Research files
The documents, maps and records behind this project that anyone may freely download and reuse: 62 entries, about 17,383 pages in all.
Everything here is in the public domain in the United States, either as a work of the federal government or as a work published before 1931, except our own data, which is free under CC BY 4.0. Most links go to the permanent public copy at the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Archives or the Internet Archive. The post-office site reports are our own bundles of the National Archives' page images, one PDF per office. Recent local histories and library scans still under copyright are cited on the Sources page but not posted here.
| Document | Author or organization | Date | Pages | Topic | Get it |
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| U.S. Postal Bulletin: issues with orders for divide post offices The Post Office Department's daily bulletin, which printed every office established, discontinued or renamed and where its mail went. We pulled the issues that name the divide's offices; the list below links each one. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0068 | U.S. Post Office Department | 1880–1968 | 171 pages, 121 issues | Post offices | |
| Reports of Site Locations (NARA microfilm M1126): Douglas, Elbert and El Paso counties, by office The forms each postmaster filled in when an office opened or moved, most with a sketch map on the back showing the office, the creeks, the roads and the neighboring offices. We bundled the National Archives' page images into one PDF per office; the list below links each. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0113 | U.S. Post Office Department; National Archives (Record Group 28) | 1862–1948 | 594 page images, 198 offices | Post offices | |
| Big Springs, Colo., 1:125,000 topographic sheet (1893) An early USGS topographic sheet of the divide country, showing its towns, rail lines, roads and creeks in the early 1890s. A GeoTIFF for GIS use; the research map's 1890s layer is built from these sheets. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0139 | U.S. Geological Survey | 1893 | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Castle Rock, Colo., 1:125,000 topographic sheet (1894) An early USGS topographic sheet of the divide country, showing its towns, rail lines, roads and creeks in the early 1890s. A GeoTIFF for GIS use; the research map's 1890s layer is built from these sheets. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0139 | U.S. Geological Survey | 1894 | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Colorado Springs, Colo., 1:125,000 topographic sheet (1893) An early USGS topographic sheet of the divide country, showing its towns, rail lines, roads and creeks in the early 1890s. A GeoTIFF for GIS use; the research map's 1890s layer is built from these sheets. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0139 | U.S. Geological Survey | 1893 | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Limon, Colo., 1:125,000 topographic sheet (1892) An early USGS topographic sheet of the divide country, showing its towns, rail lines, roads and creeks in the early 1890s. A GeoTIFF for GIS use; the research map's 1890s layer is built from these sheets. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0139 | U.S. Geological Survey | 1892 | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Pikes Peak, Colo., 1:125,000 topographic sheet (1894) An early USGS topographic sheet of the divide country, showing its towns, rail lines, roads and creeks in the early 1890s. A GeoTIFF for GIS use; the research map's 1890s layer is built from these sheets. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0139 | U.S. Geological Survey | 1894 | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Platte Canyon, Colo., 1:125,000 topographic sheet (1893) An early USGS topographic sheet of the divide country, showing its towns, rail lines, roads and creeks in the early 1890s. A GeoTIFF for GIS use; the research map's 1890s layer is built from these sheets. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0139 | U.S. Geological Survey | 1893 | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Sanborn, Colo., 1:125,000 topographic sheet (1893) An early USGS topographic sheet of the divide country, showing its towns, rail lines, roads and creeks in the early 1890s. A GeoTIFF for GIS use; the research map's 1890s layer is built from these sheets. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0139 | U.S. Geological Survey | 1893 | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Castle Rock, Colo., 30-minute quadrangle, 1:125,000 (edition of 1913) The 1913 edition (surveyed 1911): schools by name, the road net of 1911-13, Case and Cherry, and sidings such as Spruce and Topeka. The Larkspur Historical Society posts a large scan of the southern Douglas County part. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0124 | U.S. Geological Survey | 1913 (surveyed 1911) | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Map of the Greenland Stock Farm, T. 9 and 10 S., R. 66 and 67 W., Douglas County A promotional map of the Greenland ranch, probably from its 1893 prospectus: the farm boundary, Greenland and the Home Ranch, the outlying ranch stations, Glade station, springs and the edge of the coal formation. Scanned and posted by the Larkspur Historical Society. Published before 1931; public domain (the scan is a faithful copy). Source S-0125 | Greenland Stock Farm (publisher); scan by the Larkspur Historical Society | about 1893 | 1 map sheet | Maps | |
| Historic trail maps of the Pueblo 1° × 2° quadrangle, Colorado (USGS Map I-930) Glenn R. Scott's map of the historic trails, wagon roads and stage stations of the southern half of the divide, with a 10-page text: a dated chronology of explorers, trails and settlements, and its sources. Two plates. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0105 | Glenn R. Scott, U.S. Geological Survey | 1975 | 12 2 plates + 10-page text | Maps | |
| Historic trail map of the Denver 1° × 2° quadrangle, central Colorado (USGS Map I-2639) Scott's companion map for the northern half of the divide: historic trails, stage stations, forts and early settlements. Two plates; the second enlarges the northwest quarter. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0106 | Glenn R. Scott, U.S. Geological Survey | 1999 | 2 2 plates | Maps | |
