Do you know of Independence ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Independence. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Independence.<1>
We found mention of Independence as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Oakland County, Michigan.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1837 and closed in 1840.
Communities Also Named Independence ...
We found 50 communities that share the name Independence.
Within Michigan, the name Independence is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 50 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Independence [Autauga County].
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Independence [Baxter County].
- California
- Calaveras County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Independence [Calaveras County].
- Inyo County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Independence [Inyo County].
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Independence [Arapahoe County].
- Pitkin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Independence [Pitkin County].
- Teller County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Independence [Teller County].
- Idaho
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Independence [Madison County].
- Illinois
- Pike County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Independence [Pike County].
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Independence [Fountain County].
- Warren County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Independence [Warren County].
- Iowa
- Buchanan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Independence [Buchanan County].
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Independence [Montgomery County].
- Osborne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Independence [Osborne County].
- Kentucky
- Kenton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Independence [Kenton County].
- Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Independence [Tangipahoa Parish].
- Minnesota
- Hennepin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Independence [Hennepin County].
- Saint Louis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Independence [Saint Louis County].
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Independence [Scott County].
- Tate County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Independence [Tate County].
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Independence [Jackson County].
- Montana
- Park County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Independence [Park County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Independence [Elko County].
- New Jersey
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Independence [Warren County].
- New York
- Allegany County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Independence [Allegany County].
- North Dakota
- Dunn County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Independence [Dunn County].
- LaMoure County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Independence [LaMoure County].
- Ohio
- Cuyahoga County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Independence [Cuyahoga County].
- Defiance County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Independence [Defiance County].
- Oklahoma
- Custer County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Independence [Custer County].
- Le Flore County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Independence [Le Flore County].
- Oregon
- Polk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Independence [Polk County].
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Independence [Beaver County].
- Snyder County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Independence [Snyder County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Independence [Washington County].
- Tennessee
- Hancock County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Independence [Hancock County].
- Henderson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Independence [Henderson County].
- Overton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Independence [Overton County].
- Texas
- Cherokee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Independence [Cherokee County].
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Independence [Washington County].
- Utah
- Uintah County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Independence [Uintah County].
- Wasatch County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Independence [Wasatch County].
- Virginia
- Grayson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Independence [Grayson County].
- Washington
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Independence [Lewis County].
- Thurston County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Independence [Thurston County].
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Independence [Barbour County].
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Independence [Clay County].
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Independence [Jackson County].
- Preston County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Independence [Preston County].
- Wisconsin
- Trempealeau County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Independence [Trempealeau County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Independence ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Independence:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
More Orphans in Oakland County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Oakland County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Independence could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |