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.]  
LA VEGA, P. O., DesMoines Co., 19 miles northwest of New London
LAWRENCEBURG, P. O., Warren Co., via the stage route from Oskaloosa to Indianola
LA YERBA, P. O., Hardin Co., via Iowa Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
LEBANON, P. O., Van Buren Co., 8 1/2 miles west pf Keosauqua
LE GRAND, P. O., Marshall Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 144 miles from Clinton
LEIGHTON, P. O., Mahaska Co., via Oskaloosa, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
LEO, P. O., Fayette Co., Ship via Postville, on the McGregor Western Railroad
LeROY, P. O., Bremer Co., via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
LESTER, P. O., Black Hawk Co., via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
LEXINGTON, P. O., Taylor Co., via the Ottumwa and Nebraska City Stage route
LIBERTY, P. O., Clark Co., via Eddyville, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
LIBERTY CENTRE, P. O., Warren Co., via Eddyville, and the DesMoines Valley Railroad
LIBERTYVILLE, P. O., Jefferson Co., Ship via Botavia, on the Burlington &Missouri River Railroad
LIMA, P. O., Fayette Co., via Postville, on the McGregor Western Railroad
LIME SPRING, P. O., Howard Co., via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
LINCOLN, P. O., Polk Co., via DesMoines
LINNDALE, P. O., Woodbury Co., via Sioux City, on the Missouri River
LINTON, P. O., DesMoines Co., via Burlington
LINNWOOD, P. O., Benton Co., via Blairstown, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
LISBON, P. O., Linn Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 65 miles from Clinton
LITHOPOLIS, P. O., Hardin Co., Ship via Iowa Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
LITTLEPORT, P. O., Clayton Co., 20 miles north of Manchester
LITTLE SIOUX, P. O., Harrison Co., via Council Bluffs and Sioux City stage route
LITTLETON, P. O., Buchanan Co., Ship via Jesup, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
LIVINGSTON, P. O., Appanoose Co., Ship via Ottumwa, on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad
LOCKRIDGE, P. O., Jefferson Co., 2 1/2 miles from Glendale
LOCUST LANE, P. O., Winneshiek Co., via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
LOTT'S CREEK, P. O., Humboldt Co., 65 miles northwest of Iowa Falls
LOUDON, P. O., Cedar Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 40 miles from Clinton
LOUISA CENTRE, P. O., Louisa Co., via Muscatine Branch of the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
LOVILLA, P. O., Monroe Co., 16 miles west of Eddyville
LOWELL, Butler Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
LOWELL, P. O., Henry Co., 12 miles southwest of My Pleasant
LOW MOOR, P. O., Clinton Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 10 miles from Clinton
LUCERNE, P. O., Wayne Co., Ship via Ottumwa, and Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
LUNI, P. O., Wright Co., via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
LURA, P. O., Cass Co., via the DesMoines and Council Bluffs stage route
LYBRAND, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Postville, on the McGregor Western Railroad
LYCURGUS, P. O., Allamakee Co., via McGregor
LYNN, P. O., Warren Co., 15 miles southwest of DesMoines
LYNNVILLE, P. O., Jasper Co., via Newton, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
LYONS, P. O., Clinton Co., on the Mississippi River, 2 1/2 miles above Clinton
LITTLE CITY, P. O., Iowa Co., Ship via Marengo, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
McGREGOR, P. O., Clayton Co., on the Mississippi River, opposite Prairie Du Chien
McKISSICK'S GROVE, P. O., Fremont Co., via the stage route from Ottumwa to Nebraska City
MACEDONIA, P. O., Pottawattamie Co., 25 miles east of Council Bluffs
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MACKSVILLE, P. O., Gutherie Co., via DesMoines
MADA, P. O., Guthrie Co., via DesMoines
MADISON, P. O., Jones Co., via Anamosa, on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad
MAGNOLIA, P. O., Harrison Co., 35 miles north of Council Bluffs
MAKEE, P. O., Allamakee Co., via Lansing, on the Mississippi River
MALVERN, P. O., Johnson Co., Ship via Fairfax, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
MANCHESTER, P. O., Delaware Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 47 miles from DuBuque
MANTENO, P. O., Shelby Co., via Des Moines
MANTI, P. O., Fremont Co., via the stage route from Ottumwa to Nebraska City
MAPLETON, P. O., Monona Co., 64 miles north of Council Bluffs
MAQUOKETA, P. O., Jackson Co., 20 miles from De Witt
MARBLE ROCK, P. O., Floyd Co., via Waverly, on the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad
MARCY, P. O., Boone Co., via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
MARENGO, P. O., Iowa Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, 85 miles from Davenport.
