Post Office Running Creek, Douglas, Colorado

Date: 28 Feb 2023 [unknown]
Location: Douglas, Colorado, United States
Surnames/tags: Colorado Douglas County Elbert County

The goal of this project is to ...recreate the history of the "Running Creek Post Office" that we find on census records from 1870 and then 1880 was noted as Precinct #2 Lower Running Creek, before and the years after Elbert County was born out of the South end of Douglas County.

History

"Elbert County was created on February 2, 1874, from the eastern portions of Douglas County. On February 6, 1874........."

However, attached the Running Creek post office was used as of the 1880 census. " "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDF-DTR : 13 January 2022), Charles Garland, Election Precinct 2 Lower Running Creek, Elbert, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district ED 41, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm" This specific census has only 4 pages of Persons... ^[1]

Right now this project just has members,

1. me. I am Carole Taylor.
2. Hyla Jenks

Here are some of the tasks that we think need to be done. we'll be working on them, and could use your help.

• Add all persons found on the 1870 and 1880 census records of "Post Office Running Creek"
• Find out exactly which town took over the Post Office, if it was a post office building and not someone's home as we do find in some towns.

Will you join me? Please post a comment here on this page, in G2G using the project tag, or send me a private message. Thanks!

The 1870 census for all Counties of Colorado

familysearch.org 1870 censuses Colorado All Counties image 423- 426, is Franktown, 427/428 are Running Creek, 429 - 430 Gowers Mill, Bayou Basin is 431 - 441, 442 is Huntsville and the end of Douglas County. total of 470 images

Pioneers of Running Creek

1. Minerva J Garland formerly Ellis/ husband Charles Garland
2. Anna Unknown-Engl Engle/ husband George Engl Engle
3. Caroline (Stafford) Kirkman (1834-1916)/ husband William Marshall Kirkman (1841-1927)

Sources

1. ↑ From Wikipedia Elbert

• familysearch.org 1870 censuses Colorado All Counties