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U. S. Post Offices Established in Grady County, Georgia.

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Duncanville District, Grady County, Georgia
Established as Duncanville November 26, 1827 and was discontinued on June 22, 1866. Reestablished on May 7, 1873. It was discontinued again on August 23,
1875 and reestablished, January 21, 1878. Name was changed to Springwood on March 11, 1878 and then was discontinued on April 28, 1880.

Postmasters Date of Appointment

William Coggins November 26, 1827
Robert Lloyd February 27, 1830?
Josiah W Ogden July 14, 1834
Jackson J. Marsh June 15, 1835
John D. Haynes May 7, 1873
Jackson J. Marsh, Jr. June 7, 1873
Peter Hurst January 21, 1874
A. F. Slater March 5, 1875
Robert Raines January 21, 1878
Fletcher M. Queen December 17, 1879

Beachton, Grady County, Georgia

Established as Susina, Thomas County, Georgia on July 13, 1888.
Then it was change to Grady County, Georgia on November 2, 1905.
The name was changed to Beachton on October 4, 1906 and was discontinued permanently on October 1, 1929.

Postmasters Date of Appointment

James R. Doss July 13, 1888
W. C. Harrison August 6, 1889 (did not qualify)
C. P. Harrison May 9, 1890 (did not qualify)
Septimus M. Beach May 1, 1891
Fannie S. Beach January 18, 1915
Eugene T. Cromartie August 9, 1917
Jacob Kinchen April 2, 1919

Contributed by Winnette Stinson on March 1, 2002.
Information is from a typewritten, crumpled sheet of paper from my Mother's trunk.

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