Post Offices and Postmasters


Post Offices and Postmasters
of Ashe County, NC

Source: North Carolina Postal History Society

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 Post Offices and Postmasters of Ashe County, NC
 
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Algiers
 
William B. Carson 23 Mar 1892

Discontinued 1 Jan 1914
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Amy
 
Andrew L. Snapp 28 Apr 1909
Martha E. Ashley 19 Jun 1911
Meela A. Ashley 16 Feb 1912
Annie T. Jones 23 May 1914
Annie T. Hudson 27 Jul 1914
David M. Ashley 2 Mar 1915
Discontinued 30 Apr 1918
William G. Jones 17 Jul 1919
Myrtle James 13 Sep 1923
Samuel W. James, Acting 9 Jan 1938
Samuel W. James 3 Mar 1938
Lula James, Acting 1 Oct 1942
Lula James 28 Nov 1942

Discontinued 31 Dec 1950
Mail to Warrensville
 
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Apple Grove
 
John Ham 26 Feb 1875
Hugh M. Brooks 2 Nov 1881
Armstrong Clark 28 Dec 1882
John Ham 15 Jun 1885
Armstrong Clark 9 Aug 1890
John P. Hampton 21 Jun 1893
R.C. Hampton 21 Jun 1895

Name changed to Applegrove 21 Jun 1895
Name change rescinded 30 Jul 1895

John N. Barr 20 Jul 1897
James A. Miller 23 May 1903
Mary E. Miller 20 Apr 1907
Jesse S. Elliott 7 Apr 1908
Ollie Greer 11 Feb 1911
Henry M. Miller 21 Jul 1913
Henry L. Roten 9 Jan 1919
Vance Miller, Acting 1 Apr 1930
Vance Miller 26 May 1930

Discontinued 30 Apr 1971
Mail to Lansing
 
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Ash or Ashe Court House
 
David Earnest 7 Sep 1802
Andrew Erwin 1 Jan 1807
ohn Mikel 1 Apr 1807
George Bower 1 Jul 1810

Name changed to Jeffersonton by 1811
 
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Ashland, name changed from Solitude
 
Nettie B. Lewis 5 Aug 1911
Everett L. Stewart 16 Apr 1914
Nettie B. Lewis 29 Nov 1918
Cora A. Humphrey, Acting 10 Dec 1920
Cora A. Humphrey 28 May 1921
Everett A. Stuart, Acting 1 Aug 1945
Everett A. Stuart 30 Dec 1946

Discontinued 28 Feb 1954
Mail to Creston
 
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Ashley

Isam Goss 31 Jul 1888
Christian Powers 20 Jul 1897
James A. Ashley 10 May 1901

Discontinued 30 Sep 1905
Mail to Lansing
 
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Aster
 
Ettie Bowles 18 Jul 1900

Discontinued 30 Oct 1905
Mail to Crumpler
 
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Ava
 
Floyd D. Davis 21 Sep 1903
David W. Johnson 30 Mar 1904
Frielden B. Jones 27 Jun 1905
Richard L. Reeves (declined) 22 Jun 1906
Granville E. Ashley 5 Jan 1907

Discontinued 15 Mar 1907
Mail to Grimsley
 
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Baldwin, name changed from Shady Springs
 
William M. Baldwin 6 Mar 1885
Silas G. Blackburn 13 Jan 1898
James M. Edwards 2 Feb 1899
Roy Gentry 24 Jun 1904
Isom L. Gentry 10 Dec 1906
Jacob B. Houck 7 Jun 1909
Fred G. Ray 13 Aug 1913
Hamilton D. Edwards 12 Aug 1918
George W. Edwards 28 Sep 1925
Andrew C. Black 24 May 1926
Mack G. Edwards, Acting 11 Aug 1933
Mack G. Edwards 30 Sep 1933
Robert D. Colvard, Acting 13 Oct 1935
Robert D. Colvard 7 Jan 1936

Discontinued 15 Feb 1941
Mail to West Jefferson
 
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Ball
 
Earl Ball 22 Mar 1937
Dora Osborne, Acting 19 Dec 1942
Dora Osborne 3 Mar 1943

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Lansing
 
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Bare
 
Jesse Bare 17 Aug 1908

Rescinded
 
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Beaver Creek
 
James W. Hardin 10 Sep 1856
James W. Hardin, CSA Bibliog. #19

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865

Federal office discontinued 6 Dec 1866

William H. Hamilton 11 Mar 1875
Rufus A. Hamilton 17 Apr 1902

Appointment rescinded 21 Oct 1902

John H. Hardin 5 Jun 1902

Appointment rescinded 21 Oct 1902

William H. Hamilton 21 Oct 1902
Rufus A. Hamilton 29 Sep 1909
Gertrude Gentry, Acting 23 Apr 1925
Gertrude Gentry 14 Oct 1925
Fannie Hardin, Acting 26 Jul 1928
Georgia Hardin, Acting 5 Dec 1928

Discontinued 18 Jan 1930
Mail to West Jefferson
 
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Beldon
 
Harrison K. Miller 20 Jul 1901
John F. Holbrook 8 Dec 1904
Harrison K. Miller 25 Jul 1905
George W. Bowlin 16 Jan 1912
Discontinued 1 Jan 1914
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Benboland (Bentoland)
 
Benjamin C. Price 10 Jun 1902

Discontinued 31 Jan 1913
Mail to Ashland
 
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Beng
 
Francis M. Watson 6 Aug 1903
William S. Watson 18 Mar 1908
Francis M. Watson 9 Mar 1911
Charles T. Walker 7 Mar 1916
Francis M. Watson 1 Oct 1917
Martin A. Beshears, Acting 11 Dec 1933
Martin A. Beshears 28 Dec 1933
William S. Watson 28 Jan 1936
William M. Benge, Acting 31 Jan 1952
William M. Benge 14 May 1952

Discontinued 31 Mar 1953
Mail to West Jefferson
 
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Berlin
 
James Eller 3 Jun 1886
Frielden B. Jones 21 Dec 1900
James Eller 2 Jan 1902
Edwin C. Eller 17 Apr 1902
Albert S. Eller 11 Aug 1910

Name changed to Bina 18 Jul 1918
 
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Bernice
 
Stephen A. Jones 15 Jul 1889
William A. Hall 20 Feb 1890
George Porter 2 Mar 1899
Columbus F. Seagraves 2 Jan 1901

Discontinued 28 Feb 1902
Papers to Grassy Creek
 
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Bina, name changed from Berlin
 
Albert S. Eller 18 Jul 1918
Francis Eller, declined 30 Jul 1920
Grace Rhodes, Acting 3 Aug 1920
Grace Rhodes 2 Oct 1920
Pearl Eller, Acting 14 Dec 1921
E. C. Eller, Acting 9 Jan 1923
Laura Powers 3 Mar 1923
Edwin C. Eller 2 Aug 1924
Laura Powers, Acting 22 May 1926
Versa N. Wood 14 Aug 1926
Minnie E. Johnson, Acting 7 Nov 1929
Minnie E. Johnson 18 Jan 1930
Minnie Turner (marriage) 23 Feb 1930
Lessie King, Acting 2 Jan 1934
Lessie King 2 Apr 1934

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Lansing
Became a rural station of Lansing
 
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Blevins
 
Robert Blevins 18 Oct 1889
Minter M. Blevins 29 Jul 1893
Jacob Blevins 2 Feb 1899
Daniel L. Blevins 11 Apr 1902
Lutisha Phipps 9 Feb 1903

Discontinued 16 Jul 1906
Mail to Crumpler
 
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Bly
 
Joseph W. Lewis 2 May 1890
James S. Miller 12 Dec 1896
James A. Miller 7 Aug 1899
Jesse B. Miller 20 Jun 1903

Discontinued 14 Oct 1903
Papers to Applegrove
 
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Boone, name changed from Council’s Store
 
Boone was listed in Ashe County by the Post Office Department even though it was and is in Watauga County, see Councill's Store.
 
