Hello All, From what I have learned, there was a post office for the community around the school called Central Institute and it was known as Central Institute Post Office. In one of the census reports, the Central Institute post office is one of the designations for giving the location of the homes visited. I don't think that the reference to the school means your ancestor was enrolled at the school. Could have simply been living in that vicinity. There is still a location on AL maps which is now called "Central". J J > [Original Message] > From: <yellowpossum@sprintmail.com> > To: <ALELMORE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 8/5/02 4:05:07 PM > Subject: [ALElmore] Central Institute P.O. of Elmore County, ca 1870 > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VS.2ADI/647 > > Message Board Post: > > > > Would like any information regarding the Central Institute of Elmore County, ca. 1870. > > Was it an orphanage or a private school? > > Have found a possible ancestor listed in the 1870 census of Elmore County with Central Institute named as the > P.O. > > Any help appreciated. R.L. Evans --- jjg6808@earthlink.net --- Genealogists--We Confuse the Dead & Irritate the Living !