MARIETTA, P. O., Marshall Co., 6 miles northwest of Marshalltown
MARION, P. O., Linn Co., on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad, 74 miles from DuBuque
MARSHALL, (Marshalltown, P. O.,) Marshall Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway 151 miles from Clinton
MARSHALLTOWN, P. O., Marshall Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway 151 miles from Clinton
MARTINSBURG, Davis Co., Ship via Ottumwa and the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
MARTINSBURGH, P. O., Keokuk Co., 13 miles noth of Agency City
MASON CITY, P. O., Cerro Gordo Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
MASONVILLE, P. O., Delaware Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 54 miles from DuBuque
MASSILLON, P. O., Cedar Co., via Loudon, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
MAXFIELD, P.. O., Bremer Co., via Waverly and the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
MAYSVILLE, P. O., Franklin Co., via Waverly and the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
MEADE, P. O., Page Co., via Ottumwa and the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
MECHANICSVILLE, cedar Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 57 miles from Clinton
MELBOURNE, P. O., Plymouth Co., about 15 miles north of Sioux City
MELPINE, P. O., Ship via Wilton Junton, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
MEMORY, P. O., Taylor Co., 75 miles north of St Joseph, Mo., and 164 miles west of Eddyville
MEMPHIS, P. O., Appanoose Co., via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri Railroad
MENTOR, P. O. Bremer Co., via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
MIDDLE RIVER, P. O., Madison Co., via the Oskatoosa and Council Bluffs stage route
MIDDLETOWN, P. O., DesMoines Co., on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, nine miles from Burlington
MID PRAIRIE, P. O., Louisa Co., Ship via New London, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
MILFORD, P. O., Clark Co., via Eddyville and Osceola stage route
MILL, P. O., Fayette Co., via Independence, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
MILLEDGEVILLE, P. O., Appanoose Co., via Ottumwa and the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
MILLERAY, P. O., DuBuque Co., via DuBuque
MILLERSBURG, P. O., Iowa Co., 19 miles south of Marengo
MILL GROVE, P. O., Poweshiek Co., 15 miles south of Grinnell
MILL ROCK, P. O., Jackson Co., 16 miles from Wheatland 
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MILLVILLE, P. O., Clayton Co., via Guttenberg, on the Mississippi River
MILTON, P. O., Van Buren Co., Ship via Farmington, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
MINERAL RIDGE, P. O., Boone Co., Ship via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
MINERVA, P. O., Marshall Co., 15 miles northwest of Marshalltown
MITCHELL, P. O., Mitchell Co., 50 miles west of north of Waverly
MITCHELLVILLE, P. O., Polk Co., 15 miles east of DesMoines
MODAIL, P. O., Harrison Co., via Council Bluffs and Sioux City stage route
MOFFATTS GROVE, P. O., Guthrie Co., via DesMoines
MONA, P. O., Mitchell Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
MONECK, P. O., Winneshiek Co., via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
MONMOUTH, P. O., Jackson Co., 26 miles east of Anamosa
MONONA, P. O., Clayton Co., on the McGregor Western Railroad, 13 miles from McGregor
MONROE, P. O., Jasper Co., via Newton, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
MONTEREY, P. O., Davis Co., via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
MONTEZUMA, P. O., Poweshiek Co., via Brooklyn, on the Mississippi & Missouri River Railroad
MONTICELLO, P. O., Jones Co., on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad, 43 miles from DuBuque
MONTGOMERY, P. O., Wright Co., via Iowa Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
MONTROSE, P. O., Lee Co., on the Mississippi River and Keokuk Mt. Pleasant and Muscatine Railroad, 12 miles from Keokuk
MORAVIA, P. O., Appanoose Co., Ship via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
MORGAN, P. O., Winneshiek Co., via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