| The Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer, for 1871 A brief history of Colorado, a gazetteer of the territory and directories of Denver and the mountain towns. Its Douglas County then ran east to Kansas and "takes in a portion of the 'Divide.'" Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0056 | S. S. Wallihan & Co. (Samuel S. Wallihan and T. O. Bigney), Denver | 1870 (for 1871) | 666 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Colorado State Business Directory and Annual Register (1875) A statewide business directory and register, town by town. Monument in 1875: population 100, postmaster Henry Limbach. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0057 | J. A. Blake, Denver | 1875 | 256 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Colorado State Business Directory (1877) The 1877 edition of the state business directory, town by town. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0039 | J. A. Blake, Denver | 1877 | 518 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| The Colorado State Business Directory, 41st annual volume (1915): 88-page excerpt An 88-page excerpt of the 1915 directory, digitized by the Animas Museum, Durango. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0057 | Gazetteer Publishing Co., Denver; digitized by the Animas Museum | 1915 | 88 pages (excerpt) | Gazetteers and directories | |
| A Gazetteer of Colorado (USGS Bulletin 291) Colorado's named places in 1906, each with its county and a line of description. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0037 | Henry Gannett, U.S. Geological Survey | 1906 | 200 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Crofutt's Grip-Sack Guide of Colorado A traveler's encyclopedia of the state, with a short entry for every city, town, station, post office and mining camp. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0036 | George A. Crofutt; Overland Publishing Co., Omaha | 1881 | 192 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Colorado Cities and Places The Rock Island's 1890 guide to Colorado towns and resorts, written for summer visitors. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0060 | Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway | [1890?] | 76 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Report of the Board of Immigration of Colorado Territory for the two years ending December 31, 1873 The territorial Board of Immigration's report to the legislature on its work to bring settlers to Colorado, 1872 and 1873. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Territory, Board of Immigration | 1874 | 72 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| The Resources, Wealth and Industrial Development of Colorado Colorado's agricultural exhibit book for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0061 | Colorado World's Fair Board of Managers (written by Joseph G. Brown) | 1893 | 204 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Year Book of the State of Colorado (1918) The state's yearbook of descriptions and statistics. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado State Board of Immigration | 1918 | 212 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Year Book of the State of Colorado (1924) The 1924 edition of the state yearbook. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado State Board of Immigration | 1924 | 236 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Year Book of the State of Colorado (1929) The 1929 edition of the state yearbook. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado State Board of Immigration | 1929 | 314 scanned pages | Gazetteers and directories | |
| Memories of a Lifetime in the Pike's Peak Region Irving Howbert's memoir of the Pikes Peak region from 1860, with the 1868 raids on the divide, the Pinery and Black Forest, and C. R. Husted's sawmill among its subjects. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0018 | Irving Howbert; G. P. Putnam's Sons | 1925 | 320 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| The Indians of the Pike's Peak Region Howbert's account of the Cheyenne and Arapaho war in El Paso County, 1864 and 1868, including Sand Creek. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Irving Howbert; Knickerbocker Press | 1914 | 272 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| History of the State of Colorado, vol. 3 Volume 3 of Frank Hall's four-volume history of Colorado. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0058 | Frank Hall; Rocky Mountain Historical Co. | 1891 | 690 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| History of the State of Colorado, vol. 4 Volume 4 of Hall's history. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0058 | Frank Hall; Rocky Mountain Historical Co. | 1895 | 802 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| History of the Arkansas Valley, Colorado The 1881 history of the Arkansas Valley counties, El Paso among them; it covers the 1868 raids on the divide and an 1859 camp on Monument Creek. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0059 | O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago | 1881 | 1,080 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| Colorado: A Historical, Descriptive and Statistical Work (1876) Frank Fossett's handbook of Colorado's mines, farms, ranges and resorts, 1876 edition. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0055 | Frank Fossett | 1876 | 532 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| Colorado: Its Gold and Silver Mines, Farms and Stock Ranges (1879) Fossett's 1879 edition, a tourist's guide as well as a mining handbook. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0055 | Frank Fossett; C. G. Crawford, New York | 1879 | 558 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| Colorado: Its Gold and Silver Mines, Farms and Stock Ranges (1880) Fossett's 1880 edition. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0055 | Frank Fossett; C. G. Crawford, New York | 1880 | 628 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| Crofutt's New Overland Tourist and Pacific Coast Guide Crofutt's guide to the overland railroads, their stations and connections. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | George A. Crofutt; Overland Publishing Co., Omaha | 1884 | 338 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| Nature Notes of the Pikes Peak Region Lloyd Shaw's natural-history notes on the Pikes Peak region. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Lloyd Shaw | 1916 | 268 scanned pages | Histories and guidebooks | |
