IOWA HISTORY PROJECT

 
HAIR, JAMES T., Ed.
 Iowa State Gazetteer, Shippers' Guide and Business Directory.
Chicago: Bailey & Hair, 1865
 
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SHIPPER'S GUIDE FOR IOWA

[Note.-- 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. A description of the cities and principal towns will be found by turning to the counties in which they are located. A  Post Office Directory, arranged by counties, is given on pages 81-86, inclusive.]  
 
DELHI, P. O., Delaware Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
DELOIT, P. O., Crawford Co., Ship via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
DENISON, P. O., Crawford, 115 miles west of Des Moines
DENMARK, P. O., Lee Co., via Fort Madison, on the Mississippi River
DENNIS, P. O., Appanoose Co., via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri Railroad
DENVER, P. O. Bremer Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
DERRINANE, P. O., Dubuque Co., Ship via Peosta, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad

DES MOINES, P. O., Polk Co., via the DesMoines Valley Railroad, the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad to Newton, and the

             Chicago & Northwestern Railway to Boonsboro

DE WITT, P. O., Clinton Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, 19 miles from Clinton
DIVIDE, P. O., Keokuk Co., via Washington, on the Muscatine Branch of the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
DIXON, P. O., Scott Co., eight miles south of Wheatland
DODGE, P.O., Guthrie Co., 40 Miles southwest of Boonsboro
DODGEVILLE, P. O., DesMoines Co. Ship via Burlington
DORAN, P. O., Mitchell Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
DORCHESTER, P. O., Allamakee Co., Ship via Lansing, on the Mississippi River
DORRVILLE, P. O., Warren Co., via Pella, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
DOUGLAS, P. O., Fayette Co., via Independence, on the DuBuque Valley Railroad
DOVER, Iowa Co., Ship via Marengo, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
DOVER, P. O., Lee Co., Ship via Fort Madison, on the Mississippi River
DOWNEY, P. O., Cedar Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, 41 miles west of Davenport 
DRAKEVILLE, P. O., Davis Co., 18 miles south of Ottumwa
DRESDEN, P. O., (Deep River P. O.,) Poweshiek Co., via Brooklyn, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
DRY CREEK, P. O., Linn Co., eight miles north of Cedar Rapids

DUBUQUE, P. O., DuBuque Co., on the Mississippi River, the Chicago & Northwestern Railway and the DuBuque & Sioux City

               Railroad, and 190 miles from Chicago

DURANT, P. O., Cedar Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, 20 miles from Davenport
DUTCH CREEK, P. O., Washington Co., via Washington, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
DYERSVILLE, P. O., DuBuque Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 30 miles from DuBuque
EAGLE GROVE, P. O., Wright Co., via Iowa Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
EARLVILLE, P. O., Delaware Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 37 miles from BuBuqe
EAST IRVING, Benton Co., Ship via Belle Plain, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
EAST MELROSE, P. O., Monroe Co., Ship via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri Railway
EATONVILLE, P. O., Howard Co., Ship via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
EDDYVILLE, P. O.,  Wapello Co., on the Des Moines Valley Railroad, 92 miles from Keokuk
EDEN, P. O., Fayette Co., Ship via Ossian on the McGregor Western Railroad
EDENVILLE, P. O., Marshall Co., via Marshalltown on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
EDINBURGH, P. O., Jones Co., Ship via Langworthy on the DuBuque Southwestern Railway
EDNA, P. O., Cass Co., via Des Moines and Council Bluffs stage route
EDOM, P. O., Keokuk Co., via Washington and the Muscatine Branch of the Mississippi and Missouri River Railroad
ELDORA, P. O., Hardin Co., 16 miles southeast of Iowa Falls
EL DORADO, P. O., Fayette Co., eight miles south of Ossian
ELDORADO, Monroe Co., Ship via Eddyville and Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
 
