Ranger, Indiana

Ranger was a post office in Anderson [Township, Perry County, Indiana|Anderson Township], Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The post office was established at Ranger on 27 November 1866 by Henry Rhodes. The post office was headed by postmasters in one family for 73 years starting with Henry Rhodes in 1886 until the retirement of Leroy Gatchel on 31 January 1940. The post office was closed in 1956 on 24 February 1956 as part of a county-lead streamlining process. Addresses previously serviced by the Ranger Post Office were to be served by Star Route, Troy, Indiana.