| Dis | discontinued |
| Reest | reestablished |
| Ch'g'd or changed | the name of the post office was changed or its site was moved to another county |
| Now in | post office has been changed to another county. Very rarely is the exact date given |
| (P) | appointed by the president |
| (P & S) | appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate |
| (c.h.) | court house or county seat |
| M.O. | money order: the date when the office was authorized to issue money orders is often given |
| N. B. | (notice in bulletin) Some mention of the office was made in the postal bulletin, a publication of the Post Office Departments. These are not in the National Archives |
| C. | post master was later commissioned |
| Rescinded | an order of the post master general establishing or discontinuing a post office or appointment of a post master, was later rescinded |
| Ps (papers) | when an office was discontinued, the mail for its vicinity would be sent to a nearby office |
| Special or private | office had a special or private source of mail supply |
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