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Post office dates and details, newspaper articles
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Millhousen's post office opened in 1844<ref>[https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Decatur&searchtext=&pagenum=2 Jim Forte's Postal History]</ref>. For many years it was Indiana's smallest post office<ref name=":0">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98113017/ "Post offices serve as social sites for small towns"]. The Republic. 5 Oct 1986.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98045696/ "Smallest in Indiana"]. The Indianapolis Star. 12 Feb 2000.</ref> before its closing in 2003<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98113161/ "Postal Service closes office in Millhousen"]. The Republic. 4 Nov 2003.</ref>. | |||
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The post office was often run inside of local businesses, including a service station and grocery/liquor store<ref name=":0" />. | |||
Post office location changes are listed in the USPS Postal Bulletins and in filings kept in the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68323146 National Archives] (p. 939-943). A list of locations has yet to be compiled. | Post office location changes are listed in the USPS Postal Bulletins and in filings kept in the [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/68323146 National Archives] (p. 939-943). A list of locations has yet to be compiled. | ||