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Bower’s Store
 
Richard Gentry 12 May 1825
Wyatt McBride 27 Apr 1830
Discontinued 15 Jun 1835
Felix B. Parks 26 Jan 1837
Allen Gentry 17 May 1844

Name changed to Gap Civil 11 Apr 1846
 
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Brandon
 
Winfield S. Graybeal 20 Apr 1898
Mantie Stuart 2 May 1914
Ambrose Elliott 19 Apr 1922
Winfield S. Graybeal, Acting 23 Feb 1923
Winfield S. Graybeal 4 Apr 1923
Roby Blevins, Acting 1 Mar 1935
Roby Blevins 24 Apr 1935

Discontinued 28 Feb 1950
Mail to Lansing
 
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Bristol, name changed from Manley
 
R.P. Baker 21 Feb 1881
Catlette A. Greer 20 Mar 1882
Discontinued 19 Apr 1887
John Hudler 7 Oct 1887

Discontinued 13 Jul 1889
Papers to Grassy Creek
 
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Brownwood, name changed from West Riverside
 
Larkin G. Maxwell 10 Sep 1919
Alonzo G. Miller, Acting 26 Aug 1921
Alonzo G. Miller 26 Oct 1921
A.C. Miller, Acting 14 Aug 1923
Laura E. Phillips 15 Jan 1924
(Phillips not commissioned)
Alfred C. Miller 12 Nov 1924
Virginia E. Durham, Acting 28 Feb 1953

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Todd
 
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Bud
 
George L. Porter 7 Jul 1894
Charles M. Mikel 14 Dec 1897
George L. Porter 1 Oct 1900
James N. Neaves 25 Jan 1903

Discontinued 31 Jan 1906
Mail to Grassy Creek
 
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Burnt Hill
 
Fannie L. Shepherd 10 Feb 1899
Maggie Shepherd 27 Mar 1912

Discontinued 1 Jan 1914
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Calloway
 
William T. Calloway 11 Aug 1892

Discontinued 20 Jun 1895
No Papers
 
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Carsonville
 
Matthew B. Carson 11 Oct 1823
Discontinued 17 Sep 1825
Matthew B. Carson 1 Dec 1834

Discontinued 29 Jun 1837
 
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Chase
 
Mary M. Bowie 20 Jan 1890

Discontinued 11 May 1891
Mail to Wagoner
 
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Cherry Lane
 
Andrew J. Woodruff 11 Oct 1858

to Alleghany County 1859
 
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Chester
 
Dora Miller 9 Apr 1903
Barbara Miller 23 Mar 1905

Discontinued 14 Dec 1905
Mail to Clifton
 
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Chesnut or Chestnut Hill
 
Aaron Senter 10 Sep 1853

Discontinued 19 Dec 1859

Robert Gambill 20 Sep 1860
B. Robert, CSA 1 Aug 1861
Robert Gambill, CSA 16 Sep 1861

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865
Federal office discontinued 6 Dec 1866

John Barnes 13 May 1873

Discontinued 17 Apr 1875

Robert H. Gambill 2 Jul 1875
Iredell McMillan 31 Jul 1876

Name changed to Chestnut Hill 1877

Discontinued 14 Aug 1882
Mail to Nathan's Creek
 
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Clifton, name changed from Stagg’s Creek
 
Susan E. Latham 23 Oct 1882
Thomas M. Eastridge 4 Sep 1888
Nancy C. Eastridge 3 Aug 1889
Jesse G. Miller 30 Sep 1897
Hannibal H. Brown 2 May 1906
Charles R. Latham 27 Nov 1908
Joseph A. Roland (declined) 5 Jan 1917
Carl S. Eastridge 12 Apr 1917
Attie M. Eastridge, Acting 6 Oct 1924
Attie M. Eastridge 12 Nov 1924
Floy Edith Gilley, Acting 5 Aug 1929
Carl S. Eastridge 27 Dec 1929
J. Everett Roland, Acting 15 Aug 1933
Rena Dougherty 9 Feb 1934
Debra Jones, Acting 1 Apr 1945
Debra Jones 26 Mar 1947

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Warrensville
Became a rural station of Warrensville
 
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Comet
 
Adolphus Alex Wiles 16 Aug 1882
Jonathan F. Davis 19 Feb 1883
Rufus K. James 14 Jul 1884

Discontinued 15 Jul 1913
Mail to Edison

Scott Miller 22 May 1925
Albert H. Miller, Acting 31 Dec 1947
Albert H. Miller 9 Apr 1948

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Lansing
 
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Concert
 
William A. Greer 13 Oct 1882
Millie Hinson 19 Feb 1894
Fieldon Shepherd 3 Aug 1903

Discontinued 30 Sep 1905
Mail to Lansing
 
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Conleysville, name changed from Williams
 
William Conley 8 Mar 1819

Discontinued by 1824
 
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Councill’s Store
 
Jordan Councill, Jr. 20 Jul 1823

to Watauga County 1849
Name changed to Boone 20 Jun 1850
 
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Cove Creek
 
John Mast 18 Jan 1830

Name change to Mast's 1 May 1832
Mail to Lansing
 
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Creston, name changed from North Fork
 
Thomas C. Worth 23 Feb 1882
Thomas J. Lillard 19 Apr 1886
Ruth C. Worth 16 Apr 1891
Marion Goss 3May 1902
David A. Goss 10 Feb 1905
Jenny L. Goss 1 Nov 1907
James T. Pless 3 Jun 1912
Alice B. McEwen 29 Apr 1914
Julia Robinson, Acting 24 Aug 1925
Julia Robinson 3 Mar 1926
Mary Baker, Acting 3 Aug 1933
Mary Baker 14 Dec 1933
Alice B. McEwen, Acting 1 May 1934
Alice B. McEwen 14 Jun 1934
Mary Baker, Acting 1 Nov 1942
Mary Baker 14 Mar 1944
Susie Phipps Knox, Acting 30 Nov 1967
Susie Phipps Knox 17 Jan 1969
Peggy G. Campbell Officer-In-Charge 13 Mar 1980
Mrs. Donna B. Lewis 28 Jun 1980
Marvin G. Ferguson Officer-In-Charge 26 Dec 2001
Debra Eller Officer-In-Charge 27 Feb 2002
Marvin G. Ferguson 4 May 2002
Dale Mount Officer-In-Charge 30 Dec 2004
Cathy Huffman Officer-In-Charge 20 Apr 2005
Margaret C. Huffman 20 Aug 2005
Debra Eller Officer-In-Charge 29 Sep 2006
 
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Crow
 
William J. Stanbery 14 Mar 1894
Armstrong Clark 18 Feb 1899

Discontinued 14 Oct 1905
Mail to Lansing
 
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Crumpler
 
Reuben Debord 20 Oct 1885
Lula Plummer 18 Feb 1886
John H. Carson 30 Aug 1890
Morgan F. Baker 13 Feb 1894
Manda L. Lambert 1 Jul 1895
Robert Vannoy 16 Apr 1914
Robert L. Plummer 25 Feb 1921
Garney O. Francis, Acting 26 Dec 1924
Garney O. Francis 25 Apr 1925
Daisy Eller, Acting 24 May 1933
Frank McMillan 16 Nov 1933
William L. Eller, Acting 29 Dec 1965
William L. Eller, Terminated 2 Jun 1967
Ralph C. Jones 8 May 1967
Beth B. Berrong Officer-In-Charge 30 Jul 2002
Douglas G. Halsey Officer-In-Charge 29 Jan 2003
Judie Simon Officer-In-Charge 27 May 2003
Beth B. Berrong 1 Nov 2003
Robbie Wyatt Officer-In-Charge 2 Sep 2004
Douglas G. Halsey 15 Apr 2006
 