MORNING SUN, P. O., Louisa Co., Ship via New London, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
MORRIS, P. O., Woodbury Co., via Council Bluffs and Sioux stage route
MORRISBURGH, P. O., Guthrue Co., via DesMoines
MOSALEM, P. O., DuBuque Co., via DuBuque
MOSCOW, P. O., Muscatine Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri River Railroad, 29 miles from Davenport
MOUNT ALGOR, P. O.,  Jackson Co., seven miles west of Sabula
MOUNT AUBURN, P. O., Benton Co., via Blairstown, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
MOUNT AYR, P. O., Ringgold Co., via the Ottumwa and Nebraska City stage route
MOUNT ETNA, P. O., Adams Co., via stage route from Eddyville to Quincy
MOUNT HOPE, P. O., Delaware Co., Ship via Manchester, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
MOUNT JOY, P. O., Scott Co., via Davenport
MOUNT OLIVET, P. O., Mills Co., via the Council Bluffs and St. Joseph stage route
MOUNT PLEASANT, P. O., Henry Co., on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad, 28 miles from Burlington
MOUNT STERLING, P. O., Van Buren Co., via Farmington, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
MOUNT VERNON,  Linn Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 66 miles from Clinton
MT. VERNON, Mahaska Co., Ship via Oskaloosa, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
MOUNT WASHINGTON, P. O., Adams Co., via Eddyville, and the DesMoines Valley Railroad
MOUNT ZION, P. O., Van Buren Co., Ship via Summit, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
MUSCATINE, P. O., Muscatine Co., on the Mississippi River and Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, 32 miles below Davenport
NASHUA, P. O., Chickasaw County, 18 miles north of Waverly 
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NASHVILLE, Jackson Co., Ship via Anamosa, on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad
NAUTRILL, P. O., Bremer Co., via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
NECOTT, P. O., Linn Co., via Cedar Rapids, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
NELSON, P. O., Mitchell Co., via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
NEMORA, P. O., Johnson Co., via Iowa City, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
NEVADA, P. O., Story Co., on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 180 miles from Clinton
NEVINVILLE, P. O., Adams Co., 67 miles southwest of DesMoines
NEW ALBA, P. O., Winneshiek Co., via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
NEWARK, P. O.,  Marion Co., eight miles west of Pella
NEWBURN, P. O., Marion Co., 32 miles southwest of Pella
NEW BOSTON, P. O., Lee Co., Ship via Keokuk
NEW BUDA, P. O., Decatur Co. Ship via Burlington & Missouri River to Ottumwa
NEWBURG, P. O., Mitchell Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
NEW GALENA, P. O., Allamakee Co., via McGregor
NEW HAMPTON, P. O., Chickasaw Co., Ship via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
NEW HARTFORD, P. O., Butler Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 110 miles from DuBuque
NEW HAVEN, P. O., Washington Co., via Washington, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
NEW HOPE, P. O., Appanoose Co., Ship via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
NEW HOPE, P. O., Union Co., 50 miles southwest from DesMoines
NEW JEFFERSON, P. O., Greene Co., via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
NEW LIBERTY, P. O., Scott Co., via Davenport
NEW LONDON, P. O., Henry Co., on the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 19 miles from Burlington
NEW MARKET, P. O., Van Buren Co., via Keosauqua and the DesMoines Valley Railroad
NEW OREGON, P. O., Howard Co., via Ossian, on the McGregor Western Railroad
NEW PHILADELPHIA, P. O., Story Co., Ship to Ames Station, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
NEWPORT, P. O., Johnson Co., via Iowa City and the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
NEWPORT CENTER, P. O., Johnson Co., via Iowa City and the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
NEW PROVIDENCE, P. O., Hardin Co., 20 miles north of State Centre

