A&M 3026West Virginia Postmasters Appointment Records, 1857-1971 A&M 3026Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:20:56 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center West Virginia Postmasters Appointment Records West Virginia Postmasters A&M 3026 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1217 0.58 Linear Feet Summary: 7 in. (4 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1857-1971 The record of the appointment of postmasters in the following WV counties: Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Webster, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming. The record shows the dates of establishment and discontinuance of post offices, their changes of name, and the names of and the appointment dates of their postmasters. Beginning in 1870, it shows the names of post offices to which mail from discontinued offices was sent. The record also shows the dates of Presidential appointments of postmasters and the dates of their confirmation by the Senate, usually the dates that post offices were authorized to issue money orders, and occasionally the dates on which the locations of offices were changed. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English . Conditions Governing Access

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Wood County (W. Va.) Wirt County (W. Va.) Wetzel County (W. Va.) Summers County (W. Va.) Taylor County (W. Va.) Webster County (W. Va.) Wayne County (W. Va.) Tucker County (W. Va.) Randolph County (W. Va.) Tyler County (W. Va.) Roane County (W. Va.) Ritchie County (W. Va.) Upshur County (W. Va.) Wyoming County (W. Va.) West Virginia - post offices. Post offices - West Virginia. Civil War battles. West Virginia Postmasters.