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Dandy
 
David W. Greer 31 Aug 1905
John W. Bennett 17 Jan 1906
Gardner G. Shepherd 21 Jul 1906
Neva Greer 22 Mar 1907
Madison Greer, Acting 13 Mar 1922
Madison Greer 31 May 1922
Smith Greer 8 Mar 1923
Not Commissioned

Discontinued 31 May 1923
Mail to Apple Grove
 
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Danish
 
Emma J. Richardson 30 Aug 1905

Discontinued 15 Mar 1909
 
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Dresden, name changed from Mouth of Buffalo
 
Joseph O. Wilcox 6 Mar 1888
Margaret H. Wilcox 8 Aug 1892
Joseph O. Wilcox 14 Dec 1901
Wiley P. Turner 18 May 1906

Discontinued 31 Aug 1916
Mail to Warrensville
 
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Dyson
 
Julia F. Maxwell 3 Jul 1894
Emma Brown 10 Apr 1899

Discontinued 30 Nov 1913
Mail to Ashland
 
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Edison
 
Ambrose F. Miller 23 Jun 1902
Monroe Welch 1 Nov 1907
Robert H. Welch 11 Aug 1922

Discontinued 15 Oct 1936
Mail to Comet
 
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Eldreth
 
Emaline Eldreth 1 Nov 1922

Discontinued 15 Nov 1932
Mail to Grayson
 
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Elk Creek
 
Alexander B. McMillan 3 Aug 1855

No record of CSA activity
Federal office discontinued 6 Dec 1866
 
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Elk Cross Roads
 
Thomas Greer 7 Nov 1837
Thomas L. Bouchell 20 Sep 1838
Buckner Tatum 14 Sep 1842
Discontinued 2 Jun 1846
James Todd 18 Dec 1846
Wiley Church 4 Jun 1849
Hugh A. Dobbin 27 Mar 1858
No record of CSA activity
Federal office discontinued 6 Dec 1866
Henry C. Lippard 4 Dec 1868
Thomas McGuire 17 Feb 1873
George H. Church 26 Feb 1875
Lorenzo Graham 29 Sep 1876
George H. Church 9 Jul 1877
William C. Hutchen 30 Jul 1877
Silas Blackburn 25 Jun 1882
Hamilton Blackburn 25 Jun 1883
Nimrod M. Dobbin 29 May 1885
Laura M. Hulcher 20 Apr 1886
Moved to Watauga County 21 Jun 1888
Moved from Watauga County 16 Jan 1890
William R. Blackburn 16 Jan 1890

Name changed to Todd 13 Jun 1894
 
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Ellis
 
John A. Richardson 3 May 1911
Cicero Johnson 16 Feb 1912

Discontinued 1 Jan 1914
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Eugene
 
Jerome N. Ballou 3 Mar 1893
Columbus L. Johnson 2 Mar 1901

Discontinued 31 Jan 1906
Mail to Grassy Creek
 
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Eye
 
William Miller 25 Oct 1889
Evaline Miller 27 Dec 1893
William Miller 30 Mar 1898
Drury M. Hart 1 Dec 1903
James A. Pennington 29 Oct 1904

Discontinued 15 Sep 1906
Mail to Park, Va.
 
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Faw
 
 
George W. Perkins 17 Apr 1894

Discontinued 5 Apr 1895
Mail to Goss
 
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Fig
 
Anderson M. Maxwell 9 Oct 1888
Ross G. Maxwell 21 Oct 1907
Bina W. Sutherland 22 May 1914
Callie G. Brown, Acting 26 Jun 1925
Callie G. Brown 26 Aug 1925
Bina W. Sutherland, Acting 5 Jan 1934
Bina W. Sutherland 24 Feb 1934
Chessie B. Osborne, Acting 1 Jan 1944
Chessie B. Osborne 22 May 1944
Ocie L. Sutherland, Acting 1 Jul 1946
Ocie L Sutherland 3 Dec 1947

Discontinued 10 Jan 1969
Mail to Creston
 
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Fleetwood
 
John L. Bowen 27 Jul 1898
Frank Hardin 11 Feb 1903
Lowry S. Vannoy 6 Jul 1914
Florence Wellborn, Acting 6 Nov 1922
Harris H. Lemly 15 Jun 1923
Charles T. Walker, Acting 3 May 1926
Charles T. Walker 8 Jul 1926
Lucy Greene, Acting 4 Dec 1930
Lucy Greene 2 Jun 1931
Walter H. Brown 28 Feb 1931
Lillie A. Howell, Acting 14 Jan 1950
Lillie A. Howell 1 May 1950
James Miller Officer-In-Charge 2 May 1980
Mary Beth Moss Trivette 6 Sep 1980
Mikina J. Mash Officer-In-Charge 2 Aug 1993
Elizabeth D. Roten Officer-In-Charge 10 Sep 1996
Wanda B. Woods 15 Feb 1997
Wanda K. McFarland (marriage) 14 Feb 1998
Jeffrey D. Berrong Officer-In-Charge 30 Jun 2006
Jeffrey D. Berrong 28 Apr 2007
 
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Flow
 
Nora L. Shepherd 13 Apr 1917

Discontinued 25 May 1925
Mail to Nathan's Creek
 
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Furches
 
William A. Richardson 28 Jul 1880
Wiley Richardson 12 May 1894
(Richardson not commissioned)
Emma V. Richardson 2 Jun 1894
Cynthia R. Tulbert 31 Mar 1914
Hardie L Coffey 4 Jan 1927
Colonel E. Jones, Acting 3 Mar 1928
Colonel E. Jones 5 Feb 1929
Cora Richardson, Acting 27 Jan 1938
Cora Richardson 17 Feb 1938
Effie Hazel Woodie 17 Mar 1944

Discontinued 28 Feb 1955
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Gale
 
Jennie C. Bledsoe 22 Aug 1898
Isaac M. Stout 25 Jul 1903

Discontinued 28 Feb 1921
Mail to Nathan's Creek
 
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Gap Civil, name changed from Bower’s Store
 
Allen Gentry 11 Apr 1846
James H. Parks 17 Nov 1858

To Alleghany County 1859
 
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Gap Creek
 
William H. Gentry 5 Jul 1851
Nathan H. Waugh 17 Jun 1856
Nathan H. Waugh, CSA Bibliog. #19

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865
Federal office discontinued 6 Dec 1866

William Laws 10 Jul 1867
Arthur D. Cowles 17 Apr 1868
James H. Cowles 22 Mar 1892
Amelia A. Cowles 22 Oct 1893
William H. Tomlinson 10 Aug 1897

Discontinued 14 May 1904
Papers to Hopkins
 
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Garren
 
Joseph E. Johnston 15 May 1915
Annie T. Greene 17 Oct 1931

Discontinued 30 Dec 1933
Mail to Fleetwood
 
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Garretson
 
James W. Bowlin 17 Apr 1902

Discontinued 15 Apr 1916
 
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Glade Creek
 
Andrew B. Carson 20 Mar 1854

Moved to Alleghany County 1859
 
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Glendale Springs, name changed from Venus
 
John V. Miller 28 Feb 1905
Pearl Miller 30 Sep 1907
Luther F. Woodie 23 May 1914
Pearl L. Miller 27 Aug 1921
Lessie Bowie, Acting 22 Jun 1934
Edward T. Woodie 7 Feb 1935
Delmer Roy Rose, Acting 30 Sep 1952
Carl F. Miller, Acting 31 Jan 1954
Carl F. Miller 22 Oct 1954
Carl F. Miller (deceased) 27 Dec 1969
Mrs. Janet M. Miller 7 Apr 1973
Belinda M. Glassmeyer 3 Jan 1998
Debra Roten Officer-In-Charge 28 Apr 2007
 
