Post Office Lists

Peculiar Post Office

Vermont Township
Began in 1898 or 1899 when Thomas A. Denny petitioned the US. Post Office to open a location at this site. His home became the post office.

According to the National Archives it was originally named Denney Post Office. The derivation of the "Peculiar" name is unclear but some say that Tom Denny submitted several names to the Postal Service that were not accepted. When he responded "I intimated that it was somewhat peculiar none of these would do, why not call it "Peculiar?" and the name stuck.

It closed in 1901. By 1911 the Mt. Horeb Post Office had RDF routes to serve the area.
County Rd. FF just north of the intersection 
with County Rd. F
Picture
1911
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