Knox County Post Office History
The erection of a United States
building was begun in 1869 under the superintendency of JH Holman
with AB Mullett as supervising architect and George W Ross as
disbursing agent The building is entirely of marble and though not
large is yet one of the most substantially constructed buildings
anywhere to be found It was completed in 1873 at a cost of $392,000
It is three stories high the lower floor being occupied by the
postoffice the second floor by the office of the pension agent
district attorney and clerks of the circuit and district court and
the third by the courtroom and rooms for judges and juries
Following is a list of postmasters at Knoxville with the dates of
their appointment kindly furnished upon request by JL Bristow fourth
assistant post master general:
George Roulstone April 1 1795
John Crozier August 30 1797
Lewis P Roberts December 3 1838
James W Campbell March 26 1841
Samuel W Bell January 18 1845
James C Luttrell June 26 1849
John E Helms April 5 1853
Felix W Earnest February 21 1856
George W Harris July 27 1857
JFJ Lewis March 8 1858
Charles W Charlton May 3 1859
James C Luttrell July 20 1861
James Rodgers April 9 1869
William Rule March 14 1873
Oliver P Temple October 21 1881
James M King October 19 1885
John L Hudiburg April 9 1889
JW
Gaut February 16 1894 and
William L Trent February 23 1898
Post Office List
| Academia | 1835 | 1858 |
|
Adairs Creek |
1879 |
1891 |
|
Adcock |
1808 |
1899 |
|
Asbury |
1874 |
1912 |
|
Ball Camp |
1851 |
1904 |
|
Ball Camp |
1851 |
1904 |
|
Bayless |
1886 |
1904 |
|
Bearden |
1863 |
1938 |
|
Beaver Ridge |
1835 |
1904 |
|
Bermuda |
1889 |
1904 |
|
Beverly |
1886 |
1904 |
|
Blue Grass |
1885 |
1904 |
|
Bookout |
1900 |
1902 |
|
Broadway |
1891 |
1901 |
|
Bull Run |
1860 |
1898 |
|
Byington |
1904 |
1952 |
|
Campbell |
1882 |
1901 |
|
Campbell Station |
1805 |
1882 |
|
Cash |
1897 |
1900 |
|
Caswell's Station |
1890 |
1913 |
|
Chesterfield |
1856 |
1858 |
|
Chumlea |
1880 |
1889 |
|
Church Grove |
1841 |
1904 |
|
Coffin |
1886 |
1886 |
|
Concord |
1855 |
|
|
Cooper |
1875 |
1881 |
|
Corinth |
1882 |
1887 |
|
Corryton |
1891 |
|
|
Cowards |
1890 |
1903 |
|
Cox's Creek |
1837 |
1842 |
|
Craigville |
1889 |
1891 |
|
Crippen |
1881 |
1883 |
|
Dante |
1888 |
1907 |
|
Deaderick |
1900 |
1904 |
|
Delia |
1890 |
1890 |
|
Dewey |
1900 |
1901 |
|
Drinnen |
1900 |
1904 |
|
Ebeneezer |
1870 |
1936 |
|
Edmundson |
1880 |
1882 |
|
Eppsville |
1826 |
1826 |
|
Faih or Fain |
1900 |
1900 |
|
Flenniken |
1881 |
1902 |
|
Flint Gap |
1850 |
1859 |
|
Floids |
1890 |
1890 |
|
Floyds |
1890 |
1891 |
|