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Glenn
 
Eli Coldiron 7 Dec 1908
Victory Wyatt 12 Oct 1912

Discontinued 31 Mar 1919
Mail to Grayson
 
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Goss
 
Thomas W. Dixon 17 Apr 1894

Discontinued 13 Apr 1895
Mail to Obids
 
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Grassy Creek
 
William C. Greer 23 Aug 1883
Paul J. Greer 15 Aug 1888
S. Greer Parsons 2 Jun 1897
Daisy D. Parsons 24 Jun 1901
Edwin D. Greer 15 Apr 1914
Wayne A. Weaver 17 Dec 1919
Mae Robbins, Acting 3 Mar 1923
Mae Robbins 18 Aug 1923
Roby A. Walker 11 Jan 1927
Annie E. Hale 4 Apr 1927
William R. Graybeal, Acting 16 Jan 1934
Eugene R. Duvall 19 Sep 1934
Garvey C. Blevins, Acting 31 Mar 1953
Lee G. Phipps 23 Mar 1955
Marvin G. Ferguson 26 Apr 1975
Neal Howell Officer-In-Charge 21 Feb 1995
Marvin G. Ferguson 4 Mar 1995
Sara E. “Polly” Chester Officer-In-Charge 26 Dec 2001
Dan Suggs Officer-In-Charge 20 Apr 2005
Dale E. Mount 15 Oct 2005
 
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Graybeal
 
Elihu Graybeal 2 Apr 1894
James M. Graybeal 18 Mar 1898
Hugh L. Williams 3 Jul 1905

Discontinued 13 Jan 1906
Mail to Hemlock
 
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Grayson
 
John W.M. Grayson 16 Aug 1892
Alfred W. Long 9 Dec 1899
James H. Baugess 24 Mar 1905
Alfred W. Long 31 May 1913
Benjamin F. Kilby, Acting 14 Feb 1919
Benjamin F. Kilby 3 Apr 1919
Dora L. Kilby, Acting 19 Jan 1925
Benjamin R. Shepherd 1 Apr 1925
John T. Richardson 1 Apr 1926
Ruth K. Wilson, Acting 20 Mar 1948
Ruth K. Wilson 13 Aug 1948
Princeton J. Wilson Officer-In-Charge 30 May 1975
Jerry L. Little 27 Sep 1975

Service temporarily suspended from 15 May 1976

Preston J. Wilson Officer-In-Charge 4 Nov 1976
Alice V. Joines Officer-In-Charge 7 Feb 1978
Evelyn R. Groves Officer-In-Charge 6 Oct 1978
Evelyn R. Groves 28 Jul 1979

Service suspended 23 Ap 1993
Discontinued 21 Oct 1995
Mail to Creston
 
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Green Valley, name changed from Wheeler
 
Emmet G. Roark 23 Jan 1905
David L. Osborne 28 Aug 1908

No Further entry
 
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Grigsby
 
Ben P. Grigsby 23 Jan 1894
William Caudill 15 Feb 1901

Discontinued 15 Jun 1905
Mail to Grayson
 
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Grimsley
 
Leroy Blevins 8 Feb 1886
P.J. Earnest 4 Jan 1889
Appointment rescinded 8 Oct 1891
Leroy Blevins 8 Oct 1891

Discontinued 12 Oct 1891
Mail to Walnut Hill

Alfred Barker 22 Dec 1892
Leroy Blevins 17 Mar 1903

Discontinued 31 May 1911
Mail to Jefferson
 
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Harmon
 
Rufus Sheets 6 Mar 1900

Discontinued 31 Aug 1936
Mail to Vannoy
 
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Hastings
 
Peter McNiel 8 Aug 1888

Discontinued 1 Mar 1895
Papers to Jefferson
 
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Helton
 
Johnson Perkins 11 Jun 1849
Johnson Perkins, CSA Bibliog. #19

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865

Ambrose H. Jones 13 Jun 1866
Samuel H. Jones 7 Jun 1870
William J. Duncan 7 Aug 1877
William E. Perkins 19 Nov 1886
Jacob Eller 29 Jun 1889
Lucy J. Perkins 17 Jan 1895
Jacob Eller 10 Feb 1899
James H. Eller 11 Sep 1899
Wiley W. Testerman 8 Apr 1903
Eli C. Francis 27 Sep 1915
Roscoe C. Testerman, Acting 14 May 1926
Roscoe C. Testerman 15 Oct 1926

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Lansing
 
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Hemlock
 
David L. Graybeal 11 Jun 1902
William H. Graybeal 22 Jul 1911
Hugh Hagaman 23 Aug 1913
Shade C. Kilby 9 Aug 1917
Smith Allen, Acting 10 Oct 1921
John S. Allen 17 Dec 1921
Cora A. Allen 16 Nov 1926
Vina K. Love 1 Jul 1949

Discontinued 30 Sep 1949
Mail to Grayson
 
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Hermitage
 
Wiley Farmer 26 Sep 1890
Lydia Farmer 25 May 1897
Lydia Dolinger 2 Feb 1899

Discontinued 30 Jul 1904
Mail to Concert
 
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Hopkins
 
Millard F. Hopkins 18 Oct 1899
Virgil A. Moretz 6 Jun 1904
Bessie Watson, Acting 10 May 1927
W. Shafter Blackburn 30 Aug 1927
Jean Bledsoe, Acting 16 Oct 1933

Discontinued 29 Sep 1934
Mail to Deep Gap
 
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Horse Creek
 
John Eldrith 13 Sep 1858
John Eldreth, CSA 31 Jul 1861

CSA office closed on or before 30 April 1865
Federal office discontinued 11 Dec 1866

Sarah Taylor 19 Feb 1867

Discontinued 28 Sep 1876
 
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Husk
 
George W. Thompson 9 Nov 1882
Amos Sullivan 30 Mar 1898

Discontinued 31 May 1908
Mail to Park, Va.

Will L. Weaver 13 Sep 1915
Lee B. Ham, Acting 12 Jun 1925
Lee B. Ham 10 Dec 1925
Gertrude Little, Acting 6 May 1936
Gertrude Little 13 Jun 1936
Ruth D. Little, Acting 1 Mar 1945
Ruth D. Little 8 Jan 1947
William M. Little, Acting 12 Oct 1948
William M. Little 7 Jan 1949
Louise R. Little,Acting 30 Sep 1951
Louise R. Little 23 Jan 1952
Ruth Vannoy, Acting 9 Dec 1957
Ruth Vannoy 27 Nov 1959
Blanche Miller Officer-In-Charge 4 Jan 1980
Mrs. Sylvia C. Barker Officer-In-Charge 8 Feb 1980
Mrs. Sylvia C. Barker 31 May 1980
Service suspended 23 Apr 1993
Discontinued 26 Aug 1995
Mail to Lansing
 
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Idlewild
 
John F. Lipps 29 Mar 1880
Sarah A Bouchelle 26 Oct 1880
Levi Tomlinson 15 Oct 1887
John V. Hartzog 7 Dec 1888
Discontinued 26 Apr 1890
Papers to Gap Creek
John V. Harztog 13 Feb 1891
Thomas A. Church 3 May 1894
Appointment rescinded 9 Jul 1894
John V. Hartzog 9 Jul 1894
John L. Yates 4 Apr 1899
Thomas L. Church 6 Jul 1909
Lawrence D. Blackburn 5 Dec 1911
Jessie H. Colvard 16 Jun 1914
Lawrence D. Blackburn, Acting 25 Apr 1924
Lawrence D. Blackburn 31 Dec 1924
John Romulus Johnston 23 May 1934
Fern Johnston, Acting 10 Dec 1942
Fern J. Haire (marriage) 22 Dec 1942
Fern J. Haire 19 Jul 1943
Richard B. Johnston, Acting 7 Jan 1944
Gladys Faw 26 May 1944
Gladys F. Dillard, marriage 21 Apr 1945

