Dear Subscribers to the Greenup County, Kentucky Mailing List, Did the village of Greenupsburg have a post office in 1880? In 1880 and thereabouts, it appears that mail was taken across the Ohio River from the village of Haverhill, Green Township, Scioto County, Ohio to Greenupsburg. James McCoy was the postmaster at Haverhill in 1880. At least in 1887 and presumably before and after, James McCoy's son Pierson McCoy took the mail by boat from the Haverhill post office over to Greenupsburg, Greenup County, Kentucky. Was this done because the community of Greenupsburg did not have a post office? Or, was there another reason? Perhaps a steamboat stopped at Haverhill, Ohio with the mail, but not at Greenupsburg. In March of 1880, my third-great grandfather William Cooper stated that his post office address was Haverhill, Scioto County, Ohio. I have not found William Cooper in the 1880 Federal Census. One of my goals is to identify the residence of William Cooper in 1880. Thank you for any thoughts or information you may have on these points. Sincerely, Randal W. Cooper

Have you tried the National Index to the 1880 Census? This is a multi-CD set, and though I can't find my own Great Grandfather then in Greenup County, if they were in the US, they are generally listed there!! Later, I may have time to look up the name for you---please contact me with the info, off List. Bob Fetters ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randal W Cooper" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:21 PM Subject: [KyGreenup] Mail Service in 1880 at Haverhill and Greenupsburg > Dear Subscribers to the Greenup County, Kentucky Mailing List, > > Did the village of Greenupsburg have a post office in 1880? > > In 1880 and thereabouts, it appears that mail was taken across the Ohio > River from the village of Haverhill, Green Township, Scioto County, Ohio > to Greenupsburg. > > James McCoy was the postmaster at Haverhill in 1880. At least in 1887 > and presumably before and after, James McCoy's son Pierson McCoy took > the mail by boat from the Haverhill post office over to Greenupsburg, > Greenup County, Kentucky. > > Was this done because the community of Greenupsburg did not have a post > office? Or, was there another reason? Perhaps a steamboat stopped at > Haverhill, Ohio with the mail, but not at Greenupsburg. > > In March of 1880, my third-great grandfather William Cooper stated that > his post office address was Haverhill, Scioto County, Ohio. I have not > found William Cooper in the 1880 Federal Census. One of my goals is to > identify the residence of William Cooper in 1880. > > Thank you for any thoughts or information you may have on these points. > > Sincerely, > > Randal W. Cooper > > > > ==== KYGREENU Mailing List ==== > See the KyGenWeb pages for Greenup County at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygreen2 >