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ELGIN, P. O., Fayette Co., via Postville on the McGregor Western Railroad
ELK, P. O., Decatur Co., via Ottumwa and Nebraska City stage route
ELKADER, P. O., Clayton Co., via McGregor on the Mississippi River
ELK RAPIDS, Boone Co., 15 miles south of Boonsboro
ELK RIVER, P. O., Clinton Co., on the Mississippi River, 45 miles above Davenport
ELLINGTON, P. O., Hancock Co., via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
ELLSWORTH, P. O., Madison Co., via Des Moines
ELM SPRINGS, P. O., Butler Co., via Cedar Falls, on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
ELON, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Lansing on the Mississippi River
ELY, P. O., Marion Co., Ship via Eddyville on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
EMELINE, P. O., Jackson Co., via Bellevue on the Mississippi River
EMMETSBURG, P. O., Palo Alto Co., via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
ENERGY, P. O., Buchanan Co., Ship via Jesup on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
ENGLISH SETTLEMENT, P. O., Marion County, Ship via Pella on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
ENTERPRISE, P. O., Blackhawk Co., via Waterloo on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
EPSWORTH, P. O., DuBuque Co., on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad, 19 miles from DuBuque
ERIN, P. O., Buchanan Co., via Independence on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
ESTELLA, P. O., Ringgold Co., Ship via Ottumwa on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
ESTHERVILLE, P. O., Emmett Co., 120 miles northwest of Boonsboro
EUGENE, P. O., Ringgold Co., via the Ottumwa and Nebraska City stage route
EVELAND GROVE, P. O., Mahaska Co., 12 miles southwest of Oskaloosa
EXIRA, P. O., Audubon Co., Ship via Des Moines
FAIRBANK, P. O., Buchanan Co., Ship via Independence on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
FAIRFIELD, P. O., Jefferson Co., on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 50 miles fro Burlington
FAIRPORT, P. O., Muscatine Co., on the Mississippi River, eight miles above Muscatine
FAIRVIEW, P. O., Jones Co., four miles southwest of Anamosa
FANDON, P. O., Allamakee Co., 24 miles northwest of McGregor
FARLEY, P. O., DuBuque Co., on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad, 23 miles from DuBuque
FARMERSBURGH, P. O., Clayton Co., via McGregor on the Mississippi River
FARMINGTON, P. O., Van Buren Co., on the Des Moines Valley Railroad, 28 miles from Keokuk
FARNAM, P. O., Dallas Co., Ship via Des Moines
FERN VALLEY, P. O., Palo Alto Co., Ship via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
FESTINA, P. O., Winneshiek Co., six miles from Ossian

FLINT, P. O., Mahaska Co. Ship via Grinnell on the Mississippi and Missouri River Railroad, or Pella on the Des Moines Valley