| First annual report of the Railroad Commissioner of the State of Colorado (year ending June 30, 1885) The state railroad regulator's report. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | State of Colorado, Railroad Commissioner / Commission | 1885 | 714 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioner of the State of Colorado (1886) The state railroad regulator's report. Includes the Denver & New Orleans return with its 1885 station list across the divide (Parker to Manitou Junction). Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0040 | State of Colorado, Railroad Commissioner / Commission | 1886 | 718 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Biennial Report of the Railroad Commissioner, 1891 and 1892 The state railroad regulator's report. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | State of Colorado, Railroad Commissioner / Commission | 1893 | 38 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| First Annual Report of the State Railroad Commission of Colorado The state railroad regulator's report. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | State of Colorado, Railroad Commissioner / Commission | 1908 | 76 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Biennial Report of the State Railroad Commission, 1909–1910 The state railroad regulator's report. Includes the commission's report on the Husted collision of Aug. 14, 1909. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0040 | State of Colorado, Railroad Commissioner / Commission | 1909–11 | 230 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Biennial Report of the State Railroad Commission, 1911–1912 The state railroad regulator's report. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | State of Colorado, Railroad Commissioner / Commission | 1911–13 | 234 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| First Annual Report of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1914 | 272 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Second and Third Annual Reports of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1916 | 182 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Fourth and Fifth Annual Reports of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1919 | 206 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Sixth and Seventh Annual Reports of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1921 | 134 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Eighth and Ninth Annual Reports of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1923 | 142 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Tenth and Eleventh Annual Reports of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1925 | 162 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Twelfth and Thirteenth Annual Reports of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Includes the Rock Island's 1925 bid to close its Peyton agency, which was denied. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0040 | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1926 | 150 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Fourteenth and Fifteenth Annual Reports of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1928 | 194 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Sixteenth and Seventeenth Annual Reports of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado Annual report of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which regulated the railroads from 1913. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1930 | 78 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Reports of Decisions of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado, vol. 1 The commission's decisions, case by case. Vol. 1 covers the 1915 Larkspur–Glade collision. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0040 | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1914–1916 | 342 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Reports of Decisions of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado, vol. 2 The commission's decisions, case by case. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1916 | 554 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Reports of Decisions of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado, vol. 3 The commission's decisions, case by case. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1916–1917 | 522 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Reports of Decisions of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado, vol. 4 The commission's decisions, case by case. Vol. 4 has the 1917 order keeping Colorado & Southern passenger trains running to Eastonville. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain. Source S-0040 | Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 1917 | 536 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| Guidebook of the Western United States, Part E: The Denver & Rio Grande Western Route (USGS Bulletin 707) A USGS mile-by-mile geologic guide to the Denver & Rio Grande Western route, including the climb over the divide between Denver and Colorado Springs. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0042 | Marius R. Campbell, U.S. Geological Survey | 1922 | 408 scanned pages | Railroads | |
| The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States (1910) The national railway guide of 1910: timetables and stations. Published in the United States before 1931; public domain | National Railway Publication Co. | 1910 | — | Railroads | |
| Lists of Elevations Principally in that Portion of the United States West of the Mississippi River Gannett's 1877 lists of elevations west of the Mississippi. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0038 | Henry Gannett, U.S. Geological Survey | 1877 | 182 scanned pages | Elevations, surveys and geology | |
| A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, 4th ed. (USGS Bulletin 274) Gannett's national dictionary of altitudes, fourth edition. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain | Henry Gannett, U.S. Geological Survey | 1906 | 1,080 scanned pages | Elevations, surveys and geology | |
| Hypsometry: Precise Leveling in the United States, 1903–1907 Precise leveling of 1903-1907, with bench-mark sequences along the Denver & Rio Grande (Sedalia, Toluca, Acequia), the Kansas Pacific and the Rock Island. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain. Source S-0041 | John F. Hayford and L. Pike, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey | 1909 | 303 scanned pages | Elevations, surveys and geology | |
| Contributions to Economic Geology, 1908, Part II: Mineral Fuels (USGS Bulletin 381) USGS papers on coal and other mineral fuels, 1908. U.S. government work (17 U.S.C. § 105); public domain | Marius R. Campbell, ed., U.S. Geological Survey | 1910 | 616 scanned pages | Elevations, surveys and geology | |
| Black Forest Fox Ranch, Inc. v. Garrett, 110 Colo. 323 (1943) A workmen's compensation case: a ranch hand at the Black Forest Fox Ranch died after a roundup of escaped foxes in 1941. The opinion shows the corporation breeding foxes by then. Court opinion; public domain. Source S-0138 | Colorado Supreme Court (Justice Knous) | 1943 | — | Court records | |
| Palmer Divide Research places (CSV and GeoJSON) Every mapped place with its coordinates, kind, status, how sure the point is and where it was located from. Our own compilation; CC BY 4.0 | Palmer Divide Research | updated with the site | — | Our data |
Post office site reports, by office
Reports of Site Locations, 1837–1950 (National Archives microfilm M1126, Record Group 28), for the post offices of Douglas, Elbert and El Paso counties. Each PDF holds that office's forms, sketch maps and letters, latest report first, as the Archives filmed them. Dates are those written on the forms. Free to reuse; please credit the National Archives.
