The first post office, in what is now Maloy, was installed in 1878. The town was then called Delphi. Due to the confusion with the town of Delphos, the name was changed to Maloy in 1800.

The first postmaster was Michael RUSH. Some other postmasters were Virginia HARTLEY WORTHINGTON, Lorenzo WORTHINGTON, Frank CARR, Marea SHEIL, Viginia CARR (acting) and Betty CONLEY at the present time. Some known persons who have served as substitute postmasters are Katie CARR, Dorothy BARBER, Linda BARBER, Elizabeth LYNCH, Jane BRABY, Kathi SHAY, Sue and Janice MOBLEY and Lee KEENAN at present [1987].

Some of the locations of the post office at Maloy have been as follows:

Second house north of the old Christian Church (both now burned)
1st house west of the bank building which has been demolished
and twice in the house that was directly east of the present Ronald CONLEY home, also demolished.

When Frank CARR rebuilt his store and station after the big fire, he built one room for the post office as he was postmaster at the time. Later the office was moved to the bank building under Marea SHEIL'S tour of duty and part of Betty CONLEY'S. Betty and Ronald CONLEY purchased the old township building which was remodeled and is now [1987] the present post office.

Mail has come to Maloy by railroad, highway post office, and the present star route system.

J. B. STROBEL was a very early carrier on the rural route. Other carriers were Don STITES, Fred MILLER, Pat CARR and Cecil NEWKIRK at the present time.

Some substitute carriers have been Ira KEMERY, John NOLAN, Leland DUGAN, LaVerne WORTHINGTON, Frank HIGGINS, Emeral WHEELEN and Gary KLEJCH at present.

SOURCE: Maloy, Iowa Centennial History: 1887 - 1987 p. 57. 1987.
Courtesy of the Mount Ayr Public Library

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2011