Alaska

Alaska was a post office in section 25 of Jones Township.  It was established sometime before 1868 by John H. Reed.   No record of Alaska was found in the postal records at the National Archives before 1868 when the name was changed to Thayer.   It seems like Alaska should have been shown on the postal map for the Patriot P.O., as it would have been only 2 miles away, but it was not.   The post office was closed in 1868 when it was transferred to the new town of Thayer, however the name still appeared on maps from 1875-1882.