The current population is 14,079 people and the area is 754 sq. mi.
The county seat is displayed in oblique & bold face.
Towns that have more than 4 opening/close dates or are current have links to complete information.
Post Office Service
Anutt
1890-1963
Ark
1901-1915
Atlas
1890-1891
Avery
1880-1886
Avery
1880-1886
Bangert
1902-1951
Barney
1879-1894
Benton Creek
1873-1876
Birch Pond
1851-1853
Boss
1901-Present
Box
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Celina
1871-1894
Condray
1886-1910
Cooksey
1905-1912
Coulstone
1888-1892, 1925-1945
Custer
1882-1893, 1908-1942
Darien
1888-1954
Deep Ford
1867-1870
Dent
1853-1863, 1866-1869
Devall
1853-1854
Dix
1884-1885
Doss
1888-1895, 1898-1966
Eden
1894-1901, 1903-1904
Elba
1898-1904
Fawn
1894-1908
Gano
1902-1923
Gila
1884-1914
Gladden
1885-1972
Glendale
1886-1887
Guy
1885
Halcyon
1903-1905
Hedrick
1884-1907
Hobson
1893-1954
Howes Mill
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Jack
1905-1954
Post Office Service
Jadwin
1875-Present
Joy
1890-1954
Lake Spring
1856-1863, 1867-Present
Layton
1908-1910
Lecoma
1883-2002
Lenox
1884-2004
Lents
1913-1919
Lurd
1892-1896
Max
1912-1954
Montauk
1851-1857, 1868-1974
Mounce
1892-1913
Nursery Hill
1869-1880
Onie
1895-1897
Ranger
1896-1917
Red Point
1877-1880
Rhyse
1920-1954
Riverside
1883-1884
Rufus
1912-1914
Salem
1869-Present
Sarvis Spring
1856-1862, 1866
Short Bend
UNK-1860
Shortsend
1895-1913
Sligo
1887-1966
Sligo Furnace
1882-1887
Stone Hill
1876-1954
Sylvan
1854-1861
Tacoma
1904-1905
Tacoma
1904-1905
Taladego
1881-1894
Talladega
1861
Turtle
1905-1954
Twane
1872-1895
Valleyknob
1904-1908
Vanderbilt
1882-1883
Winston
1852-1867, 1871-1885
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There are 70 post offices listed for Dent County.
Post office information from “Missouri Post Offices 1804-1981” ©1982 - Robert G. Schultz. Used with permission of author. Additional info on zip codes, markings and distances come from various members of MOPOHISSOC.
All post offices for Dent County have been added to the database.
Note: Researchers only listed for towns that have specific researchers separate from the overall county.
Remember, this site is primarily concerned with POSTAL history and makes no claims regarding genealogical research.
List updated: 27 Nov 2009 23:28
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