RECORDS OF APPOINTMENTS OF POSTMASTERS, 1832-1971

Source: National Archives microfilm series M841, Roll 71 (Hickory), 70 (Benton) & 73 (Polk & St. Clair)
  Transcribed and reformatted by Ginny Sharp.
Post office locations based on copied pages from microfilm M1126, Roll 331 by Harold John.
Locational information is aligned with the date closest to when location was filed with Post Office Department.
Map showing locations is in the works.
 
The original records were organized by county and covered the following time periods:
	ca. 1848-1855   [Note that Hickory County was formed 14 April 1845.]
	ca. 1858-1867
	ca. 1867-1878
	ca. 1877-1895
	ca. 1894-1930
	ca. 1930 through September 30, 1971 [different table format with more dates; 
dates entered are those found in the column "Assumed Charge Date"]

ALMON

Alexander Gregory

25 June ‘83

T37 R20 S14

Daniel R. Jones

29 Oct. ‘83

 

John F. Anderson

15 Feby ‘86

 

Louis W. Burris

15 Feb ‘88

 

Sam’l P. Gregory

20 Apl ‘89

 

George G. Cook

10 July 1893

 

Samuel P. Gregory

17 Nov 1896

 

Charles A. Greene

22 Mar 1900

 

Henry R. McCain

19 June 1901

 

Chas. L. McCain

3 Mar 1910

 

James K. Park

17 Oct 1912

 

Thos. M. Green

22 Oct 1919

 

Discontinued—mail to Preston

15 Nov 1922

AVERY [now in Benton Co.]
Geo. W. Wright
21 Dec ‘90
 
John A. Breshears
14 Sep ‘92
T38 R22 S4
Wm. A. Byrum
6 July 1897
 
Levi B. Ihrig
1 Oct 1898
 
William A. Byrum
28 Jany 1903
 
Andy Breshears
8 June 1903
 
Levi B. Ihrig
8 Jan 1914
 
Wm. F. Breshears
6 Jan 1916
 
Mrs. Ollie Breshears
1 May 1930
 
Mrs. Ollie Breshears
1 Jan 1931
 
Mrs. Lizzie Rush
24 Apr 1935
 
Mrs. Bonnie L. Knight
20 May 1952
 
Discontinued-mail to Wheatland
13 Jan 1956
 
Modified-mail to Fairfield
27 Jan 1956
 
BLACK OAK POINT
J. F. Powers
27 May ‘50
T37 R21 S22
Asa Johnson
7 Oct ‘50
 
J. F. Powers
21 June ‘53
 
Richard I. Robertson
3 Dec ‘53
 
Discontinued
4 Feby 1863
 
Reestablished
18 Apr ‘63
 
Joel B. Halbert Jr.
18 Apr ‘63
 
Discontinued
29 Dec ‘63
 
Reestablished
9 July ‘64
 
Lemuel J. Flesher
9 July ‘64
 
Benjamin A. Reeder
22 June ‘65
 
Monroe Moore
21 Dec ‘65
 
Edmun Freeman
29 May ‘66
 
Alfred Lindsey
20 Dec. ‘66
 
Washington F. Reser
31 Dec ‘78
[became PRESTON 15 Aug 81]
Washington F. Reser
15 Aug ‘81
 
Nathan Edde
18 Mch ‘86
 
Washington F. Reser
31 May ‘89
 
Thomas W. Stewart
18 Apr 1893
 
Alfred Lindsay
10 Dec 1896
 
Winer D. Reser
28 June 1909
 
William J. Edde
30 Sept 1914
Retired 31 Jan 1940
 
Mrs. Della Stewart
1 Feb 1940
 
Miss Leta D. Lindsey
Appt. 9 Oct 1940
Rescinded 29 Nov 1940
 
Mrs. Ada E. Lynch
1 Jan 1941
 
BLEDSOE - T37 R22 S7 (SE Ό)
Joseph C. Montgomery
12 Aug ‘52
 
Van Rensselaer Bennett
27 Aug 1858
 
became Wheatland
12 Nov ‘67
WHEATLAND [Late “Bledsoe”]
John D. Cook
12 Nov 67
T37 R23 S24 (NE Ό)
Benjamin Gilliam (?)
28 Sep 69
 
Samuel Dent
2 Aug 70
 
Wm. Moore
7 Nov 1870
 
P. W. Hargiss
12 Feb 72
 
John Mussick
28 Jan 73
 
Mort H. Moore
17 July 74?
 
