A postal village or post-village (p.v., P.V., PV or p-v) is generally a
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
*Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fina ...
that has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
.
Definition and abbreviation
In North American usage, the term "post village" refers to a small community (a village) which has a post office.
The definition is similar to that of "postal town": "a town having a main post office branch".
Other sources have slightly different definitions for post villages. Colina Stanton of the Chapman Center for Rural Studies at
Kansas State University
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...
states, "early atlases often use the term “post village” to refer to towns founded with little more than a post office and a store."
In India, a postal village is distinct from other types of villages (such as revenue or census villages), being designated for mail delivery.
When referring to postal villages, the abbreviation ''PV'' or ''p.v.'' has sometimes been used. ''
Webster's 1896 Collegiate Dictionary'' explained this as standing for "post-village".
See also
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Crossroads village
In Colonial American history, a crossroads village is a settlement that was situated where two or more roads would intersect. The owners of farmland along a frequently traveled trail, path, or road, often paralleling a water route, would plan a ...
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Police village
A police village was a form of municipal government that was used in the province of Ontario, Canada in the early 19th century if the finances or the population of an area did not permit the creation of a village.
Formation
In the early 19th Centu ...
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Types of village
Postal history