| Office | County | Dates | Pages | On our map | |
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| (county map) | Elbert | 1934 | 1 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Acequia | Douglas | 1874–1887 | 4 | Download 0.9 MB | Place page |
| Agate | Elbert | 1881–1941 | 5 | Download 1.0 MB | Place page |
| Air Base [branch, Colorado Springs] | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Air Base branch [of Colorado Springs] | El Paso | 1942 | 1 | Download 0.1 MB | |
| Air Base Post Office [branch, Colorado Springs] | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Albano | El Paso | 1904 | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Alnwick | El Paso | 1887 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Amo | El Paso | 1904 | 4 | Download 1.0 MB | |
| Banner [i.e. Albano] | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Bardeen | El Paso | 1916 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Bassett's Mill | El Paso | 1869 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Bear Canon | Douglas | 1871 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Bethesda | Douglas | 1902 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Big Sandy | El Paso | 1876–1882 | 4 | Download 0.9 MB | Place page |
| Big Sandy [i.e. Calhan] | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Bijou Basin | El Paso | 1866–1885 | 3 | Download 0.6 MB | Place page |
| Bland[?] (initial could read 'Cland') | Elbert | 1882 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Boaz | El Paso | 1896 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Buick | Elbert | 1916 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Burt | El Paso | 1909 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Buttes | El Paso | 1894 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Calhan | El Paso | 1888–1941 | 6 | Download 1.2 MB | Place page |
| Camp Carson [branch of Colorado Springs] | El Paso | 1942 | 1 | Download 0.1 MB | |
| Camp Carson branch [of Colorado Springs] | El Paso | 1943–1947 | 2 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Camp Carson Branch [post office] | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Camp Carson Independent Branch [of Colorado Springs] | El Paso | 1942 | 1 | Download 0.1 MB | |
| Cascade | El Paso | 1887–1942 | 10 | Download 1.9 MB | Place page |
| Case | Douglas | 1897 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Castle Rock | Douglas | 1874–1941 | 8 | Download 1.6 MB | Place page |
| Chenoweth | Elbert | 1897 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Chenowith | Elbert | 1897 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Cherry | Douglas | 1900 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Chipita Park | El Paso | 1934–1941 | 4 | Download 0.8 MB | |
| Clemmons | Elbert | 1882 | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Clermont | Elbert | 1881 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Colorado City | El Paso | 1881 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Colorado Springs | El Paso | 1871–1941 | 8 | Download 1.4 MB | |
| Cooley | El Paso | 1910 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Cragmor | El Paso | 1926 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Crows Roost | El Paso | 1913 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Curtis | El Paso | 1901–1914 | 4 | Download 0.9 MB | |
| Dakan | Douglas | 1896 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Deansbury | Douglas | 1890 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Deckers | Douglas | 1909–1914 | 4 | Download 0.7 MB | |
| Douglas | Douglas | 1871 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | Place page |
| Dragoo | El Paso | 1915 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Drenan (Drennan Rural Station, Colorado Springs) | El Paso | 1920 | 1 | Download 0.1 MB | |
| Drenan (Drennan) | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Drennan Rural Station | El Paso | 1922 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Easton | El Paso | 1872 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Eastonville | El Paso | 1887–1914 | 5 | Download 1.0 MB | Place page |
| Edgerton | El Paso | 1870–1901 | 6 | Download 1.3 MB | Place page |
| El Paso | El Paso | 1862–1877 | 4 | Download 0.8 MB | |
| El Paso; Woodvalley; Colorado City; Pueblo | El Paso | — | 2 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| El Paso; Woodvalley; Colorado City; Pueblo; Boonville | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Elbert | Elbert | 1875–1941 | 11 | Download 2.4 MB | Place page |
| Elizabeth | Elbert | 1882–1941 | 6 | Download 1.3 MB | Place page |
| Ellicott | El Paso | 1903 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Elsmere | El Paso | 1889 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Fairview | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Falcon | El Paso | 1888–1941 | 8 | Download 1.5 MB | Place page |
| Farmer | Douglas | 1895 | 3 | Download 0.6 MB | |
| Fondis | Elbert | 1895–1941 | 8 | Download 1.7 MB | Place page |
| Fountain | El Paso | 1864–1941 | 9 | Download 1.7 MB | |
| Franceville | El Paso | 1881 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Franceville Junction | El Paso | 1892 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Frankstown | Douglas | 1871 | 1 | Download 0.1 MB | Place page |
