Chapter Twenty

Post Offices and Postmasters

Page 335-337

Noe's Landing - 1873- Levi Pierson, Williath Harmons, William Dammonds; office discontinued in 1879 but was the same year re-established only to be discontinued on December 2, 1879. The office was re-established in 1880 and named Noes with John R. Price as postmaster followed by F. E. Norton, R. A. Jefferson, Andrew Vantroade, James Small - name changed to Oakland - 1886.

Oakland - 1886 - Postmasters have been: James Small, J. N. Griffin, S. E. Orcutt, Ida Record, H. H. Evans, G. W. Layton, G. W. Billings, L. E.evans, Hobart Milligan and Esther Elliott - the present postmaster.

Olna - 1895- Charles R. Steele - 1896- unknown

Onset - 1884- Tramel M. Rea, Julia Flippin - 1914- near Rea Valley on Hall Mountain

Onwata - 1916- William A. McClellan - 1918- near Kingdon Springs

Otis Island - 1878- M. W. Hall - discontinued - unknown

Pyleville - 1880- S. G. Pyle - in operation only 41 days - Georges Creek

Peel - 1883 - Austin Brown, C. W. Milum, V. E. Risley, John H. Cagel, J. A. Treadway, Justin Brown, J. Frank Treadway, George Randall, present postmaster

Pyatt - See Clear Creek and Powell

Ralph - 1884 - Harriet A. Camp, Jimmie Watts, J. B. Morrow, Patrick H. Keeter, J. C. Stokes, F. P. Treat, Nancy A. Sims, Mary S. James, Augusta A. Birrer - 1925- Highway 14 south

Rosslow - 1880 - John R. Milum, Ezekiel Adkins, Whitfield Depriest 1882 - south part of the county

Rush - 1886 - Jesse E. White, John Cox, G. W. Chase, James L. Barker, W. C. Hall, N. J. Bearden, Samuel J. Wilson - discontinued in 1904 but re established in 1907 with W. 1. Taylor as postmaster - W. C. Bearden, E. J. Delaney, Ella Richardson, Russell Melton, Roscoe Hicks, R. L. Hall, James A. Goodall, J. B. Melton, Samuel James, Nadine Goodall, Audria K. James, Virginia Smith, Lee C. Medley, 1954

Silver Run -1896-John W. Massengale - 1917- near Maumee

Salado - 1900- Fred B. Sanders - 1911 - Rush - Buffalo area

Sherman - 1870 - Thomas Sutton, Daniel Wickersham - discontinued Nov ember 14, 1871 - near Talbert's Ferry, eleven miles east of Yellville, on White River

Spierstown - 1877- Albert C. Spiers - no other record

Stewartstown - 1875 - John C. Parker, Jasper Matthews - 1876 - probably near present Fairview Community

Stone - 1884 - Lewis E. Evans, John H. Pangle, J. F. Lemon, L. S. Foster, Mary King, Edmon L. Keller, James Mean, T. B. Music, Lillian H. Dut ton -1910- on Jimmies Creek below Kingdon Springs - near mouth of Wild Cat

Sugar Loaf Mills - 1872 - Austin Brown - open only 23 days - located near present town of Peel with Austin Brown first postmaster of Peel

Summit - 1905-Joshua M. Tolliver, J. B. Rowden, Helen R. Keeter, Helen R. Rea, Everett Dardin, Military leave - Velcy M. Wingate, acting post master, Everett Dardin, George L. Stice, present postmaster

Sylvia - 1882 - Nicolas R. Sagarus, Clavin Summers, Francis M. McCallum, David S. Nowlin -1901- Maumee area

Toney - See Buffalo

Turkey - See Comel

Talbert's Ferry - 1860- James M. Archer - 1865- near Denton Ferry

Teagarden - 1916- W. D. Hendrick - open three months - Buffalo area

Water Creek - 1844 - Jipe Edlemore, discontinued in 1844 but reestablished in 1876 for short time with John Reek as postmaster - followed by R. Mar tin in Powell - Pyatt area

Wolly - 1880- John Lowery - no other record

Worth - 1848- Henry Maxwell, W. B. King - 1854 - north part of county

Verona - 1906 - Thomas Rogers, Issac R. Tyler, Thomas Rogers, Sara Eclough, De Kalv Plumlee, William Plumlee, Loyd Slagle, Clarence R. Adams, Mrs. Lon Adams, 1951 - southwest of Bruno

Yellville - 1831 - William Kavanaugh, William Wood, Jesse N. Everett, William Barnett, Thomas F. Austin, J. W. Weast, John Estes, William H. Perry (Wm. C. Perry) W. M. Keener, H. J. Noe, Victor A. Wilbur, John H. Thompson, Alfred Watts, H. A. Burnes, Don Matthews, Luther Cavaness, Burl King, the present postmaster in 1976

*Records indicate a post office known as - Johnston - 1836 - Walter Talbert - discontinued in 1836 but re-established in 1844 with Nathan Clements as postmaster but no record of location - probably re-established in 1860 as Talbert's Ferry when county seat was located there for short time during Civil War.