| Albright's | In the southern part of Benton Township. Post office, 1849-65. |
| Amityville | In the southwestern part of Huron Township. Post office, 1871-79. |
| Bluff Dale. | The original name of the post office (1847-53) at the present village of Kingston. |
| Burkhart's Point | The first post office established in Franklin Township, in 1836. |
| Centerville | In eastern part of Danville Township, as shown on maps of 1857. |
| Cora | Listed in the U. S. Official Registrar of 1847 as a post office in Des Moines County, but not found on maps of that period. |
| Danville Center | A small village in the geographical center of Danville Township, about one mile south of the present town of Danville. |
| Dodgeville | In the southeastern part of section 15, Franklin Township. Laid out in 1837. Post office 1843-1900. It still has a store and a few buildings. |
| Fan | In Flint River Township. Post office 1890-1900. |
| Flint Hills | The pioneer name of the present city of Burlington. |
| Fox Landing | Listed in the U.S. Postal Guide of 1893 as a post office in Des Moines County, but not found on maps of that period. |
| Franklin Mills | In the southeastern part of Franklin Township. Post office 1859-97. |
| Hartford | In central part of Danville Township. Post office 1841-51. |
| Hawkeye | In western part of Huron Township. Post office 1845-63. |
| Huron | In the east section 16 of Huron Township, located on Huron Chute of the Mississippi River. It was started in 1847, grew and had good prospects, but was obliterated by a flood in 1851. |
| Jacksonville | A post office in the vicinity of Yellow Springs from 1839 to 1841. |
| Kline | In the southeastern part of Franklin Township. Post office 1893-1900. |
| Kossuth | In the eastern section 30 of Yellow Springs Township, about a mile and a half east of the present town of Mediapolis. Previously called Yellow Springs, which see below. |
| La Vega | In the central part of Washington Township. Post office 1859-75. |
| Limestone | Listed in U.S. Official Registrar as a post office in Des Moines County from 1854 to 1860, but not found on maps of that period. |
| Linton | The early name of the present railroad station of Garland. Linton was a post office from 1847 to 1903. |
| Navarre | A post office in the neighborhood of Dodgeville from 1849 to 1851. |
| Northfield | A village in the northeastern part of Yellow Springs Township, laid out in 1866, and a post office from 1855 to 1900. |
| Parrish | In the southern part of Danville Township. Post office 1849-97. |
| Pleasant Grove | A village in section 11, Pleasant Grove Township. Post office 1851-1903. It still has a store and a few buildings. |
| Sand Ridge | A post office in the southern part of Union Township from 1849 to 1851 when it was changed to Green Bay post office in Lee County. |
| South Flint | In the southern part of Pleasant Grove Township. Post office, 1854-89. |
| Vandyke | In the northwestern part of Union Township. Post office, 1859-69. |
| Yellow Springs | The early name given the town of Kossuth, which see above. |