| 1865 Allamakee county "Shippers Guide" |
The following will be found to give not only a
"Shippers' Guide," but also an alphabetical Post Office
Directory.
Only those towns which are marked P.O., are post offices.
| CAPOLI, P. O., Allamakee Co., on the
Mississippi River, about five miles east of Lansing CLEAR CREEK, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Postville, on the McGregor Western Railroad CLEVELAND, P. O., Allamakee, via Postville, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad DORCHESTER, P. O., Allamakee Co., Ship via Lansing, on the Mississippi River ELON, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Lansing on the Mississippi River FANDON, P. O., Allamakee Co., 24 miles northwest of McGregor FARMERSBURGH, P. O., Clayton Co., via McGregor on the Mississippi River FRENCH CREEK, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Lasing on the Mississippi River HARPER'S FERRY, P. O., Allamakee Co., on the Mississippi River, 12 miles above McGregor ION, P. O., Allamakee Co., twelve miles northwest of McGregor LYBRAND, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Postville, on the McGregor Western Railroad LYCURGUS, P. O., Allamakee Co., via McGregor MAKEE, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Lansing, on the Mississippi River NEW GALENA, P. O., Allamakee Co., via McGregor NEZEKA, P. O., Allamakee Co., Ship via McGregor, on the Mississippi River PAINT ROCK, P. O., Allamakee Co., Ship via McGregor, on the Mississippi River POSTVILLE, P. O., Allamakee Co., on the McGregor Western Railroad, 26 miles west of McGregor ROSSVILLE, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Monona, on the McGregor Western Railroad UNION PRAIRIE, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Lansing on the Mississippi River VOLNEY, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Monona on the McGregor Western Railroad VILLAGE CREEK, P. O., Allamakee Co., five miles southwest of Lansing WATERVILLE, P. O., Allamakee Co., 18 miles northwest of McGregor WAUKON, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Lansing WILSON'S FORD, P. O., Allamakee Co. |
- source: Iowa State Gazetteer : embracing descriptive
and historical sketches of counties, cities, towns and villages,
which include much valuable information respecting the
agriculture, manufactories, commerce, educational and religious
institutions, population and history of the state : to which is
added a shippers' guide and a classified business directory of
the manufacturers, merchants, professional and tradesmen of Iowa,
together with their business address; by James T. Hair; Chicago:
Bailey & Hair, 1865; Allamakee County.
- extracted & transcribed by Constance Diamond for Allamakee
co. IAGenWeb. Constance has transcribed much of the Iowa
State Gazetteer for the Iowa History Project. To view all of
the Iowa counties click here.