This page is a listing of all Post Offices with their opening date and closing date. Many of these are still in operation today while others lasted only a year or two.
This listing will help you to pinpoint when various settlements were officially in existence and how long they lasted.
Zip Codes are listed for those post offices still in operation.
This listing has been abstracted from the Tennessee State Library and Archives listing of Tennessee Place Names and Post Offices: Introduction and Index. This site has post office listings for all counties in Tennessee.
You may also view a map showing the approximate locations of many of these post offices here.
POST OFFICE | DATE OPENED | DATE CLOSED |
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Battle Creek | 1831 | 1858 |
Battle Creek Mines | 1869 | 1876 |
Bayerville | 1846 | 1848 |
Booneville | 1874 | 1880 |
Bryson's | 1848 | 1848 |
Burnett | 1901 | 1901 |
Cedar Springs | 1874 | 1929 |
Cheeksville | 1830 | 1887 |
Comfort | 1888 | 1955 |
Coops Creek | 1837 | 1858 |
Crawfordville | 1853 | 1930 |
Crown Point | 1857 | 1866 |
Dadsville | 1850 | 1877 |
Delphi | 1822 | 1850 |
Deptford | 1890 | 1893 |
Dove | 1879 | 1932 |
Dunlap | 1858 | 1866 |
Durango | 1897 | 1900 |
Ellisville | 1907 | 1910 |
Fairview | 1850 | 1853 |
Gholston | 1882 | 1884 |
Gizzard | 1884 | 1886 |
Guild | 1906 | Still Open, ZIP: 37340 |
Inman | 1884 | 1929 |
Ino | 1887 | 1887 |
Jasper | 1819 | Still Open, ZIP: 37347 |
Kellys Ferry | 1878 | 1907 |
Kellyville | 1829 | 1839 |
Ketchall | 1879 | 1929 |
Kimball | 1890 | 1918 |
Ladds | 1925 | 1937 |
Lamar | 1850 | 1850 |
Liberty East | 1824 | 1828 |
Lodge | 1895 | 1960 |
Looneys Creek | 1851 | 1890 |
Lovers Leap | 1882 | 1889 |
Martin Springs | 1932 | 1945 |
Moffat | 1874 | 1881 |
Moffat Station | 1871 | 1874 |
Mont Eagle | 1881 | 1905 |
Needmore | 1902 | 1902 |
Nickojack | 1854 | 1879 |
Oate's Island | 1878 | 1907 |
Oats Landing | 1829 | 1838 |
Orme | 1902 | 1965 |
Ottes Landing | 1850 | 1850 |
Owen | 1882 | 1890 |
Prigmore's Store | 1855 | 1857 |
Pryor | 1882 | 1886 |
Rankinsville | 1856 | 1858 |
Richard City | 1908 | 1974 |
Roope | 1904 | 1922 |
Running Water | 1847 | 1865 |
Sequachee | 1890 | 1897 |
Sequatchee | 1850 | 1852 |
Sequatchie | 1890 | Still Open, ZIP: 37374 |
Shellmond | 1866 | 1867 |
Shellmound | 1879 | 1955 |
Shirleyton | 1883 | 1904 |
South Pittsburg | 1876 | Still Open, ZIP: 37380 |
Stanley | 1878 | 1918 |
Tracy City | 1861 | 1869 |
Union | 1836 | 1839 |
Victoria | 1877 | 1974 |
Victory | 1849 | 1905 |
Waldens Ridge | 1851 | 1866 |
Wallview | 1887 | 1890 |
Walnut Valley | 1848 | 1867 |
Whiteside | 1865 | Still Open, ZIP: 37396 |
Whitwell | 1889 | Still Open, ZIP: 37397 |
Woodlee | 1891 | 1907 |
Wuni | 1902 | 1903 |
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