Allamakee co. IAGenWeb - Misc. History

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.