NARA page 536 · Record date: 1918
Post office establishment application
Office / subject as indexed: Invermere
Alternate / proposed name: Irona (crossed out)
Signed August 27, 1918 by L. B. Nixers; received September 20 and November 21. Irona crossed out, Invermere added. Morgan's Run ¼ mile north; Howesville 3 miles west, Kingwood 2 miles east, Albright 4¾ miles NE. Office 50 feet south of West Virginia Northern Railroad at Irona station. Several typed responses corrected; map and continuation on pages 537–538. Shirley confirmed these refer to the same place, September 28, 2026. Count as one; retain original names.”
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NARA page 537 · Record date: 1918
Map / diagram
Office / subject as indexed: Invermere
Alternate / proposed name: Irona (associated application)
Associated with page 536 (date from application). Circular sketch shows Howesville, Kingwood, Albright, Tunnelton and Rowlesburg; Cheat River, Morgan's Run, railroad lines and roads. Note says approximate RFD route from Tunnelton is shown in ink. Partial blank grid visible at left; some labels crowded. Shirley confirmed these refer to the same place, September 28, 2026. Count as one; retain original names.”
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NARA page 538 · Record date: 1918
Application continuation / railroad certificate
Office / subject as indexed: Invermere
Alternate / proposed name: Irona (village and station)
Continuation of page 536. Irona village population 125; total population to be supplied 350. Railroad certificate dated August 27, 1918, signed C. W. Wolfe, agent at Irona for West Virginia Northern Railroad; proposed office 50 feet from station. Non-railroad supply certificate blank; printed naming instructions below. Shirley confirmed these refer to the same place, September 28, 2026. Count as one; retain original names.”
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NARA page 539 · Record date: 1900
Post office establishment application
Office / subject as indexed: Irona
Issued September 21; signed September 22, 1900 by Fred C. Todd; certified by Kingwood postmaster WA Murdock. Within 10 feet of West Virginia Northern Railroad; Irona station in store opposite office. Kingwood and Howesville each 2½ miles away; Tunnelton 7½ miles. Lists Cheat River and Morgans Run; population served about 200, village 150–200. Reverse on page 540. Shirley confirmed these refer to the same place, September 28, 2026. Count as one; retain original names.”
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NARA page 540 · Record date: 1900
Blank diagram / reverse
Office / subject as indexed: Irona
Reverse of page 539 (date from application). Irona, W.Va., written in margin. Grid and heading fields blank; printed instructions regarding post office names. Faint receipt stamp and reversed ink transfer visible; no geographic sketch. Shirley confirmed these refer to the same place, September 28, 2026. Count as one; retain original names.”
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