| Franktown | Douglas | 1898–1918 | 5 | Download 0.9 MB | Place page |
| Gebhard[?] | Elbert | 1881 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Glen Grove | Douglas | 1869–1871 | 3 | Download 0.7 MB | Place page |
| Gleneath | El Paso | 1914 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Glenn | El Paso | 1896 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Gomer's Mills | Elbert | 1870 | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Gomers Mill | Elbert | 1870 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Gomers Mills | Elbert | 1870 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Graceland | Elbert | 1908 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Granger | El Paso | 1882 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Green Mountain Falls | El Paso | 1888–1941 | 8 | Download 1.6 MB | Place page |
| Green Mt. Falls | El Paso | 1928 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Greenland | Douglas | 1873–1929 | 7 | Download 1.4 MB | Place page |
| Gustin [i.e. Bardeen] | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Gwillimville | El Paso | 1878 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Halfway | El Paso | 1903 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Hamilton (label at the proposed site on the plot) | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Hanover | El Paso | — | 2 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Hargisville | Elbert | 1908 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Hill Top | Douglas | 1889–1942 | 6 | Download 1.2 MB | Place page |
| Holtwold | El Paso | 1888–1910 | 4 | Download 0.9 MB | Place page |
| Holtwold | Elbert | 1915 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Huntsville | Douglas | 1862–1869 | 4 | Download 0.8 MB | Place page |
| Husted | El Paso | 1896 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Irving | Douglas | 1914 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Ivywild | El Paso | 1891 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Jimmy Camp | El Paso | 1873 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Kanza | Elbert | 1907–1914 | 4 | Download 0.9 MB | |
| Kelker | El Paso | 1914 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Key Stone | Douglas | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Key Stone (addressed 'Keystone') | Douglas | 1871 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Keysor | Elbert | 1906–1914 | 4 | Download 0.9 MB | |
| Keystone | Douglas | 1862–1869 | 3 | Download 0.6 MB | Place page |
| Kiowa | Elbert | 1868–1947 | 9 | Download 1.6 MB | Place page |
| Kiowa [name not on diagram; reverse of form 0296] | Elbert | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Kiowa [name not on diagram; reverse of form 0299] | Elbert | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Kuhn's Crossing | Elbert | 1879 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Kuhn's Crossing [from docket] | Elbert | 1879 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Kutch | Elbert | 1905–1941 | 9 | Download 1.7 MB | Place page |
| Kutch [name not on diagram; reverse of form 0310] | Elbert | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Kutch [proposed site] | Elbert | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Kutch P.O. | Elbert | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Laketon | Elbert | 1884 | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Laketon (proposed "Lake") | Elbert | 1884 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Lambert corner | Elbert | 1942 | 1 | Download 0.1 MB | |
| Lambert corner (no office) | Elbert | 1942 | 1 | Download 0.1 MB | |
| Larkspur | Douglas | 1871–1948 | 8 | Download 1.7 MB | Place page |
| Larkspur Colorado | Douglas | 1914 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Lawrence | El Paso | 1892 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Louviers | Douglas | 1907–1941 | 14 | Download 2.6 MB | Place page |
| Lytle | El Paso | 1885 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Lytle | Elbert | — | 2 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Lytle [name not on diagram; reverse of form 0320] | Elbert | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Majors | El Paso | 1911 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Manitou | El Paso | 1875–1914 | 6 | Download 1.2 MB | |
| Manitou Park | El Paso | 1890 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Manitou Springs | El Paso | 1887–1941 | 8 | Download 1.5 MB | |
| Matheson | Elbert | 1941 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Matheson, Colo. (docket: "Mattison Colo") | Elbert | 1906 | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Mattison | Elbert | 1889–1906 | 2 | Download 0.6 MB | Place page |
| Mattison (changed to Matheson) | Elbert | 1914 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Mattison Colo | Elbert | 1889 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Mattison/Matheson [name not on diagram; reverse of form 0325] | Elbert | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Mayfield | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | Place page |
| McFerran | El Paso | 1889 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Midland | El Paso | 1892 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Monument | El Paso | 1871–1942 | 10 | Download 1.9 MB | Place page |
