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First routes
editThis list of the first rural routes established in each state, along with the names of the (up to three) Post Offices served and the date of establishment[1] Should be sortable, especially chronologically.
State | Post Office(s) | Date |
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Alabama | Opelika | December 7, 1896 |
Alaska | Nome | May 10, 1901 |
Arizona | Tempe | November 24, 1896 |
Arkansas | Clarksville | October 19, 1896 |
California | Campbell | February 1, 1897 |
Colorado | Loveland | November 10, 1896 |
Connecticut | Branford, Guilford, Milford | June 1, 1898 |
Delaware | Harrington | October 3, 1898 |
District of Columbia |
Anacostia, Bennings | September 1, 1902 |
Florida | Winter Park | January 1, 1898 |
Georgia | Quitman | December 8, 1896 |
Hawaii | Haiku | March 1, 1918 |
Idaho | Moscow | April 14, 1900 |
Illinois | Auburn | December 10, 1896 |
Indiana | Hartsville, Hope | October 15, 1896 |
Iowa | Morning Sun | November 10, 1896 |
Kansas | Bonner Springs | October 26, 1896 |
Kentucky | Allensville | January 11, 1897 |
Louisiana | Thibodaux | November 1, 1896 |
Maine | Gorham, Naples, Sebago Lake | November 23, 1896 |
Maryland | Westminster | October 15, 1896 |
Massachusetts | Bernardston, Greenfield | November 2, 1896 |
Michigan | Climax | December 3, 1896 |
Minnesota | Farmington | January 1, 1897 |
Mississippi | Hickory | October 1, 1901 |
Missouri | Cairo | October 15, 1896 |
Montana | Billings | February 1, 1902 |
Nebraska | Tecumseh | November 7, 1896 |
Nevada | Lovelock | December 1, 1903 |
New Hampshire | Pittsfield | October 20, 1898 |
New Jersey | Moorestown | June 6, 1898 |
New Mexico | Roswell | March 1, 1902 |
New York | Elba | October 15, 1896 |
North Carolina | China Grove | October 23, 1896 |
North Dakota | Wahpeton | October 3, 1898 |
Ohio | Collinsville, Darrtown, Somerville | October 15, 1896 |
Oklahoma | Hennessey | August 15, 1900 |
Oregon | Turner | October 16, 1897 |
Pennsylvania | New Stanton, Ruffsdale | November 24, 1896 |
Rhode Island | South Portsmouth | January 1, 1899 |
South Carolina | Cope, Orangeburg, Saint George | March 1, 1899 |
South Dakota | Ellis | May 1, 1899 |
Tennessee | Atoka | January 11, 1897 |
Texas | Fate, La Grange | August 1, 1899 |
Utah | Murray | August 15, 1899 |
Vermont | Grand Isle | December 21, 1896 |
Virginia | Palmyra | October 22, 1896 |
Washington | North Yakima | April 1, 1897 |
West Virginia | Charles Town, Halltown, Uvilla | October 1, 1896 |
Wisconsin | Sun Prairie | November 16, 1896 |
Wyoming | Hilliard, Sheridan, Wheatland | October 15, 1900 |
References
- ^ "First Rural Routes by State". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
Present state
editHow about post-1920 history of RFD? Does it exist in the present, if so to what degree?