NEW SHARON, P. O., Mahaska Co., Ship via Grinnell, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, or Pella, on the DesMoines Valley

                    Railroad
NEW STAND, P. O., Clayton Co., via Guttenberg, on the Mississippi River
NEWTON, P. O., Jasper Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad, 135 miles from Davenport
NEW TOWN, P. O., Pottawattamie Co., 35 miles northeast of Des Moines
NEW  VIENNA, P. O., DuBuque Co., Ship via Dyersville, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
NEW VIRGINIA, P. O., Warren Co., Ship via Eddyville, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad 
NEW YORK, P. O., Wayne Co., 40 miles southwest of Eddyville
NEZEKA, P. O., Allamakee Co., Ship via McGregor, on the Mississippi River
NILES, P. O., VanBuren Co., eight miles from Keosauqua
NINE EAGLES, P. O., Decatur Co., via the Ottumwa and Nebraska City stage route
NORRIS, P. O., Marshall Co., via Marshalltown, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
NORTH, P. O., Madison Co., 33 miles southwest of DesMoines
NORTH ENGLISH, P. O., Iowa Co., via Marengo, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad 
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NORTHFIELD, P. O.,
NORTH LIBERTY, P. O.,
NORTHVILLE, P. O., Greene Co., via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
NORTH WASHINGTON, P. O., Chickasaw Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
NORTHWOOD, P. O., Worth Co., 78 miles northwest of Waverly
NORWALK, P. O., Warren Co., eight miles southwest of DesMoines
NUGENTS GROVE, P. O., Linn Co., via Cedar Rapids, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
NUMA, P. O., Appanoose Co., via stage line from Ottumwa to Centreville
O'BRIEN, P. O., O'Brien Co., via Sioux City, on the Missouri River
OAKLAND VALLEY, P. O., Franklin, Ship via DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad to Iowa Falls
OAK POINT, P. O., Van Buren Co., via Keosauqua and the DesMoines Valley Railroad
OAK SPRING, P. O., Davis Co., 16 miles from Ottumwa
OASIS, P. O., Johnson Co., via Iowa City and the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
OGDEN, P. O., DuBuque Co., via DuBuque
OHIO, P. O., Madison Co., via stage route from Oskaloosa to Winterset
OLA, P. O., Tama Co., via Toledo, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
OLD MISSION, P. O. Winneshiek Co., Ship via Ossian, on the McGregor Railroad
OLIO, P. O, Union Co., via stage route from Eddyville to Afton
OLMSTEAD, P. O., Harrison Co., via stage route from Council Bluffs to Sioux City
ONONWA, P. O., Louisa Co., on the Mississippi & Missouri R. R., 51 miles from Davenport
ONAWA, P. O., Monona Co., four miles from the Missouri River, and 60 miles north of Council Bluffs
ORAN, P. O., Fayette Co., 15 miles from Independence
ORANGE, P. O., Clinton Co., via DeWitt, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
ORFORD, P. O., Tama Co., via the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
ORLEANS, P. O., Appanoose Co., 30 Miles southwest of Ottumwa
ORONA, P. O., Muscatine Co., via Muscatine
OSAGE, P. O., Mitchell Co., via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
OSBORNE, P. O., Howard Co., 30 miles northwest of Ossian
OSCEOLA, P. O., Clark Co., via stage route from Eddyville west
OSKALOOSA. P. O., Mahaska Co., on the DesMoines Valley Railroad, 101 miles from Keokuk
OSPREY, P. O., Monroe Co., Ship via Ottumwa, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
OSSIAN, P. O., Winneshiek Co., on the McGregor Western Railroad, 40 miles from McGregor
OSWEGO., P. O., Warren Co., via Pella, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
OTHO, P. O., Webster Co., via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
OTISVILLE, P. O., Franklin Co., Ship via Iowa Falls on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
OTO, P. O., Woodbury Co., 35 miles east of Sioux City
OTRANTO, P. O., Mitchell Co., 70 Miles northwest of McGregor
OTSEGO, P. O., Fayette Co., 13 Miles north of Independence
OTTAWA, P. O., Clark Co., Ship via Eddyville, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