| Mosby | El Paso | 1910 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| New Memphis | Douglas | 1871 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Newfield | El Paso | 1896 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Norton | Elbert | 1898 | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | Place page |
| O.Z. | El Paso | 1877 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Osburn | Elbert | 1884–1885 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Palmer | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Palmer Lake | El Paso | 1912–1948 | 9 | Download 1.8 MB | Place page |
| Parker | Douglas | 1899–1948 | 19 | Download 4.1 MB | Place page |
| Pemberton | Douglas | 1896 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Perry Park | Douglas | 1892 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Peyton | El Paso | 1888–1941 | 7 | Download 1.4 MB | Place page |
| Pikeview | El Paso | 1914–1941 | 4 | Download 1.0 MB | Place page |
| Pine Grove | Douglas | 1863–1871 | 4 | Download 0.8 MB | Place page |
| Platte Canon | Douglas | 1877 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Ramah | El Paso | 1888–1947 | 16 | Download 3.0 MB | Place page |
| Resolis | Elbert | 1890 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| River Bend | Elbert | 1872–1898 | 4 | Download 0.9 MB | Place page |
| Riverbend | Elbert | 1914 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Riverbend [name not in title; reverse of form 0335] | Elbert | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Rock Butte | Elbert | 1869–1871 | 4 | Download 0.7 MB | Place page |
| Rock Ridge | Douglas | 1872 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Roswell | El Paso | 1888 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | Place page |
| Running Creek | Elbert | 1867–1882 | 6 | Download 1.2 MB | Place page |
| Running Creek [name not on diagram; title cut off] | Elbert | 1867 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Rush | El Paso | 1907–1941 | 10 | Download 1.9 MB | Place page |
| Russelville [as written; Russellville] | Douglas | 1862 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Saint Peters | El Paso | 1905 | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Schley | Elbert | 1899 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Sedalia | Douglas | 1872–1942 | 10 | Download 2.0 MB | Place page |
| Signal | El Paso | 1896 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Simla | Elbert | 1909–1941 | 6 | Download 1.2 MB | Place page |
| Southwater | El Paso | 1875 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Spring Valley | Douglas | 1871 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | Place page |
| Squirrel Creek | El Paso | 1910–1911 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| St. Peters | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Stoller (docket: "Norton, Colo.") | Elbert | 1898 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Strontia Springs | Douglas | 1911–1914 | 6 | Download 1.2 MB | |
| Sublime | El Paso | 1903 | 1 | Download 0.3 MB | |
| Suffolk | El Paso | 1878–1879 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Summit Park | El Paso | 1873–1890 | 6 | Download 1.2 MB | Place page |
| Sun View | El Paso | 1877 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Sunview | El Paso | 1889 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Surber | El Paso | 1895–1910 | 4 | Download 0.9 MB | |
| Table Rock | El Paso | 1873 | 3 | Download 0.8 MB | Place page |
| Table Rock School (n.o.); Templeton Gap (n.o.) [points on Colorado Springs star route 65307] | El Paso | 1930 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Turkey Creek | El Paso | 1877 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Tyler | Douglas | 1895 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Virginia | Douglas | 1871 | 2 | Download 0.3 MB | Place page |
| Wayne | El Paso | 1909 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Weissport | El Paso | 1875 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| West End Station (Colo Springs, Colo) | El Paso | 1926 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| West End Station [of Colorado Springs] | El Paso | 1948 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Westcreek | Douglas | 1902–1941 | 7 | Download 1.5 MB | |
| Wigwam | El Paso | 1882 | 2 | Download 0.5 MB | |
| Wolfcreek | Elbert | 1909 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | Place page |
| Wolfcreek (side docket "Wolfcreek Colo") | El Paso | — | 2 | Download 0.7 MB | |
| Wolfcreek (side docket "Wolfcreek Colo") | Elbert | 1910 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Woodman | El Paso | 1911 | 2 | Download 0.4 MB | |
| Woodmen | El Paso | 1914–1941 | 3 | Download 0.9 MB | |
| Yoder | El Paso | 1904–1941 | 7 | Download 1.4 MB | |
| Yoder (as written in the request; filed with Wayne papers) | El Paso | 1908 | 1 | Download 0.2 MB | |
| Yoder (title reads 'proposed' Post Office) | El Paso | — | 1 | Download 0.2 MB |
U.S. Postal Bulletin issues
Issues that carry an order for one of the divide's post offices: an office established, discontinued or renamed, or its mail sent elsewhere. Links go to the issue PDFs at uspostalbulletins.com. "Found for" is the office whose name turned up the issue; most issues are a page or two of orders for the whole country.