Discontinued 30 Jun 1958
Mail to West Jefferson
 
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Idol’s Mills, Idol
 
Wade C. Merriman 20 Jan 1879
Columbus C. Kelly 5 Dec 1882
John Idol 25 Jan 1894

Name changed to Idol 25 Oct 1895

Barnet V. Idol 25 Oct 1895

Discontinued 16 Jul 1906
Mail to Crumpler
 
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Index
 
W. Alexander Dancy 29 Apr 1905
Alexander R. Fairington 20 Apr 1907
Appointment rescinded
W. Alexander Dancy 30 Aug 1907
General S. Yates 18 Sep 1909

Discontinued 20 Jan 1914
Mail to Wagoner

General S. Yates 16 Feb 1917

Discontinued 30 Jun 1926
Mail to Wagoner
 
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Jeffersonton, Jefferson, name changed from Ashe Court House
 
George Bower 1 Jul 1810
John O. Johnson 11 Nov 1812
Ambrose Parkes 2 Dec 1816
William Mastin 12 Apr 1826
Winston Somers 27 Mar 1830
James P. Waugh 7 Dec 1831
Roderick Murchison 4 Dec 1833
Name changed to Jefferson 3 Jan 1834
Thomas A. Faw 12 Dec 1849
Nathan H. Waugh 10 Dec 1851
John J. Sapp 21 Dec 1855
James P. Waugh 26 Jul 1856
Benjamin A. Neal 17 Dec 1860
Benjamin A. Neal, CSA 1 Jun 1861
Samuel C. Waugh, CSA 1 Oct 1861
CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865
Edwin C. Bartlett 25 Jan 1866
Calvin Yonce 22 Jun 1869
Squire Trivett 9 Apr 1872
Franklin Hardin 11 Jun 1873
Frank Hardin 21 May 1884
John D. Thomas 6 May 1885
Frank Hardin 19 Feb 1889
George J. White 10 Apr 1889
E. Spencer Blackburn 14 Feb 1891
Rebecca L. Reeves 3 May 1893
Millard F. Smith 14 Apr 1897
Julia L. Smith 2 Mar 1899
Reuben K. Elliott 14 May 1907
John W. Hardin 16 Oct 1909
Joseph B. Colvard 16 Apr 1914
Charles S. Neal 21 May 1919
Robert F. Blevins 27 Mar 1926
Irene I. Morphew, Acting 26 Jun 1934
Irene I. Morphew 16 Jan 1935
Gerald B. Denny Officer-In-Charge 30 Jun 1972
George L. Barger Officer-In-Charge 1 Sep 1972
Jack M. Threatt 9 Dec 1972
Darrell D. Kirby Officer-In-Charge 3 Dec 1973
Darrell D. Kirby 23 Nov 1974
Charles D. Caudill 21 May 1977
Joseph Catone Jr. Officer-In-Charge 2 Jan 2002
Lois J. Maney 13 Jul 2002
Mike Blackburn Officer-In-Charge 1 Feb 2006
Beth Berrong Officer-In-Charge 10 May 2006
 
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Jones
 
Riley A. Jones 14 Sep 1898

Discontinued 3 Jan 1906
Mail to Hemlock
 
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Lamar
 
Andrew Reeves 2 May 1890

Discontinued 15 Mar 1912
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Lansing
 
William H. Perkins 24 Aug 1882
John H. Gentry 7 Feb 1901
James N. Baldwin 3 Jun 1914
Victor E. Ballou 7 Apr 1917
Cicero Faw 21 May 1919
Lillie Barr, Acting 18 Nov 1824
Byron W. Graybeal 27 Mar 1925
C.S. Faw, Acting 23 Nov 1933
Edwin C. Eller 21 Apr 1934
Ethel B. Eller 29 May 1934
Edwin C. Eller 7 Dec 1945
Ethel B. Eller 31 Dec 1967

Terminated 31 Jan 1969
No further entries
 
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Laurel Springs
 
John Martin 30 Aug 1839
James Weaver 12 Oct 1839
Nathan Weaver 1 Aug 1840
John Reves or Rives 19 Dec 1844
Achilles Foster 26 Jun 1846
John Reves or Rives 28 Apr 1848
Joseph Haynes 14 Jan 1850
Stephen N. Wilson 20 Mar 1854
S.N. Wilson, CSA 16 Jul 1861

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865

Francis Scott 22 Jun 1866
Wyatt Rose 1 Aug 1866
William Weaver 11 Jun 1873
Levi Cox 2 May 1877
J.F. Greer 10 Oct 1879

Moved to Alleghany County 1879
 
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Line Hill
 
W.C. Greer 20 Mar 1878

Discontinued 12 Dec 1879
 
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Linney
 
Mary A. Eller 21 Oct 1889
Noah L. Shepherd 22 Oct 1891
William Porter 10 Sep 1895
Thomas F. Williams 7 Mar 1903
William P. Dollar 11 May 1907
Joseph E. Porter 10 Feb 1910
William J. Stansberry 11 Jul 1914

Discontinued 30 Jan 1915
Mail to Jefferson
 
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Mahone
 
Jesse A. Gambill 23 Jul 1891

Discontinued 12 Jun 1894
Mail to Crumpler
 
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Manly
 
Franklin Baker 11 Jun 1849

Discontinued 24 Mar 1855

John M. Black 18 Jun 1875
Robert P. Baker 24 Oct 1876

Name changed to Bristol
 
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Masts, name changed from Cove Creek
 
John Mast 1 May 1832

Discontinued 18 Apr 1833
 
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McGuire
 
Felix P. McGuire 26 May 1903

Discontinued 14 Dec 1918
Mail to West Riverside
 
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Milam
 
Alpha Milam 21 Dec 1935

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Todd
 
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Moretz Hill
 
John Moretz 16 Jun 1841

Moved to Watauga County 1849
 
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Mouth of Buffalo
 
John Baker 16 Mar 1874

Discontinued 30 Oct 1874

Peter M. Warren 9 Dec 1874
Chalmas E. Warren 16 Feb 1881
Joseph O. Wilcox 10 Jan 1884

Name changed to Dresden 6 Mar 1888
 
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Mulkey
 
Robert B. Phipps 8 May 1908

Discontinued 15 Aug 1914
Mail to Scottville
 
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Naomi
 
Jonathan Perry 20 Aug 1886
Henry Neaves 5 Jan 1887

Discontinued 22 Nov 1887
No Papers
 
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Nathan’s Creek
 
Andrew McMillan 24 Jul 1850

No record of CSA activity
Federal office discontinued 11 Dec 1866

William Sanders 19 Jan 1874
Jesse B. McMillan 17 Mar 1880
Solomon V. Cox 23 Apr 1887
Hugh Tilley 5 Mar 1898
Jonah F. Richardson 17 Mar 1903
James W. Blevins 14 May 1914
Susie A. Little, Acting 19 Jul 1926
Merrie R.S.A. Little 27 Aug 1926
Rex P. Jones, Acting 1 Jul 1949
Sidney S. Absher, Acting 1 Sep 1949
Sidney S. Absher 15 Feb 1950
Mabel D. Absher, Acting 31 Oct 1953
Mable D. Murray (marriage) 26 Dec 1953
Cloie L. Little, Acting 3 Nov 1954

Discontinued 28 Feb 1955
Mail to Crumpler
 
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Nettle Knob, Knettleknob
 
Robert McGuire 28 Jan 1858

No record of CSA activity
Federal office discontinued 11 Dec 1866

Jordan J. Goodman 17 Jan 1877

Discontinued 15 Jul 1913
Mail to Oval

William M. Phillips 21 Jan 1927

Discontinued 30 Jul 1932
Mail to West Jefferson
 
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New River
 
Martha A. Vaught 23 Nov 1899

Mail to Crumpler
 
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North Fork
 
Stephen Thomas 18 Jan 1830
David Worth, Jr. 24 Aug 1835
David Worth CSA 6 Jul 1861