OTTER CREEK, P. O., Jackson Co., 20 miles south of DuBuque

OTTUMWA, P. O., Wapello Co., at the junction of the DesMoines Valley and Burlington & Missouri River Railroads, 75 miles from

            Burlington and 76 miles from Keokuk
OVID, P. O., Taylor Co., via stage route from Ottumwa to Nebraska City
OWENS GROVE, P. O., Cerro Gordo Co., Ship via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
OXFORD MILLS, P. O., Jones Co., Ship via Loudon, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
  
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OZARK, P. O., Jackson Co., 26 miles south of DuBuque
PACIFIC CITY, P. O., Mills Co., via stage line from Council Bluffs to Glenwood
PAGE CITY, P. O., Page Co., via Ottumwa and Nebraska City Stage Route
PAINT ROCK, P. O., Allamakee Co., Ship via McGregor, on the Mississippi River
PALESTINE, P. O., Johnson Co., vis Iowa City, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
PALMYRA, P. O., Warren Co., 16 miles southwest of DesMoines
PALO ALTO, P. O., Louisa Co., via Burlington
PANORA, P. O., Guthrie Co., 37 miles southwest of Boonsboro
PARADISE, P. O., Crawford Co., via Boonsboro, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
PARIS, P. O., Linn Co., via Cedar Rapids, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway

PARIS, ( Valley P. O.,) Washington Co., Ship via Chicago & Rock Island Railroad to Washington, on the Mississippi & Missouri

         Railroad 

PARKERSBURG, P. O., Butler Co., Ship via Cedar Falls, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad
PARRISH, P. O., DesMoines Co., Ship via Middleton, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
PARSONVILLE, P. O., Jefferson Co., via Fairfield, on the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
PATRIOT, P. O., Union Co., via stage route from Eddyville to Afton
PEDEE, P. O., Cedar Co., via Downey, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
PELLA, P. O., Marion Co., on the DesMoines Valley Railroad, 116 miles from Keokuk
PENN, P. O., Fayette Co.
PENORIA, P. O., Guthrie Co., via DesMoines
PEORIA, P. O., Mahaska Co., via Oskaloosa and the DesMoines Valley Railroad
PEORIA CITY, P. O., Polk Co., 25 miles northeast of DesMoines
PEOSTA, P. O., DuBuque Co., on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad, 15 miles from DuBuque
PERU, P. O., Madison Co., via stage line from DesMoines to Winterset
PETERSON, P. O., Clay Co., 70 miles northwest of Fort Dodge
PHILO, P. O., Union Co., via stage line from Eddyville to Afton
PICKAWAY, P. O., Benton Co., via Blairstown, on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
PIERCE'S POINT, P. O., Dallas Co., 26 miles south of Boonsboro
PIERCEVILLE, P. O., Van Buren Co., 4 1/2 miles from Bentonsport
PIKE, P. O., Muscatine Co., 15 miles west of Muscatine
PILOT GROVE, P. O., Lee Co., 12 miles south of My. Pleasant
PILOT ROCK, P. O., Cherokee Co., Ship via Sioux City, on the Mississippi River
PIN HOOK, Fremont Co., on the Missouri River
PINHOOK,  Jackson Co., Ship via Anamosa, on the DuBuque Southwestern Railroad
PIN OAK, P. O, DuBuque Co., Ship via DuBuque
PITTSBURG, P. O., Van Buren Co., Ship via Summit, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
PLATTVILLE, P. O., Taylor Co., 60 miles from Savannah, Mo., on the North Missouri Railroad
PLEASANT GROVE, P. O., DesMoines Co., eight miles from Danville
PLEASANT HILL, P. O., Cedar Co.
PLEASANT PLAIN, P. O., Jefferson Co., 12 miles northeast of Fairfield
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, P. O., Muscatine Co., via Walcot, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
PLEASANT VALLEY, P. O., Scott Co., on the Mississippi River, 9 miles above Davenport
PLEASANT VIEW, P. O., Jasper Co., via Newton, on the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad
PLEASANT VIEW, Warren Co., Ship via Pella, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
PLEASANTVILLE, P. O.,  Marion Co., Ship via Pella, on the DesMoines Valley Railroad
PLUM HOLLOW, P. O., Fremont Co., 12 miles northeast of Nebraska City, on the Missouri River
PLYMOUTH, P. O., Cerro Gordo Co., via Waverly, on the DuBuque & Sioux City Railroad