| Date | Volume and issue | Pages | Found for | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880-04-20 | Vol. 1, no. 41 | 1 | Weissport | |
| 1880-04-27 | Vol. 1, no. 47 | 1 | Monument | |
| 1880-05-20 | Vol. 1, no. 67 | 1 | Monument | |
| 1880-06-05 | Vol. 1, no. 80 | 2 | Monument | |
| 1880-07-15 | Vol. 1, no. 113 | 1 | Monument | |
| 1880-08-13 | Vol. 1, no. 138 | 1 | Monument | |
| 1880-08-30 | Vol. 1, no. 152 | 1 | Monument | |
| 1880-09-01 | Vol. 1, no. 154 | 1 | Weissport | |
| 1880-10-22 | Vol. 1, no. 198 | 1 | Weissport | |
| 1880-11-01 | Vol. 1, no. 206 | 1 | Weissport | |
| 1882-01-19 | Vol. 3, no. 571 | 1 | Pine Grove | |
| 1882-02-01 | Vol. 3, no. 582 | 1 | Pine Grove | |
| 1882-02-16 | Vol. 3, no. 595 | 1 | Pine Grove | |
| 1882-03-16 | Vol. 3, no. 618 | 1 | Pine Grove | |
| 1882-03-18 | Vol. 3, no. 620 | 1 | Pine Grove | |
| 1882-04-10 | Vol. 3, no. 639 | 1 | Pine Grove | |
| 1882-04-22 | Vol. 3, no. 650 | 1 | Pine Grove | |
| 1882-05-09 | Vol. 3, no. 663 | 1 | Pine Grove | |
| 1883-01-15 | Vol. 4, no. 872 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-03-09 | Vol. 4, no. 916 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-03-13 | Vol. 4, no. 919 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-04-21 | Vol. 4, no. 952 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-06-11 | Vol. 4, no. 994 | 3 | Clermont | |
| 1883-07-05 | Vol. 4, no. 1014 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-07-12 | Vol. 4, no. 1020 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-07-16 | Vol. 4, no. 1023 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-09-21 | Vol. 4, no. 1080 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-10-03 | Vol. 4, no. 1090 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-11-15 | Vol. 4, no. 1127 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1883-12-05 | Vol. 4, no. 1143 | 1 | Eastonville | |
| 1883-12-18 | Vol. 4, no. 1154 | 1 | Clermont | |
| 1884-01-14 | Vol. 5, no. 1175 | 2 | Castle Rock | |
| 1884-03-10 | Vol. 5, no. 1222 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1884-03-17 | Vol. 5, no. 1228 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1884-04-23 | Vol. 5, no. 1260 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1884-06-25 | Vol. 5, no. 1313 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1884-07-17 | Vol. 5, no. 1331 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1885-01-03 | Vol. 6, no. 1473 | 1 | Spring Valley | |
| 1885-01-07 | Vol. 6, no. 1476 | 1 | Spring Valley | |
| 1885-01-14 | Vol. 6, no. 1482 | 1 | Spring Valley | |
| 1885-06-17 | Vol. 6, no. 1610 | 1 | Spring Valley | |
| 1885-07-23 | Vol. 6, no. 1640 | 2 | Spring Valley | |
| 1885-08-03 | Vol. 6, no. 1649 | 1 | Spring Valley | |
| 1886-01-06 | Vol. 7, no. 1778 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1886-02-02 | Vol. 7, no. 1801 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1886-02-15 | Vol. 7, no. 1812 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1886-02-20 | Vol. 7, no. 1817 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1886-03-05 | Vol. 7, no. 1827 | 1 | Castle Rock | |
| 1886-06-04 | Vol. 7, no. 1904 | 2 | Castle Rock | |
| 1887-01-06 | Vol. 8, no. 2084 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1887-01-07 | Vol. 8, no. 2085 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1887-01-14 | Vol. 8, no. 2091 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1887-01-24 | Vol. 8, no. 2099 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1887-02-04 | Vol. 8, no. 2109 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1887-02-07 | Vol. 8, no. 2111 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1887-05-13 | Vol. 8, no. 2192 | 1 | Palmer Lake | |
