Maxinkuckee Post office

1858 - Maxinkuckee Post office established about 1858

The Maxinkuckee Post Office
The county history supplies the following: The Maxinkuckee Post Office was established about 1858, and was discontinued Feb. 1, 1902 being merged into the Culver Post office, most of its patrons being served by rural delivery from that office.

For some time after the Maxinkuckee post office was established, mail was crried from there to Plymouth by a route connecting the two offices; later by route beginning at Marmont and running via Maxinkuckee and Sligo to Plymouth; still later by route from Marmont to Plymouth, by way of Maxinkuckee and Wolf Creek.

Capt Ed Mprris was the mail contractor and drove this route for a number of years. during which the latter part of which service the route was lengthened to include Monterey and Winamac

The postmasters at Maxinkuckee were:
Eli Parker
James M. Dale
Harvey Atkinson
John (Johnthan) Wise 17 Sept 1874
Albert Barnes 14 Jun 1897
Adin V. Stevens 29 APr 1887
D. C. Parker - 9 Nov 1889/ol>
George W. Kline Aug 7 1894
George M. Spangle and
Frank Smythe.
Jan 9, 1913 - Citizen

It was in the old general store, kept by Parker and Wise, and stood on the North side of the street, opposite the present general store (1934). One corner of the store was reserved for the Post Office business, George Spangler recalls, “and when mail came in, it was put in a wooden bucket. The store at mail time would be well filled with people ‘round about, and the Postmaster as he shouted out the names in a voice that could be heard from one end to the other, would throw, hurl, or fire the mail matter at the addresses. His aim was true; he seldom pitched a bad one and could qualify for most any baseball team. At the receiving end, the catchers were nearly all adept, too.”

1857 - 20 Mar - Eli Parker, Postmaster

1860 - the Census lists Maxinkuckee Post Office starting page 171 ending page 173

1193 1203 Harris, Roben Farmer
1194 1204 Thompson, George Farmer
1195 1205 Duff, A Laborer
1196 1206 Owens, Syniar Farmer
1196 1206 Owens, W W Farmer
1197 1207 Vorces [Vories], David B Farmer
1198 1208 Nichols, Ebenezer Male Farmer
1199 1209 Mosher, Jeremiah Male
1200 1210 Sedia, Dan Farmer
1201 1211 Thompson, Wm Farmer
1202 1212 Densworth, Wm Farmer
1203 1213 Tiles, Curad
1204 1214 Holson, Thomas
1205 1215 Morris , Wm
1206 1216 Morris, I N Farmer
1207 1217 Duff, John Farmer

1862 - 6 Jun - Abraham W Bogardus, Postmaster

1865 - 10 Jun - Harvey Atkinson, Postmaster

1870 - the Census for Union Township seems to all be thorugh Argos Post Office (which is atually Green township) even for town of Uniontown or Marmont.



1870 - List of Post Offices and Postmasters in the United States: Revised and Corrected to Sept. 1, 1870

Maxinkuckee, Marshall, Indiana postmaster's salary was $23

1871 - 4 May - Jasper L Atkinson, Postmaster

1872 - 4 Sep - William Jackson, Postmaster

1873 - May 29 - Maxinkuckee Items

Dr. Jackson has resigned the position of Postmaster, in order to give his entire time to his profession. Mr. G. W. Kline has bee appointed in his place.

1873 - 28 Apr - George W Klein, Postmaster

1873 - 29 Aug - Eli Parker, Postmaster

1874 - 17 Sep - Jonathan F Wise, Postmaster

1886, 7 Jan - Francis D Loudon, Postmaster

1887, 29 Apr - Adin V Stevens, Postmaster

1889 - 9 Nov - Dunham Parker, Postmaster

1890 - Jul 17 - Maxinkuckee mail

Postmaster Wallace has arranged to have mail pouched direct to tho Maxinkuckee office from the railway postal-cars, instead of through the Marmont office which has been the usual custom.

The mail will be taken across tho lake by messenger and distributed immediately at tbe Maxinkuckee office.

This will enable Indianapolis visitors at the lake to receive their mail much sooner than heretofore.

Postmaster Wallace will also put on a pouch to leave Indianapolis at 5:15 P. M. for Maxinkuckee. which will arrive at the lake at 9:47 P.M. Mail for this pouch should be posted not later than 4:30 P. m.

Thus there will be two mails a day from this city to the Maxinkuckee resort. - Indianapolis Journal

1894 - 7 Apr - George W Kline, Postmaster

1895, - 8 Oct. - David O Wallace, Postmaster

1897 - 16 Jun - Albert E Barnes, Postmaster

1901 - 20 Dec - George Mc O Spangler, Postmaster

G. M. Spamgler has been appointed postmaster at Maxinkuckee vice A. E. Barnes resigned - Dec. 26 1901 - Weekly Republican - Plymouth, Indiana.

1901 Sep 26 - Rural free delivery will be established Nov. 1 at Culver, Marshall county, Indiana, with one carrier, D. H. Smith, the post office at Maxinkuckee to be supplied by rural carrier, main to Culver . Logansport Pharos Tribune

1902 - Feb 1 - The Maxinkuckee post office was discontinued being merged into the Culver Post Office; most of its patrrons being served by rural free delivery from that office.

1903- Jan 16 - The post office is still retained at Maxinkuckee - Argos Reflector

For many years it had a post office but with the coming of the rural free delivery system it was discontinued and the people now receive their mail by free delivery

In 1908 mention is made of its name also being "Frizzle Town" in an article on Robert McFarland, First Rural Mail Carrier