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865

Martha C. Wagner 18 Sep 1866
Thomas C. Worth 14 Feb 1870

Name changed to Creston 23 Feb 1882
 
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Obids
 
Julia E. Absher 27 Mar 1883
Thomas T. Hale 18 Sep 1894
Rudolph E. Faw 27 Jun 1895
Hugh L. Burgess 11 Sep 1897
Joseph W. Calloway 9 Feb 1899
Frank Brown 12 Jan 1903
John F. Gambill 25 Jun 1907
Elbert C. Phillips 29 Aug 1908
Effie A. Parsons 26 May 1914
Heggie Parsons 21 Dec 1916
Daniel W. Miller, Acting 14 Jan 1925
Daniel W. Miller 5 May 1925
Ben H. Calloway, Acting 17 Dec 1928
Ben H. Calloway 10 Jun 1929
Jesse H. Colvard, Acting 10 Jul 1929
Cordelia Calloway, Acting 8 Aug 1929
Maryann Dillard 19 May 1930
Jesse H. Colvard, Acting 13 Feb 1934
Jesse H. Colvard 11 Jun 1934
Hazel Bare, Acting 1 Apr 1948
Hazel Bare 26 Jul 1948
Charles T. McNeill, Acting 30 Sep 1952
Charles T. McNeill 18 Dec 1952

Discontinued 31 Mar 1953
Mail to West Jefferson
 
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Oldfield
 
James C. Smyth 14 Feb 1828
Robert Hamilton 30 Jun 1829

Discontinued 19 Feb 1835
 
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Ore Knob
 
Joseph M. Moon 19 Mar 1874
John Dent 15 Feb 1875
Albert Fairfax 19 May 1881
David M. Hines 31 Jan 1883
Charles W. Cooke 27 Aug 1888

Discontinued 12 Jul 1895
Mail to Transon (1)

Rudy Bare 20 Jun 1899
Elizabeth Bare 16 May 1908
Maude M. Craven 1 Feb 1910
Stella Walsh, Acting 1 Jul 1925
Edith S. Walsh 6 Aug 1925
William B. Scarborough, Acting 1 Nov 1935
William B. Scarborough 6 Dec 1935

Name changed to Transou 1 Jun 1937
 
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Orion
 
William H. Graybeal 15 Apr 1899
George W. Perkins 5 Mar 1901
John B. Coldiron 31 May 1907

Discontinued 15 Jan 1908

William J. Bare 7 Mar 1908

Discontinued 30 Jun 1926
Mail to Jefferson
 
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Othello
 
Arthur Severt 10 Apr 1901
Ada Faw 24 Jun 1901
Eula J. Faw 6 Jan 1904
Jesseie E. Faw 15 Feb 1906
Maud E. Green 8 Mar 1912
George C. Green, Acting 4 Jun 1921
Mable M. Green 24 Sep 1921
Elbert C. Phillips 26 Oct 1925
D.M. Goodman, Acting 1 Jan 1934
Goldia Burgess, Acting 5 Feb 1934
Goldia Burgess 1 Jun 1934
Hattie B. Johnson, Acting 22 Oct 1936
Hattie B. Johnson 14 Dec 1936

Discontinued 31 Mar 1953
Mail to West Jefferson
 
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Oval
 
Lancey S. Vannoy 7 Mar 1898
Lowery S. Vannoy 2 May 1898
Wiley W. Phillips 13 Jul 1905
Minnie M. Phillips 14 May 1914
Joseph E. Johnston,Acting 26 Dec 1934
Joseph E. Johnston 3 May 1935
Rosa B. Johnston, Acting 1 Sep 1942
Rosa B. Johnston 22 Oct 1942

Discontinued 31 Mar 1953
Mail to West Jefferson
 
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Parker
 
Lafayette Parker 24 Jul 1897

Discontinued 15 Jun 1905
Mail to Solitude

Wilbern L. Parker 25 Mar 1908
Olney B. Roark 12 May 1920
Jonathan E. Parker 19 May 1921
Lawrence R. Lewis 3 Sep 1926
Alice L. Parker, Acting 11 Oct 1927
Alice L. Parker 4 Nov 1927
Alice L. Gentry, marriage 29 Nov 1928
Devona M. Roark 5 Dec 1929
Alice L. Gentry, Acting 15 Mar 1933
Allice L. Gentry 21 Apr 1933
Mason L. Sturgill, Acting 15 Mar 1943
Mason L. Sturgill 22 Jun 1943

Discontinued 28 Feb 1954
Mail to Creston
 
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Parsons
 
W. Bynum Wyatt 6 Nov 1901
Millard F. Blevins 7 Oct 1904

Discontinued 31 Jan 1906
Mail to Grassy Creek
 
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Peak Land
 
John W. Martin 16 Oct 1855

Discontinued 8 Dec 1857
 
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Pinckton
 
Emanuel Bare 4 Jun 1884
James S. Miller 2 Apr 1894
John W. Barr 26 May 1896
Drury Elliott 9 Sep 1898
Harrison Elliott 12 Apr 1902
Julia E. Elliott 22 May 1906

Discontinued 31 Jul 1909
 
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Potato Creek
 
John McMillan 19 Dec 1850
John McMillan, Jr. 2 Nov 1855

Discontinued 11 Aug 1859
 
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Ratler

Cordelia Osborne 4 Feb 1903

Dora Tucker 5 May 1904

Discontinued 1 Jan 1914
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Rawl
 
William R. McNeill 1 Jun 1909
Laura McNeill 26 May 1914

Discontinued 31 May 1923
Mail to Idlewild
 
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Raven
 
William R. Howell 18 Mar 1902

Discontinued 29 Apr 1916
Mail to Todd
 
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Reno
 
Rufus T. Brickell 14 May 1914
Otho S. Wilcox 6 Sep 1916

Discontinued 15 Sep 1934
Mail to Glendale Springs
 
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Rhine
 
Jasper Bare 6 Feb 1901
Discontinued 28 Feb1914
Jasper Bare 7 Feb 1916

Discontinued 15 Feb 1923
Mail to Wagoner
 
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Ripple
 
James F. Johnson 6 May 1903
Lillie A. Johnson 20 Aug 1907

Discontinued 31 Aug 1910
 
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River Side
 
Samuel E. Morpheus 5 Sep 1879
George H. Tatum 7 Jun 1880

Discontinued 14 May 1938
(Tatum deceased, 58 years as postmaster!)
Mail to Todd
 
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Roark
 
Ira L. Roark 20 Apr 1898

Discontinued 30 Nov 1913
Mail to Ashland
 
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Roberts
 
William J. Roberts 27 Apr 1892

Discontinued 31 Jan 1906
Mail to Grassy Creek
 
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Roten
 
Henry H. Calhoun 10 Aug 1887
Alvin M. Lewis 26 Apr 1894
Discontinued 21 Sep 1894
Papers to Fig
Thomas M. Calhoun 22 Mar 1898
Joseph M. Pennington 10 Jun 1902
Thomas M. Cslhoun 7 Apr 1903

Discontinued 14 Dec 1905
Mail to Clifton
 
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Roundabout
 
Milton C. Roark 25 Jun 1901

Discontinued 15 Jun 1905
Mail to Solitude
 
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Scottville
 
Jesse J. Gamble 3 Aug 1855
George L. Clay 26 Jul 1856
Francis W. Scott 28 Feb 1857
Nathan Weaver 18 Oct 1858
Nathan Weaver, CSA 31 Jul 1861

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865

Nathaniel G. Lane 6 Jun 1866
Maggie E. Caudell 13 Oct 1873
Mary E. Lane 17 Dec 1873
Charles L. H. Smith 28 Jan 1874
Huston Waddle 8 Sep 1879
C.L.H. Smith 23 Sep 1879
Jane Harton 5 Apr 1889
William A.J. Fowlkes 28 May 1892
Adolphus C. Dancy 19 Feb 1894
John C. Woody 31 Mar 1898

