Preston County postal records

Hazelton

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Dates below identify the documents, not the office’s full operating period. Applications and proposed site changes should not be read as confirmed establishment or relocation dates. Original spellings and qualifications are retained in the checked index notes.

Original records & research notes

NARA page 492 · Record date: 1885

Post office establishment application

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Issued May 11; signed June 2, 1885 by Jeremiah Thomas; received June 8. Pleasant District; Cranesville (or Terra Alta)-Glade Farms route, three times weekly. Lists Abbert, Chidesters, Glade Farms, Cheat River, Mill Run and B&O Railroad. Village population 40; population served over 100. Compare revised responses on page 494.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Post office establishment application, NARA page 492

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NARA page 493 · Record date: 1885

Map / proposed route

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Associated with page 492 (date from application). Shows proposed extension from Cranesville through Chidesters, Hazelton and Abbert to Glade Farms. Note says Abbert already has an office supplied from Glade Farms. County sketch includes Kingwood, Rowlesburg, Tunnelton, Terra Alta, Cheat River and B&O Railroad.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Map / proposed route, NARA page 493

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NARA page 494 · Record date: 1885

Post office establishment application

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Issued June 8; signed June 20, 1885 by Jeremiah Thomas; received June 26. Pleasant District. Cranesville-Glade Farms route described as proposed, with no contractor yet; requests special supply from Glade Farms. Lists Glade Farms 4½ miles north, Cranesville 7½ miles south, Cheat River and Muddy Creek. Village population 30; population served 300. Responses differ from page 492.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Post office establishment application, NARA page 494

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NARA page 495 · Record date: 1885–1886

Map / proposed route

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Associated with June 1885 application on page 494; stamps include June 26, 1885 and March 31, 1886. County sketch shows proposed Cranesville-Glade Farms route through Victory, Engle's, Sago, Hazelton and Abbert, with segment distances below. Also shows Pennsylvania, Maryland and adjoining county boundaries, Cheat River and B&O Railroad.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Map / proposed route, NARA page 495

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NARA page 496 · Record date: 1909

Topographer's questionnaire

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Issued May 12; signed May 18, 1909 by William D. Arthur. District entered as Grant. Route 16565; also lists supply from Friendsville, Maryland. Nearest office on route listed as Zar, 3 miles west. Lists Youghiogheny River, Sandy Creek, Zar, Fearer and Glade Farms; B&O Railroad 8 miles away. County boundary 3½ miles away.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Topographer's questionnaire, NARA page 496

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NARA page 497 · Record date: 1909

Map / diagram

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Associated with page 496 (date from questionnaire). Circular sketch shows Glade Farms, Brandonville, Bruceton, Markleysburg, Somerfield, Confluence, Friendsville, Fearer, Cuzzart, Lenox and Cranesville. Includes roads, railroad, Youghiogheny River, Big Sandy Creek, Little Sandy Creek, Mill Run and Beaver Creek.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Map / diagram, NARA page 497

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NARA page 498 · Record date: 1928

Topographer's questionnaire

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Issued May 29; signed May 31, 1928 by S. F. Guthrie; received June 2. Northeast Pleasant District. Youghiogheny River 9 miles east; Mill Run 100 yards east. Fearer, Maryland, 4½ miles east; Cuzzart 5 miles southwest; Glade Farms 4 miles north. B&O station at Friendsville, Maryland; county boundary 4 miles east.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Topographer's questionnaire, NARA page 498

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NARA page 499 · Record date: 1928

Map / diagram

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Associated with page 498 (date from questionnaire). Circular sketch shows Brandonville, Glade Farms, Cuzzart, Fearer and Friendsville; Mill Run, Maryland boundary, Youghiogheny River and B&O Railroad.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Map / diagram, NARA page 499

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NARA page 500 · Record date: 1942

Post office location form

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Signed May 9, 1942; received May 13. Pleasant District. Lists Garrett County, WV Route 26, B&O Albright station, Mill Run and Little Sandy Creek. Nearby offices: Friendsville, Cuzzart, Brandonville and Markleysburg. Star-route mail supplied from Albright and Friendsville. Postmaster signature W. E. Vansickle

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View image on this pageHazelton: Post office location form, NARA page 500

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NARA page 501 · Record date: 1942

Map / diagram

Office / subject as indexed: Hazelton

Associated with page 500 (date from form). Circular sketch shows WV Route 26, Brandonville, Markleysburg, Friendsville and Cuzzart; Little Sandy Creek, Mill Run and county boundary. Postmaster notes difficulty drawing and describes the sketch as a general estimate.

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View image on this pageHazelton: Map / diagram, NARA page 501

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