Harry D. Silsby
3 Apr ‘76
 
Thos. G. Messick
22 May ‘76
 
V. Bennett
27 June ‘76
 
Philip L. Hargiss
11 Apl. ‘78
 
Wm. P. Dougherty
24 Jany ‘81
 
Amos M. Paxton
15 Feby 81
 
William P. Daugherty
27 Dec ‘82
 
Amos M. Paxton
19 Mar ‘84
 
George Holmes
30 July ‘83
 
John H. Davidson
25 May ‘87
 
George Holmes
30 Dec ‘87
 
James A. Pine
25 Feby ‘89
 
Ephraim Dent
31 Oct ‘89
 
Joel N. Boone
6 Nov 1893
 
William D. Harryman
15 Oct 1897
 
John E. Morton
30 Dec 1910
 
John W. Powell
11 June 1914
Pres. Jan 1, 1921
 
William P. Murphy (P&S)
2 Feb 1922
Reappt 25 Mar 1926
 
William P. Murphy
Confirmed 15 Apr 1930
 
Mrs. Edna Largent
1 Aug 1933
 
Christian E. Kleck
15 Nov 1935
Retired 31 July 1954
 
Garland E. Beem
31 July 1954
 
Hobart W. Hunt
12 June 1958
Died 11 July 1965
 
Mr. Ethelbert T. Chaney
13 Aug 1965
 
STAFFORD
Eslie Stafford
14 May 1898
T38 R20 S9 (NE Ό)
Arnold Tucker
27 Oct 1898
 
To Childers
13 May 1899
CHILDERS
Arnold Tucker
13 May 1899
T38 R20 S10
William C. Dyer
14 Oct 1902
 
Robt R. Hayden
2 July 1906
 
Wm. Lear
7 Feb 1907
 
Joseph S. Dyer
26 Feb. 1910 [declined]
 
Discontinued
31 March 1912
 
CORNERSVILLE
Shadrach Mustain
6 May ‘54
T36 R23 S9 (NW Ό)
James T. Wheeler
8 Nov 1859
 
Discontinued
17 Feby 1863
T36 R23 S8
William W. Grimes
6 June ‘71
 
John A. Butler
14 Aug ‘85
 
John T. Gentry
20 Mar 1891
 
Discontinued—mail to Weaubleau
20 Dec 1895
 
CROSS TIMBERS
James H. Brooks
7 Oct ‘47
Joel B. Halbert
15 Sept 1851
John C. Brown
28 July ‘73
Elisha T. Condley
12 May ‘75
Wm. Graves
8 Nov ‘75
Elisha T. Condley
11 Feby ‘80
William Graves [N. B. 24 Sept ‘84]
14 Aug ‘82
Robt. F. Doak
13 Apl ‘85
John C. Brown
18 June ‘89
Robert F. Doak
19 May 1893
Frank P. Devin
22 Apr 1897
William W. Graves
12 Feby 1904
Albert P. Dickenson
6 Apr 1904
Lemuel W. Dickenson
12 Dec 1908
Russell H. Jenkins
14 Jan 1910
Heard Martin
22 June 1914
Clarence O. Little (act.)
1 Feb 1921
Russell H. Jenkins
29 Nov 1921
Mrs. Neeta Scruggs
27 Feb 1934
Mrs. Nannie C. Kugler
8 Mar 1935 [retired 28 Feb 1962]
Mrs. Zula May Stover
28 Feb 1962
 
ELKTON [Polk Co.]
Cyrus P. Arbuckle
16 Apr 1838
 
William H. Able
26 Aug 1841
 
Wm. R. Vestal
15 July 1842
 
Alexander Blue
7 June 1843
Elkton [late in Polk Co.]
Andrew Yost
7 July ‘45