Conklin Post Office

The fourth and only existing post office in the township opened in the village of West Chester on June 2, 1887. The post office acquired its name from the railroad station that had opened the preceding year. Shortly after the post office opened, O. F. Conklin traveled to Washington, D.C. to request that the name be changed to Conklin. The government granted Mr. Conklin’s request and the name was changed before then end of the year.

Those who served as postmaster, acting postmaster, or officer-in-charge of the Conklin post office were:

Name	Title	Date Appointed
Henry Miller	Postmaster	06-02-1887
Alaster U Dickerson	Postmaster	05-15-1896
Charles L Bean	Postmaster	07-23-1898
Floyd Harrison	Acting Postmaster	10-01-1934
Floyd Harrison	Postmaster	06-17-1935
Hazel D Harrison	Acting Postmaster	06-30-1950
Hazel D Harrison	Postmaster	02-13-1951
Mildred E Avery	Acting Postmaster	10-31-1958
Byron B Borgman	Acting Postmaster	11-14-1958
Arthur F Frank	Acting Postmaster	04-22-1960
John Milton Dietrich	Acting Postmaster	03-31-1961
John Milton Dietrich	Postmaster	07-16-1962
Bessie E Russell	Officer-In-Charge	07-26-1982
Jaccilyn Chapman	Officer-In-Charge	10-29-1982
Barbara J Dempsey	Officer-In-Charge	04-18-1983
Delores J Lee	Postmaster	07-09-1983
Lori L Boes	Officer-In-Charge	09-25-2002
Gerald M Lyster	Postmaster	05-03-2003

Rural Free Delivery began on September 2, 1901. The Conklin Post Office had two routes: one south of Harding Street and one north of Harding Street. As the area grew, a third route was added. The routes were reduced from three to two when the automobile replaced the horse and buggy as the mode of transportation. The routes served much of Chester Township and portions of Polkton, Ravenna, and Wright Townships.