Moved to Alleghany County 4 May 1901
Moved from Alleghany County 27 May 1902

Joshua Richardson 27 May 1902
Dona M. Dancy 23 May 1913
Adolphus C. Dancy 20 Aug 1919
Carrie D. Maines, acting 1 Feb 1940
Carrie D. Maines 16 Mar 1940

Discontinued 30 Apr 1954
Rescinded 7 Apr 1954

Discontinued 31 Jul 1954
Rescinded 15 Jul 1954
 
Mrs. Thelma K. Woodie Officer-In-Charge 30 Apr 1970
Mrs. Thelma K. Woodie 7 Apr 1973
Eugene R. Smith Officer-In-Charge 28 Nov 1990
Timothy J. McCarthy Officer-In-Charge 8 Mar 1991

Service suspended 25 Mar 1991
Discontinued 30 Sep 2006
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Shady Springs
 
William M. Baldwin 22 Dec 1871

Name changed to Baldwin 6 Mar 1885
 
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Silas Creek
 
Winfield S. Jones 31 Aug 1876

Discontinued 14 Sep 1907
Mail to Grassy Creek

Charles M. Dickson 8 May 1914
Rettie Dickson 6 Jan 1915
George D. Dickson, Acting 11 Dec 1924
George D. Dickson 31 Jan 1925
Martha J. Dickson, Acting 23 Mar 1926
Martha J. Dickson 27 Mar 1926
Lela Mae Blevins 30 Apr 1936
Lessie Phipps, Acting 16 Dec 1937
Lessie Phipps 8 Jan 1938

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Lansing
 
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Sly
 
James P. Farmer 20 Mar 1906
Alvin M. Lewis 7 Aug 1914
William Roten 30 Sep 1918
W.H. Graybeal, Acting 22 Jan 1921
W.H. Graybeal 31 Jun 1921
Ethel C. Graybeal 19 Jan 1925
Wilson F. Brown 15 Feb 1927
Walter R. Roten 17 May 1933
Wilson F. Brown, Acting 13 Sep 1936
Gray Roten, Acting 6 Mar 1937
Gray Roten 1 Sep 1937
Della Roten, Acting 20 Apr 1941
Della Roten 20 Jun 1941
Hettie Sapp, Acting 6 Mar 1943
Hettie Sapp 19 Jul 1943
Irene E. Bates, Acting 8 Dec 1948
Irene E. Bates 13 Jan 1949
Della G. Roten, Acting 14 Feb 1950
Della G. Roten 28 Apr 1950

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Fig
 
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Smethport
 
Samuel R. Lemly 14 Mar 1916
Mattie Hall, Acting 3 Sep 1921
Mattie Hall 21 Oct 1921
Arthur G. Caudill, Acting 5 May 1927
Arthur C. Caudill 8 Nov 1927
Conley H. Irison, Acting 1 Jan 1933
Harry Bryan Koontz 3 May 1933
Lena R. Koontz, Acting 15 Mar 1943
Lena R. Koontz 17 May 1943
Lena K. Watson, marriange 25 Jan 1944

Discontinued 30 Jun 1958
Became rural station of West Jefferson
 
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Solitude
 
Calvin Younce 21 Jun 1872
Sidney Maxwell 29 Jul 1875
John H. Lewis 21 Apr 1898
Louisa J. Maxwell 9 Mar 1899
John H. Murcer 3 Jul 1901
Erwin W. Lewis 28 Feb 1903
Nettie B. Lewis 26 Aug 1907

Name changed to Ashland 5 Aug 1911
 
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South Fork
 
Benjamin C. Calloway 20 Jul 1850
Thomas S. Calloway 15 Jun 1855
Thomas S. Calloway, CSA 6 Jul 1861

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865
Federal office discontinued 11 Dec 1866

Mary A. Jones 7 Jul 1868
Discontinued 14 Sep 1868
Nancy A. McNeil 9 Feb 1869
Discontinued 9 Aug 1869
Drewry C. Long 13 Oct 1870
Thomas S. Calloway 11 Nov 1873

Discontinued 9 Dec 1889
Mail to Obids
 
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Staggs Creek
 
William Latham 22 Sep 1871
J. W. Riley 9 Mar 1874

Name changed to Clifton 23 Oct 1882
 
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Sturgill’s, Sturgills
 
Henry F. Love 13 May 1887
Byron Sturgil 19 Mar 1888
William T. Pennington 29 May 1914
William E. Sturgill 16 Mar 1917
Lessie J. Sturgill 25 Feb 1919
Jacob R. Sturgill 25 May 1921
Charles W. Anderson, Acting 2 Jun 1922
Charles W. Anderson 19 Dec 1922
Joseph E. Baugness, Acting 17 Jul 1930
Joseph E. Baugness 24 Jul 1930
Worth Young 10 Dec 1930
Erma Young 31 Aug 1931
Glen Kilby 18 Jun 1935

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Lansing
Became a rural station of Lansing
 
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Sugar Grove
 
John Mast 23 Mar 1837

to Watauga County 1849
 
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Sussex
 
Wilson Hudler 4 Sep 1891

Discontinued 28 Feb 1902
Mail to Grassy Creek
 
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Sutherlands, Sutherland’s
 
John A. Sutherland 17 Dec 1875
Daniel T. Sutherland 13 May 1879
James H. Hardin 1 Oct 1885
Guss M. Donnelly 20 Jan 1899

Discontinued 28 Feb 1910
Mail to Trade, TN
 
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Tam
 
Lettie Stansbery 23 Dec 1903

Discontinued 30 Sep 1905
Mail to Lansing
 
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Thaxton
 
James A. Martin 12 Dec 1889
Warner H. Joines 13 Apr 1912
Rufus H. Joines 25 Jan 1922
Conley Wyatt 2 May 1931

Discontinued 15 Jan 1934
Mail to Grayson
 
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Theta
 
Charles A. Dickson 6 May 1908
G. Everet Little 18 May 1911
Montie E. Little 23 May 1914
Beulah M. Coldiron, Acting 27 Feb 1924
Beulah M. Coldiron 4 Mar 1924

Discontinued 30 Jun 1926
Mail to Jefferson
 
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Todd, name changed from Elk Cross Roads
 
Charles P. Todd 13 Jun 1894
Ishmael Graham 12 May 1898
William R. Blackburn 28 Apr 1904
Willet S. Miller 10 Oct 1913
David C. Howell 5 Feb 1921
Herbert L. Moretz, Acting 1 Jul 1940
Walter L. Davis 15 Nov 1940
Appointment rescinded 31 Dec 1940
Eleanor M. Moretz 8 Jan 1941
Max R. Bolick 15 Nov 1980
Judy B. Eller Officer-In-Charge 1 Sep 1992
Johnny H. Barr 11 Dec 1993
Judy B. Miller Officer-In-Charge 27 Dec 2001
Christy A. Baldwin 4 May 2002
Kelly Hopkins Officer-In-Charge 13 Aug 2003
Karen Trivette Officer-In-Charge 4 Dec 2003
Debbie Eller Officer-In-Charge 15 Jun 2005
Karen A. Trivette 26 Nov 2005
 
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Toliver
 
Andrew J. Toliver 1 Apr 1902
William T. A. Jones 1 Jun 1907
Velma I. Roark, Acting 1 Jul 1946
Velma I. Roark 8 Jan 1947
William G. Calloway, Acting 19 Oct 1948
William G. Calloway 7 Apr 1949

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Todd
 
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Transon
 
Ella Mastin 7 Sep 1888
Linie A. Transon 8 Feb 1898
General G. Wilcox 21 Aug 1908
Walter Hart 23 Apr 1912
Fannie A. Shepherd 25 Feb 1916
William R. McNeill 16 Feb 1920
Mahala Pruitt, Acting 2 Mar 1925
Mahala Pruit 23 Mar 1925

Discontinued 5 May 1926
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Transou, name changed from Ore Knob
 
William B. Scarborough 1 Jun 1937
Mabel Church, acting 29 Aug 1945
Mabel Church 26 Feb 1946