           Railroad

FLORENCE, P. O., Benton Co., on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
FLORIS, P. O., Davis Co., via Iowaville on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
FLOYD, P. O., Floyd Co., 35 miles northwest of Waverly
FOOTE, P. O., Iowa Co., 22 miles south of Marengo
FOREST HILL, P. O., Louisa Co., via Clifton on the Mississippi & Missouri River Railroad
FOREST HOME, P. O., Poweshiek Co., Ship via Brooklyn on the Mississippi and Missouri River Railroad
FORESTVILLE, P. O., Delaware Co., Ship via Manchester on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
FORKS, P. O., Tama Co., via Toledo on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
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FORREST CITY, P. O., Winnebago Co., via Waverly on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
FORT ATKINSON, P. O., Winneshiek Co., Ship via Ossian on the McGregor Western Railroad
FORT DODGE, P. O., Webster Co., via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
FORT MADISON, P. O., Lee Co., on the Mississippi River and the Keokuk, Mount Pleasant and Muscatine Railroad
FORT PLAIN, P. O., Warren Co., via Pella on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
FOX, P. O., Davis Co., via Ottumwa on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
FRANKFORT, P. O., Montgomery Co., on the stage route from Oskaloosa to the Missouri River
FRANKLIN, P. O., Decatur Co., via stage route from Ottumwa to Nebraska City
FRANKLIN CENTRE, P. O., Lee Co., via Fot Madison on the Mississippi River
FRANKLIN GROVE, P. O., Page Co., via Ottumwa on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
FRANKLIN PRAIRIE, P. O., Winneshiek Co., via Ossian on the McGregor Western Railroad
FRANK PERCE, P. O., Johnson Co., via Iowa City on the Mississippi and Missouri River Railroad
FRANKVILLE, P. O., Winneshiek Co., via Ossian on the McGregor Western Railroad
FRENCH CREEK, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Lasing on the Mississippi River
FREDERICKSBURGH, P. O., Chickasaw Co., Ship via Ossian on the McGregor Western Railroad
FREDONIA, P. O., Louisa Co., on the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, 20 miles from Muscatine
FREDICA, P. O., Bremer Co., via Waverly on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
FREEDOM, P. O., Lucas Co., via Eddyville on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
FREELAND, P. O., Lucas Co., via Eddyville on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
FREEPORT, P. O., Winneshiek Co., via Ossian on the McGregor Western Railroad
FREMONT, P. O., Mahaska Co., Ship via Eddyville on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
FREZEBURGH, P. O., Wright Co., via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
FRIEND'S GROVE, P. O., Warren Co., via Pella on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
FULTON, P. O., Jackson Co., 30 miles south of DuBuque
FUNK'S MILLS, P. O., Decatur Co., via Ottumwa and the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
GAINSBOROUGH, P. O., Van Buren Co., via Keosauqua and the Des Moines Valley Railroad
GALESBURG, P. O., Jasper Co., via Newton on the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
GARDEN GROVE, P. O., Decatur Co., via Ottumwa on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
GARIBALDI, P. O., Keokuk Co., via Washington on the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
GARRYOWEN, P. O., Jackson Co., via Monticello on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad
GASTON, P. O., Fremont Co., via the stage route from St. Joseph, Mo.; to Council Bluffs
GEM, P. O., Clayton Co., via McGregor on the Mississippi River
GENOA, P. O., Wayne Co., via Ottumwa on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
GENOA BLUFF, P. O., Iowa Co., via Marengo on the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
GENESEE, P. O., Cerro Gordo Co., via Waverly on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad 
GENEVA, P. O., Franklin Co., Ship via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
GEORGETOWN, Hardin Co., Ship via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque and Sioux City Railroad
GEORGETOWN, P. O., Monroe Co., via Eddyville on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
GERMANVILLE, P. O., Jefferson Co., eight miles north of Coalport Station
GIARD, P. O., Clayton Co., six miles west of McGregor
GILBERT, P. O., Scott Co., via Davenport and the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad
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GILBERTSVILLE, P. O., Black Hawk Co., via Raymond, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
GLASGOW, P. O., Jefferson Co., seven miles south of Glendale
GLENWOOD, P. O., Mills Co., 18 miles south of Council Bluffs
GOLD FIELD, P. O., Wright Co., via Iowa Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
GOMERSOL, P. O., Benton Co., via Blairstown, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
GOSPORT, P. O., Marion Co., Ship via Pella, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
GRAND MEADOW, P. O., Clayton Co., via Postville, on the McGregor Western Railroad
GRAND MOUND, P. O., Clinton Co., 25 miles west of Clinton
