Preston County postal records

Rohr

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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.

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NARA page 646 · Record date: 1892

Post office location questionnaire

Office / subject as indexed: Rohr

Heading records establishment December 12, 1892. Signed December 27 by George W. Rohr; received December 30. Northeastern Valley District. Office 2 miles west of Cheat River and 1 1/2 miles east of Deckers Creek. Masontown 2 miles south; Dellslow 5 air miles west; Reedsville off route, distance blank. Morgantown B&O station 11 miles away; office east of railroad. Map on page 647.

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National Archives · M1126, roll 651 · Preston_333_NARApage_646.jpg

NARA page 647 · Record date: 1892

Post office location map

Office / subject as indexed: Rohr

Grid map associated with page 646; year from questionnaire. Key: 1 Rohr, 2 Dellslow, 3 Masontown. Labels Easton 8 miles, Dellslow 6 miles, and Masontown 2 miles. Dellslow distance differs from questionnaire's 5 air miles. No independent map date.

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National Archives · M1126, roll 651 · Preston_334_NARApage_647.jpg

NARA page 648 · Record date: 1892

Post office establishment application

Office / subject as indexed: Rohr

Signed October 20, 1892, by George W. Rohr; certified by Mason Watson at Reedsville; received November 11. Valley District. Morgantown–Dellslow mail route, three trips weekly; route number faint. Proposed office 5 miles from route, with special supply from Reedsville. Masontown 2 miles south, Dellslow 5 miles west, Reedsville 7 miles southeast. Nearest post office is Herring. B&O railroad; about 50 families to be supplied. Creek name unclear.

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