January8,1883,Joseph Hendricks; addressed Rev.Ignatius Selb. SE quarter section25,FortRecoveryTownship7,range1,MercerCounty. FortRecovery five northwest,St.Henry five northeast,Victoria about five northwest. WabashRiver1½miles north; LakeErie&WesternRailroad. At least40 persons supplied; certified John J.Beckman,St.Henry.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0576-Wendelin.jpg
Post office / subject: Wendelin

Readable information (selective summary):
Diagram FortRecoveryTownship7south,range1east,MercerCounty. Wendelin,FortRecovery,St.Henry,railroad and VictoriaStation marked. Note FortRecovery five miles northwest,St.Henry five northeast; proposed postmaster Joseph Hendricks.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0577-Loudon.jpg
Post office / subject: Loudon

Readable information (selective summary):
Application April24,1850,Sylvester Skeels. Proposed name appears Fle… Loudon, or Loudon (first word uncertain). Section30,range1east,township5,MercerCounty. NewCorydon3¼miles west,Celina12east,Macedon eight southeast,FortRecovery12south,Willshire12north; WabashRiver one mile south; eighteen families within two miles.

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Image filename: M1126-460-0578-Miami-County.jpg
Post office / subject: Miami County

Readable information (selective summary):
Microfilm divider: Roll460,Target3,Miami. No individual post office named; county-section title only.

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