Ford |
1890 |
1901 |
|
Fountain City |
1890 |
1924 |
|
Fowler |
1809 |
1902 |
|
French |
1880 |
1902 |
|
Gallaher |
1854 |
1856 |
|
Gap Creek |
1838 |
1907 |
|
Godfrey |
1889 |
1891 |
|
Grangeville |
1893 |
1895 |
|
Graveston |
1866 |
1904 |
|
Halls Cross Roads |
1875 |
1904 |
|
Hardin Valley |
1879 |
1901 |
|
Heiskell |
1898 |
|
|
Hercules |
1889 |
1904 |
|
High Point |
1874 |
1894 |
|
Highpoint |
1894 |
1904 |
|
Holston |
1833 |
1843 |
|
House Mountain |
1877 |
1901 |
|
Inskip |
1892 |
1941 |
|
Kangaroo |
1891 |
1900 |
|
Kennedy |
1883 |
1900 |
|
Kidd's Hill |
1858 |
1859 |
|
Kimberlin Heights |
1890 |
1955 |
|
Knoxville |
1795 |
|
|
Lay |
1891 |
1908 |
|
Legg's Station |
1858 |
1868 |
|
Letsinger |
1870 |
1880 |
|
Locust Point |
1854 |
1854 |
|
Long's Mill |
1840 |
1891 |
|
Lorenation |
1900 |
1901 |
|
Lovell |
1899 |
1901 |
|
Low's Ferry |
1850 |
1850 |
|
Mabel |
1891 |
1902 |
|
Mascot |
1888 |
|
|
Mayo |
1884 |
1904 |
|
McMillian |
1858 |
1919 |
|
McMillians |
1833 |
1834 |
|
Mecklenberg |
1826 |
1867 |
|
Meek |
1884 |
1888 |
|
Murphy |
1899 |
1901 |
|
Mynatt |
1884 |
1901 |
|
Nast |
1881 |
1894 |
|
Neubert |
1910 |
1951 |
|
North Hope |
1858 |
1859 |
|
Oak Orchard |
1854 |
1855 |
|
Ozark |
1901 |
1906 |
|
Pedigo |
1884 |
1902 |
|
Pickel |
1898 |
1910 |
|
Powell |
1949 |
|
|
Powell Station |
1894 |
1949 |
|
Preston |
1880 |
1903 |
|
Progressville |
1891 |
1898 |
|
Racoon Valley |
1846 |
1866 |
|
Richland |
1890 |
1890 |
|
Rita |
1890 |
1903 |
|
Riverdale |
1874 |
1912 |
|
Rodelm |
1881 |
1901 |
|
Rondo |
1896 |
1900 |
|
Rosalie |
1897 |
1901 |
|
Rose Hill |
1840 |
1841 |
|
Roseberry |
1858 |
1882 |
|
Seven Islands |
1866 |
1867 |
|
Shell |
1902 |
1903 |
|
Shooks |
1880 |
1914 |
|
Skaggston |
1882 |
1902 |
|
Smithwood |
1886 |
1904 |
|
Snoderly |
1880 |
1904 |
|
Soverville |
1845 |
1846 |
|
Spring Grove |
1873 |
1880 |
|
Stanfill |
1899 |
1902 |
|
Swan |
1891 |
1901 |
|
Tekoa |
1889 |
1901 |
|
Thorn Grove |
1854 |
1910 |
|
Thornburgh |
1875 |
1881 |
|
Tom Brown |
1880 |
1881 |
|
Treevile |
1860 |
1904 |
|
Trentville |
1900 |
1907 |
|
Troutman |
1883 |
1890 |
|
Tuckahoe |
1891 |
1906 |
|
Tunnell Hill |
1860 |
1866 |
|
Twinvillw |
1860 |
1902 |
|
Union Church |
1877 |
1892 |
|
University |
1879 |
1880 |
|
Van |
1896 |
1901 |
|
Vandergriffs |
1852 |
1875 |
|
Vine Dale |
1859 |
1866 |
|
Vinyard |
1880 |
1881 |
|
Virtue |
1884 |
1902 |
|
Wanita |
1894 |
1904 |
|
Wardrep |
1898 |
1901 |
|
Whittle Springs |
1901 |
1918 |
|
Winstead |
1898 |
1902 |
|
Wood's |
1828 |
1833 |
|
Woodburne |
1833 |
1854 |
|
Wooddale |
1888 |
1903 |
|
York |
1892 |
1895 |
|
Zola |
1896 |
1901 |