Discontinued 8 Apr 1953
Mail to Laurel Springs
 
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Treetop
 
Daniel J. Perkins 26 Apr 1890
William F. Perkins 1 Feb 1892
Margaret C. Ray 28 Apr 1914

Discontinued 31 Aug 1918
Mail to Trout

James H. Perkins 17 Aug 1922
J. Alice Perkins 10 Mar 1927
Margaret C. Ray, Acting 25 Apr 1935
Margaret C. Ray 3 May 1935
Elizabeth Graybeal, Acting 26 Feb 1938
Elizabeth Graybeal 26 Mar 1938
Margaret C. Ray, Acting 24 Aug 1943
Margaret C. Ray 9 Nov 1943
Elizabeth Graybeal, Acting 31 May 1951

Discontinued 15 Oct 1951
Mail to Smethport
 
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Trout
 
James Latham 28 Sep 1892
Joseph Powell 25 Apr 1894
James S. Graham 9 Feb 1898
Wiley W. Graybeal 24 Jun 1914
Alice L. Graham 3 Aug 1925
Emery Milam, Acting 9 Jun 1926
Emery Milam 11 Aug 1926
Clyde E. Milam 17 Jun 1927
Alpha A. Milam, Acting 1 Jan 1930
Alpha A. Milam 18 Mar 1930

Discontinued 15 Sep 1933
Mail to Creston
 
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Tuckerdale
 
Fannie E. Tucker 5 Jan 1915
Martha Tucker 20 Dec 1916
Frank B. Tucker 17 Apr 1918
Emory W. Brooks, Acting 9 Jun 1925
Emory W. Brooks 2 Jul 1925
Joseph F. Brooks, Acting 12 Aug 1929
Joseph F. Brooks 12 Sep 1929
J. Emory Tucker 4 Dec 1934

Discontinued 30 Sep 1966
Mail to Lansing
 
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Valle Crucis, name changed from Wataga
 
William Thurston 23 Aug 1845
William W. Skiles 29 Jul 1846

To Watauga County 1849
 
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Venus
 
ALfred L. Miller 14 Jul 1899
John V. Miller 4 Oct 1904

Name changed to
Glendale Springs 28 Feb 1905
 
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Vernon
 
Sarah A. Fisher 15 Oct 1892
Elizabeth C. Young 22 Aug 1894
Joseph E. Young 4 Jun 1903
Discontinued 30 Sep 1903
George W. Porter 8 Sep 1904
James W. Hudler 24 Jun 1905
G. W. Porter 30 Apr 1907

Discontinued 31 Aug 1907
Mail to Helton
 
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Wagoner
 
John H. Wagoner 7 Apr 1886
George M. Shoemaker 12 Jun 1903
Jennie Dixon 8 Dec 1915
Noah Bare 21 Feb 1923
Effie M. Stringer 1 Dec 1925
Effie M. Liddle (marriage) 21 Mar 1931

Discontinued 30 Apr 1953
Mail to Jefferson
Became a rural station of Jefferson
 
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Walnut Hill
 
Squire Trivett 4 Feb 1858
Henry Rigsbee 19 Feb 1859
Samuel Baines or Bower, CSA 24 Jan 1862

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865
Federal office discontinued 11 Dec 1866

Thomas M. Duncan 11 Apr 1870
Discontinued 1 Dec 1875
Madison Blevins 29 Feb 1876

Discontinued 5 Aug 1892
Papers to Silas Creek
 
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Warrensville
 
Emma Jones 10 Jun 1902
G. Hugh May 3 Jan 1911
William H. Jones 23 May 1913
James W. Graybeal, Acting 11 Mar 1925
James W. Graybeal 13 Jul 1925
Charles R. Latham, Acting 15 Jan 1927
Charles R. Latham 8 Mar 1927
Mabel Johnson, Acting 6 Nov 1933
Mabel Johnson 15 Feb 1934
Appointment rescinded 30 Mar 1934
W. A. Johnson, Acting 31 Mar 1934
William H. Jones 27 Feb 1935
John Paul Jones, Acting 1 Jul 1940
John M. Burkett 23 Nov 1940
William A. Johnson, Acting 1 Nov 1943
Anna O. Ashley 30 Jun 1944
Bobby L. McCoy 31 Aug 1959
John T. Eastridge, Acting 2 Sep 1960
John M. Burkett 24 Jul 1961
Frank E. Roland Officer-In-Charge 30 Jun 1972
Frank E. Roland 2 Sep 1972
Floyd Benfield Officer-In-Charge 19 Jun 1985
Peggy G. Campbell 12 Oct 1985
Monty E. Miller Officer-In-Charge 28 Jun 1999
Monty E. Miller 28 Aug 1999
 
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Wataga
 
Philip Shull 10 May 1844

Name changed to Valle Crucis 23 Aug 1845
 
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Weasel
 
Wells Miller 26 Jan 1880
William H. Blevins 20 Mar 1884
John W. Tucker 9 Apr 1888
Marion Miller 31 Dec 1890
Elijah L. Tucker 26 Jul 1894
Marion Miller 28 Sep 1898
Samuel Miller 29 May 1907
Thomas J. Baugness 12 May 1909
Sylvester Darnell 2 May 1911

Discontinued 15 Jan 1912
Mail to Park, VA
 
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Weavers Ford, Weaversford
 
Blake M. Weaver 11 May 1858
Asa Weaver, CSA 16 Sep 1861

CSA office closed on or before 30 Apr 1865
Federal office discontinued 11 Dec 1866

James W. Shepherd 13 May 1873

Name changed to Weaversford 1877

Reuben Debord 25 Mar 1881
Alice Debord 6 Sep 1890
James O. Parsons 18 Mar 1898
Alice Debord 6 Dec 1917

Discontinued 31 Jan 1940
Mail to Mouth of Wilson, Va.
 
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West Jefferson
 
Sallie Barr 25 Mar 1915
Fielden B. Jones 18 Jan 1922
Basil D. Barr 27 Apr 1934
Sallie Barr 25 Mar 1915
Fielden B. Jones 18 Jan 1922
Basil D. Barr 27 Apr 1934
Elizabeth D. Hensley 8 Jun 1942
Basil D. Barr 29 Nov 1944
Matie M. Phillips, Acting 1 Jul 1945
Charity V. Barr, Acting 1 Nov 1947
Samuel L. Davis 9 May 1951
George L. Barger Officer-In-Charge 29 Dec 1972
Jack M. Threatt Officer-In-Charge 11 May 1973
Mrs. Mary P. Williams 25 Aug 1973
Hazel C. Wiles Officer-In-Charge 2 Jun 1978
Sharon B. Gambill 10 Feb 1979
Wanda Ferguson Officer-In-Charge 1 Sep 1992
Drew D. Martin Officer-In-Charge 22 Oct 1992
Drew D. Martin 6 Feb 1993
 
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West Riverside
 
Conrad Yates 12 Apr 1916
Larkin G. Maxwell 12 Jul 1919

Name changed to Brownwood 10 Sep 1919
 
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Wheeler
 
James Osborn 3 Sep 1880
James F. Matney 8 Jan 1885
Emmett G. Roark 26 Oct 1889
Moses D. Caudill 30 Mar 1894
Emmet G. Roark 21 Feb 1900

Name changed to Green Valley 23 Jan 1905
 
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Wilcox
 
W. C. Miller 17 Sep 1884

Discontinued 16 Jun 1885
Papers to Mouth of Buffalo
 
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Williams
 
Richard Williams 20 Nov 1815

Name changed to Conleysville 8 Mar 1819
 
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Woodford
 
Hamilton Greer 15 Sep 1899
Emma O. Greer 24 Apr 1913
Hamilton Greer 9 May 1916
Dora M. Bledsoe 10 Jun 1924
James F. Greer 16 Sep 1925

Discontinued 30 Nov 1926
Mail to Todd

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