GRAND RIVER, P. O., Wayne Co., via Ottumwa, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
GRANDVIEW, P. O., Louisa Co., Ship via Ononwa, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
GRANVILLE, P. O., Mahaska Co., via Pella, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
GRANT, P. O., Montgomery Co., via Eddyville, on the Des Moines Valley Railroad
GRANT CITY, P. O., Sac Co., Ship Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
GRAVITY, P. O., Taylor Co., Ship via St. Joseph, on the North Missouri Railroad
GREELEY, P. O., Delaware Co., Ship via Earlville, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
GREEN BAY, P. O., Clark Co., via Eddyville, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
GREEN CASTLE, P. O., Jasper Co., via Newton, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
GREENFIELD, P. O., Adair Co., via the Oskaloosa and Council Bluffs stage route
GREEN MOUNTAIN, P. O., Marshall County, via Marshalltown, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
GREENVALE, P. O., Dallas Co., via DesMoines
GREENVILLE, P. O., Lucas Co., via Eddyville, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
GREENWOOD, Chickasaw Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
GRINNELL, P. O., Poweshiek Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, 120 miles from Davenport
GROVE CITY, P. O., Cass Co., 84 miles west of DesMoines
GROVE CREEK, P. O., Jones Co., via Anamosa, on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad
GROVE HILL, P. O., Bremer Co., via Waverly on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
GRUNDY CENTRE, P. O., Grundy Co., via Cedar Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
GUINNVILLE, Benton Co., Ship via Belle Plain, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
GUTHRIE CENTRE, P. O., Guthrie Co., via DesMoines
HAMBURG, P. O., Fremont Co., Ship via Nebraska City, on the Missouri River
HAMILTON, P. O., Marion Co., six miles west of Eddyville
HAMMONDSBURG, P. O., Warren Co., 30 miles west of Pella
HAMPTON, P. O.,  Franklin Co., via Iowa Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
HARDIN CITY, P. O., Hardin Co., via Iowa Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
HARLEM, P. O., Shelby Co., via DesMoines
HARPER'S FERRY, P. O., Allamakee Co., on the Mississippi River, 12 miles above McGregor
HARRIS GROVE, P. O., Harrison Co., 20 miles northeast of Council Bluffs
HARTFORD, P. O., Warren Co., via Pella, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
HARTLAND, P. O., Worth Co., 80 miles northwest of Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
HARTON, P. O., Bremer Co., nine miles north of Waverly
HAWK EYE, P. O., DesMoines Co., via Burlington and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
HAWLEYVILLE, P. O., Page Co., via Stage route from Ottumwa to Nebraska City
HAZEL GROVE, P. O., Delaware Co., via Delaware, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
HAZELTON, P. O., Buchanan Co., 11 miles north of Independence
HEBRON, P. O., Adair Co., via Oskaloosa, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
HELENA, P. O., Tama Co., eight miles southeast of Iuka
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HEMPSTEAD, P. O., DuBuque Co., Ship via Worthington, on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad
HENDERSON'S PRAIRIE, P. O., Clayton Co., via McGregor and the Mississippi River
HESPER, P. O., Winneshiek Co., 14 miles north of Decorah
HESPARIAN, P. O., Webster Co., via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
HIBBSVILLE, P. O., Appanoose Co., Ship via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
HICKEY, P. O., VanBuren Co., Ship via Independent, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
HILLSBOROUGH, P. O., Henry Co., Ship via Mt. Pleasant, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
HOLT, P. O., Taylor Co., via the Ottumwa and Nebraska City stage route
HOME, P. O., VanBuren Co., via Keosauqua and the DesMoines Valley Railroad
HOMER, P. O., Hamilton Co., via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
HOMESTEAD, P. O., Iowa Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, 75 miles from Davenport
HONEY CREEK, P. O., Clayton Co.
HOOK'S POINT, P. O., Hamilton Co., via Iowa Falls and the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
HOPEVILLE, P. O., Clark Co., via Eddyville, on the DesMOines Valley Railroad
HOPEWELL, P. O., Mahaska Co., Ship via Oskaloosa, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
HOPKINTON, P. O., Delaware Co., three and one-half miles from Sand Spring
HORTON, P. O., Bremer Co., via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
HOWARD, P. O., Howard Co., 35 miles northwest of Conover Station, on the McGregor Western Railroad
HOWARD CENTRE, P. O., Howard Co., via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
HUDSON, P. O., Black Hawk Co., eight miles southwest of Waterloo
ICONIUM, P. O., Appanoose Co., via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
IDA, P. O., Ida Co., via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
ILLINOIS GROVE, P. O., Marshall Co., via Marshalltown, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
ILLYRIA, P. O., Fayette Co., eighteen miles southeast of Postville
