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1970s U S Postal vehicleU S Postal vehicle 1970s.
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River Hills Mail boxes1964 - River Hills a new housing development with 170 mail boxes in a row....
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Savage Post Office business up 1960Undated 1960 Minnesota Valley Review
The increased population and business activity of the Savage Burnsville area are reflected in the 1959 post office report released by Postmaster James McCoy.
The total receipts, adjusted to reflect last year’s postage rate increase, amounted to $32,964.49. By way of comparison, receipts were $4,771 in 1945 and $24,399 in 1955.
McCoy began working in the Savage office in 1949 and was appointed postmaster in March of 1953. The senior postal employee is Mrs. Maristella Korba, who began in 1931. Mrs. Beatrice Williams started work in 1947. In the last three years, Mrs. Eunice Campbell, Mrs. Susan Scholz and Earl Husom have been added to the staff to handle the increased work load.
Rural route carrier Ray Egan, who began in 1957 now drive 64 miles a day to serve the 648 patrons on route number 1. Post Master McCoy reports that the rapidly increasing number of families moving into the area approximately 12 per month may require the establishment of an additional route
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Branch post office set for Burnsville 1967April 20, 1967 Dakota County Tribune reports: A contract has been awarded for a remodeling and rental for the Burnsville branch of the Savage Post Office. The modern building is located on 12th Avenue South in the Industrial Park north of Highway 13... The new branch office will have 4934 square feet of interior space, almost double the size of the Savage building...
This post office will offer the same services as the Main Post Office in Savage...
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Mail delivery in BurnsvilleJanuary 2021, one of Burnsville's mail delivery vehicles, on County Road 11.
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Burnsville Post OfficeBurnsville Post Office located on McAndrews Road, off Nicollet Avenue 2019.
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Postal service for Savage and Burnsville then and nowFor years mail service for the area came from Hamilton Station then Savage. Until the mid 1960's Burnsville residents addresses ended as Savage Minnesota. Then Burnsville obtained its own post office and identity. This photo shows letter carrier Charlie Kline in front of the Garvey store in Savage on May 13, 1906. Then in 2020 a mail truck is parked within a block of the old general store.
In 2020 mail goes through Burnsville and is delivered to Savage.
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Burnsville Post OfficeBob Raleigh, branch superintendent Burnsville Post Office.
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Burnsville Post Office 1970sJim Sprank sorting mail at the Burnsville Post Office on 12th Avenue, across from the Burnsville Bowl.
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Burnsville Post Office opened 1967When Burnsville finally obtained a post office of their own, the first location was the drug store at Jet Plaza (Valley Ridge Shopping Center). Shortly after this became the first official site of the Post Office, on 12th Avenue, across from the Burnsville Bowl.
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Burnsville Post OfficePicketing at the Post Office - July 19, 1978 Burnsville Current.
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Byron FabelByron Fabel at the Burnsville Post Office approx 1976. Burnsville Current photo. He retired in 1981.
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Bob Chastin Post OfficeBurnsville Postal carrier Bob Chastin, 1976 Burnsville Current.
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Burnsville Post OfficeInterior Burnsville post office around 1976. Burnsville Current photo.
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Burnsville Post Office 2018Entry to the Burnsville Post Office. This is the most recent post office building at 3800 Nicollet Blvd West. Prior to 1964 Burnsville mail delivery came from Savage, with residents having a Savage Mailing address. The first post office was established at the Jet Plaza Drug store until moving to a building across from the Burnsville Bowl.
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Post Office openedAugust 10, 1967 Dakota County Tribune reports on the opening of Burnsville's first post office, then a branch of the Savage Post Office.
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New rural mail route opened by Savage Post OfficeOctober 4, 1962 Minnesota Valley Review
As of September 29, a third mail route was established by the Savage post office, Jim McCoy postmaster announced this week.
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Bob Raleigh resigns post office 1973October 4, 1973 Dakota County Tribune
Bob Raleigh (right) life long Burnsville resident with Bob Chastain (letter carrier) as Bob Raleigh says goodbye. He is leaving the post office to return to farming.
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Postal Service River HillsJuly 1964 Postal Service in the new River Hills.
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Burnsville Post OfficeExterior Burnsville Post Office, August 2018. This is the most recent post office building at 3800 Nicollet Blvd West. Prior to 1964 Burnsville mail delivery came from Savage, with residents having a Savage Mailing address. The first post office was established at the Jet Plaza Drug store until moving to a building across from the Burnsville Bowl.
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Burnsville mail routes grow from 2 to 21 - 1976April 28, 1976 Burnsville Current features an interview with Vernon Mattson postmaster. He reported the post office handles 39,800 letters, 21,735 magazines and papers and 660 parcels on the average day of service.
Fifteen years ago the Burnsville Savage area was served by two mail routes. Today the communities have grown to 21 routes: over 10,000 residential, 1200 rural and 500 business boxes.
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Burnsville Post OfficeSign outside the Burnsville Post Office on McAndrews Road.
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Burnsville Mail BoxesBefore there were street addresses letters and before 1965 were addressed Name and Savage Minnesota. Then Burnsville was approved for a post office and soon street addresses began to be assigned.
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Postal Delivery in SavageA postal vehicle in front of the Razors Edge, Savage. Postal service for Savage goes through the Burnsville Post Office.
Prior to 1965 postal service for Burnsville came through Savage. Photo Burnsville Historical Society.
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Burnsville Post OfficeThis information appears in the 2010 Community Guide of Burnsville found online.
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Savage to buy post office building 2010The Savage City Council voted unanimously Monday night to buy the United States Post Office building...
As part of the deal, the USPS will continue to operate the Savage Post Office in the front of the 2000 square feet of the property...
The back 9,000 square feet of the building is currently used for mail and carrier services and those operations will move to the Burnsville facility...
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Postal Delivery in SavageA postal vehicle in front of the Razors Edge, Savage. Postal service for Savage goes through the Burnsville Post Office.
Prior to 1965 postal service for Burnsville came through Savage. Photo Burnsville Historical Society.
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Mail delivery in Savage 2020Historically, for years Burnsville received its mail from the post office located in Hamilton/Savage. Eventually, that changed and the main post office became Burnsville's serving the two communities.
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The Penny PostcardMay 19, 1898
This rate for privately produced postcards went down to $0.01 on May 19, 1898, with the passage of the Private Mailing Card Act. Over the years, the cost has increased.
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Burnsville Mailman 1938George Simmons identified as Burnsville's mailman February 18, 1938 Dakota County Tribune.
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