Post Offices in the Town of Elma, Erie, New York
1848 - 1901

In this statement of the post-offices of the Town Elma, the date of establishment of the offices,
with the names of the persons who have been appointed to the charge of the several offices is
herewith given as nearly in the order of their holding the offices, as could be learned from leading residents of the several localities.
The date of the appointments could be accurately learned in but few cases, but the year as given will be correct.

ELMA POST OFFICE
Established with Warren Jackman as postmaster in Oct., 1852.

Postmaster - Appointed
Joseph Standart - 1860
Warren Jackman - 1861
W. Wesley Standart - 1865
James Clark - 1869
Mrs. Maria Long - 1888
Louis P. Reuther - 1897

EAST ELMA POST OFFICE
Established with Fowler Munger as postmaster in 1861.
Isaac Gail - 1862
East Elma Post Office discontinued in 1863
East Elma was re-established with Geo. W. Hatch as postmaster in 1870
George W. Hatch was postmaster for 24 years, but the office was under the care of the following merchants, viz.:
George W. and Niles Hatch, Isaac Smith, Harvey C. Palmer, Edwin H. Dingman, George W. and James Hatch,
George W. and Leonard Hatch, and George W. Hatch, when on January 13th, 1894, Hatch sold the store and goods to Charles Burman.
Charles Burman was appointed March 2, 1894

ELMA CENTRE POST OFFICE
Established with Erin Woodward as postmaster in 1878.
Henry A. Wright - 1885
Peter Grader - July 1889
Henry A. Wright - 1893
Frank Sutton - April 5, 1895
Mrs. Asa Ford - July 29, 1899

BLOSSOM POST OFFICE
Established with Lewis Kleberg as postmaster in 1870.
Charles Reichert - 1871
Conrad P. Hensel - 1873
Frederick Gramm - 1886
William Kleinfelder - 1888
Mrs. Kleinfelder - 1892
Conrad P. Hensel - 1893

JAMISON ROAD POST OFFICE
Established with Ernst Bleeck as postmaster in 1889.
Edwin H. Dingman - 1889
Ernst Bleeck - 1897

SPRING BROOK POST OFFICE
Established with David J. Morris as postmaster in 1848.
Zenas M. Cobb - 1849
James H. Ward - 1850
Asa J. W. Palmer - 1854
James W. Simons - 1854
Austin Twitchell - January, 1861
James H. Ward - June, 1861
Stephen Northrup - 1867
John G. Fischer - 1880
William J. Cole - 1885
Harrison Tillou - 1889
Richard T. Barnett - 1893
Harrison Tillou - 1897

Source:
History Of the Town Elma, Erie County, N.Y.1620 To 1901
by Warren Jackman, 1902

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