INDEPENDENCE, P. O., Buchanan Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 69 miles from DuBuque
INDIANAPOLIS, P. O., Mahaska Co., via Oskaloosa, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
INDIANOLA, P. O., Warren Co., via DesMoines
INGART GROVE, P. O., Ringgold Co., via Ottumwa and Nebraska City stage route
INLAND, P. O., Cedar Co., seven miles south of Loudon
IOKA, P. O., Keokuk Co., Ship via Fairfield, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
IOLA, P. O., Marion Co., Ship via Pella, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
ION, P. O., Allamakee Co., twelve miles northwest of McGregor
IONE, P. O., Iowa Co., via Marengo, on the Mississippi & Missouri River Railroad
IOWA CENTRE, P. O., Story Co., seven miles from Colo Station, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
IOWA CITY, P.O., Johnson Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri River Railroad, 55 miles from Davenport
IOWA FALLS, P. O., Hardin Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 150 miles from DuBuque
IOWAVILLE, P. O., VanBuren Co., on the DesMoines Valley Railroad, 60 miles from Keokuk
IRON HILLS, P. O., Jackson Co.
IRVINGTON, P. O., Kossuth Co., via Iowa Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
ISABEL, P. O., Jones Co., via Anamosa, on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad
IUKA, P. O., Tama Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 133 miles from Clinton
JACKSONVILLE, P. O., Chickasaw Co., Ship via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
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JANESVILLE, P. O., Bremer Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 106 miles from DuBuque
JEDDO CITY, P. O., Harrison Co., 35 miles northeast of Council Bluffs
JEFFERSON, P. O., DuBuque Co., via DuBuque
JEFFERSONVILLE, P. O., Lee Co., on the Fort Madison & Keokuk Railroad, 16 miles from Keokuk
JEROME, P. O., Appanoose Co., via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
JESUP, P. O., Buchanan Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 78 miles west of DuBuque
JOCKEYTOWN, Black Hawk Co., Ship via Waterloo, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
JOHNSON, P. O., Jones Co., via Anamosa, on the DuBuque & Southwestern Railroad
JOHNSON GROVE, P. O., Story Co., via Nevada, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
JOHNSTOWN, P. O., Appanoose Co., via Ottumwa, on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
JOLLYVILLE, P. O., Lee Co., via Fort Madison, on the Mississippi River
KASSON, P. O., Madison Co., 48 miles south of DesMoines
KENDRICK, P. O., Green Co., via Boonsboro and the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
KENNEBEC, P. O., Monona Co., via the Council Bluffs and Sioux City Stage Route
KILBOURN, P. O., Van Buren Co., on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
KIMBALL, P. O., Jasper Co., via Newton, on the Burlington & Missouri Railroad
KING, P. O., DuBuque Co., via DuBuque
KINGSTON, P. O., DesMoines Co., 12 miles north of Burlington
KINGSTON CITY, P. O., Linn Co., on the south side of Cedar River, opposite Cedar Rapids
KINISAW, P. O., Tama Co., via Toledo, on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
KIRKVILLE, P. O., Wapello Co., Ship via Eddyville, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
KIRKWOOD, P. O., Polk Co., via DesMoines
KEOKUK, P. O., Lee Co., on the Mississippi River and DesMoines Valley Railroad and Great Western Railway
KEOSAUQUA, P. O., Van Buren Co., via Summit, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad, 45 miles from Keokuk
KOSSUTH, P. O., DesMoines Co., via Burlington
KOSZTA, P. O., Iowa Co., 7 1/2 miles northwest of Marengo
LUCELLE, P. O., Clark Co., 45 miles southwest of Des Moines
LACEY, P. O., Muscatine Co., via Muscatine, on the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
LACONA, P. O., Warren Co., via Oskaloosa on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
LADORA, P. O., Iowa Co., via Marengo, on the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
LAFAYETTE, P. O., Linn Co., via Marion, on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad
LAFATETTE, Polk Co., almost ten miles southeast of DesMoines
LA GRANGE, P. O., Lucas Co., on the stage route from Eddyville to Chariton
LAKE, P. O., Washington Co., via Washington, on the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
LAKE CITY, P. O., Calhoun Co., via Boonsboro and the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
LAKINS GROVE, P. O., Hamilton Co., Ship via Nevada, on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
LA MOTE, P. O. Jackson Co., 16 miles south of DuBuque
LANCASTER, P. O., Keokuk Co., via Fairfield, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
LANGWORTHY, P. O., Jones Co., on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad, 40 miles from DuBuque
LA PORTE, P. O., Clark Co., via Eddyville, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
LA PORTE CITY, P. O., Black Hawk Co, Ship via Waterloo, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
LAREDO, P. O., Mahaska Co., via Oskaloosa and DesMoines Valley Railroad
LATTIMER, P. O., Warren Co., via the stage route from Oskaloosa to Council Bluffs