| 1888-08-13 | Vol. 9, no. 2574 | 1 | Falcon | |
| 1888-12-07 | Vol. 9, no. 2673 | 1 | Falcon | |
| 1888-12-14 | Vol. 9, no. 2679 | 1 | Falcon | |
| 1889-01-31 | Vol. 10, no. 2718 | 1 | Bovina | |
| 1889-02-05 | Vol. 10, no. 2722 | 1 | Bovina | |
| 1889-02-18 | Vol. 10, no. 2733 | 1 | Bovina | |
| 1889-05-18 | Vol. 10, no. 2807 | 1 | Bovina | |
| 1889-06-06 | Vol. 10, no. 2822 | 1 | Bovina | |
| 1890-03-17 | Vol. 11, no. 3060 | 2 | Woodland Park | |
| 1890-04-14 | Vol. 11, no. 3084 | 1 | Woodland Park | |
| 1890-06-28 | Vol. 11, no. 3148 | 1 | Woodland Park | |
| 1890-07-21 | Vol. 11, no. 3166 | 1 | Woodland Park | |
| 1890-08-21 | Vol. 11, no. 3193 | 1 | Resolis | |
| 1890-09-26 | Vol. 11, no. 3224 | 1 | Gwillimville | |
| 1891-10-06 | Vol. 12, no. 3536 | 1 | Ivywild | |
| 1892-04-09 | Vol. 13, no. 3692 | 1 | Larkspur | |
| 1892-07-28 | Vol. 13, no. 3784 | 1 | Larkspur | |
| 1892-09-21 | Vol. 13, no. 3830 | 1 | Larkspur | |
| 1892-12-20 | Vol. 13, no. 3905 | 1 | Larkspur | |
| 1892-12-21 | Vol. 13, no. 3906 | 2 | Larkspur | |
| 1893-08-26 | Vol. 14, no. 4111 | 1 | Table Rock | |
| 1893-11-13 | Vol. 14, no. 4177 | 1 | Table Rock | |
| 1893-11-15 | Vol. 14, no. 4179 | 1 | Table Rock | |
| 1894-01-06 | Vol. 15, no. 4221 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1894-02-01 | Vol. 15, no. 4243 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1894-02-16 | Vol. 15, no. 4256 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1894-03-17 | Vol. 15, no. 4280 | 2 | Palmer | |
| 1894-04-23 | Vol. 15, no. 4311 | 2 | Palmer | |
| 1894-04-27 | Vol. 15, no. 4315 | 1 | Palmer | |
| 1895-02-07 | Vol. 16, no. 4554 | 1 | Husted | |
| 1895-04-09 | Vol. 16, no. 4605 | 1 | Edgerton | |
| 1895-05-07 | Vol. 16, no. 4629 | 2 | Edgerton | |
| 1895-05-27 | Vol. 16, no. 4646 | 2 | Edgerton | |
| 1895-06-06 | Vol. 16, no. 4653 | 3 | Husted | |
| 1895-06-08 | Vol. 16, no. 4655 | 2 | Edgerton | |
| 1895-06-13 | Vol. 16, no. 4659 | 3 | Edgerton | |
| 1895-06-22 | Vol. 16, no. 4667 | 2 | Edgerton | |
| 1895-11-12 | Vol. 16, no. 4787 | 2 | Husted | |
| 1896-08-13 | Vol. 17, no. 5017 | 1 | Husted | |
| 1899-08-24 | Vol. 20, no. 5943 | 2 | Bovina | |
| 1902-09-11 | Vol. 23, no. 6867 | 1 | Pikeview | |
| 1906-07-11 | Vol. 27, no. 8036 | 3 | Keysor | |
| 1907-06-05 | Vol. 28, no. 8312 | 2 | Simla | |
| 1907-06-22 | Vol. 28, no. 8327 | 1 | Simla | |
| 1907-08-12 | Vol. 28, no. 8369 | 2 | Simla | |
| 1907-09-11 | Vol. 28, no. 8394 | 1 | Sublime | |
| 1907-11-20 | Vol. 28, no. 8454 | 2 | Sublime | |
| 1909-01-06 | Vol. 30, no. 8798 | 1 | Simla | |
| 1909-07-26 | Vol. 30, no. 8965 | 2 | Sublime | |
| 1909-09-09 | Vol. 30, no. 9003 | 1 | Simla | |
| 1912-07-26 | Vol. 33, no. 9884 | 1 | Palmer Lake | |
| 1917-04-16 | Vol. 38, no. 11322 | 1 | Green Knoll | |
| 1917-04-21 | Vol. 38, no. 11327 | 1 | Bardeen | |
| 1917-09-15 | Vol. 38, no. 11450 | 1 | Bardeen | |
| 1917-09-20 | Vol. 38, no. 11454 | 1 | Bardeen | |
| 1932-04-29 | Vol. 53, no. 15894 | 2 | Eastonville | |
| 1932-05-17 | Vol. 53, no. 15909 | 2 | Eastonville | |
| 1932-06-02 | Vol. 53, no. 15922 | 2 | Eastonville | |
| 1935-06-06 | Vol. 56, no. 16690 | 7 | Cragmor | |
| 1935-06-20 | Vol. 56, no. 16700 | 3 | Cragmor | |
| 1936-01-03 | Vol. 57, no. 16836 | 1 | Cragmor | |
| 1943-03-26 | Vol. 64, no. 18572 | 2 | Hilltop | |
| 1955-03-24 | Vol. 76, no. 19828 | 2 | Kendrick | |
| 1956-11-29 | Vol. 77, no. 20000 | 4 | Kendrick | |
| 1968-09-05 | Vol. 89, no. 20661 | 9 | Sedalia |