Hickory County Postmasters

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"]

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Rescinded 29 Nov 1940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 ¼) 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 ¼) 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 ¼) 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 ¼) 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
T36 R23 S5 Abr'm. B. McFarland 9 Dec ‘56
  Nath'l. McCracken 13 Sept 1859
  Marquis L. Kelly 9 June 1866
  Cornelius V. Hoagland 9 May ‘70
  Joshua Hartzell 16 Jan'y 1871
  Jeremiah Butcher 12 Feb ‘72
T38 R21 S22 (SW1/4) James K. Estes 25 Feb ‘73
  Wm. L. McCaslin 1 July ‘73
  James B. Remington 1 Dec ‘76
  Samuel J. George 7 June ‘77
  L. N. Goodrich Mar 21 ‘79
  Jamie Vaughn 3 Mar 82
  Wm. L. Sowells 30 July ‘85
  Elijah H. Spilman 5 Mch 87
  Chas. V. Steward 11 July ‘87
  William L. Sowell 24 Aug 1888
  Curtis Rule 31 May ‘89
  Samuel L. Williams 8 Feb 1895
  William C Kelley 24 June 1898
  Wm. S. Thatch 4 Feb 1908
  William C. Kelley 10 July 1909-20 July 1910
  John H. Mashburn 14 Sept 1911
  S. Florence Hatcher 2 June 1914
  Zona M. Hastings 11 Oct 1918
  Edna L. Burgess 3 Feb 1920
  Bessie Nutt (acting) 9 Sept 1920
  Buell N. Forehand 31 March 1921
  Roy Stewart 25 May 1922
  Perlie M. Brenner 5 Dec 1924
  Mrs. Perlie M. Bremer 1 Jan 1925
  Mrs. Gertrude M. Yoast 24 Jan 1946
  Discontinued-mail to Flemington 31 Dec 1954 GALMEY Erasmus J. Kelley 4 June ‘87
  Archibald Hollingsworth 16 Oct 88
  Wm. T. Bennett 17 Apl 89
T36 R22 S4 (SW ¼) Joseph Aspey 20 Dec 1890
  Erasmus J. Kelley 14 July 1899
  Elijah Parkhurst 25 Jany 1901
  Archibald Hollingsworth 23 Apr 1901
T36 R22 S3(SW ¼) L. B. Dooley 8 Apr 1902 [Rescinded 17 June 1902]
  Erasmus J. Kelley 27 March 1903
  Wm. W. Cowen 3 Apr 1905
  Discontinued—to Wheatland 30 Apr 1909
 GOOSE NECK George C. Dunn 17 June ‘72
T37 R20 S24 (NE ¼) Daniel J. Parks 10 Aug ‘74
  Discontinued 29 July ‘80
 HERMITAGE  (c.h.) Thomas Davis 22 June ‘48
  William Woodrum 5 July ‘62
  Ephraim F. Halbert 11 April 1863
  Willis G. Robertson 8 Nov ‘78
  John A. McCartney [N. B. 2 Apl ‘84] 22 June ‘82
  James H. Bentley 30 July ‘85
  Ephraim F. Halbert 13 May ‘87
  William W. Hiatt 31 May ‘89
  William Howard 18 Apr 1893
  John W. Robertson 23 Apr 1897
  Charles M. Bentley 28 July 1898
  Ross Coon 7 Aug 1906
  Albert Pitts 7 Aug 1911
  Lucy A. Mabary 1 July 1914
  Oliver L. Johnson 8 Dec 1916
  Oliver L. Johnson 1 Jan 1917
  Mrs. Anice McKinley 1 July 1942
  Miss Florence B. Ellison 26 Jan 1943
  Mrs. Florence B. Browning Name change 18 Apr 1943
Died 26 July 1963
  Mrs. Gloria B. Merritt (acting) 3 Sep 1963
terminated 30 Feb 1970
  Mrs. Flavis G. Taylor 12 June 1971
 JORDAN  T36 R21 S1 (NE ¼) Maggie Ashley 14 Feb 1906
  Richard C. Cox 7 July 1909
  David P. Harris (acting) 25 June 1921
  David P. Harris 18 Aug 1921
  William J.  Harris 31 May 1927
  Joseph C. Reed 9 July 1934
  Mrs. Maggie A. Willett 1 Apr 1935
  Mrs. Trudie Howard 28 Feb 1947
  Mrs. Clorene Trudie Howard 23 Sept 1947
  Discontinued-mail to Cross Timbers 31 Dec 1954
  
LIME STONE James H. Nun 20 Jany ‘71
T36 R23 S18 Discontinued 19 Sep ‘71
 
LONE SPRING Irene French 28 Feby ‘79
T36 R21 S1 (SE ¼) Elizabeth Franklin 1 Sept ‘79
  Emma Thurston 11 June ‘91
  Calvin H. Franklin 20 July 1892
T36 R21 S1 (NE ¼) Discontinued—Mail to Preston 31 Jan 1908
  
MELBURN Wm. T. Williams 5 June ‘95
  Rescinded 6 Aug ‘95
  
MOBERLY Justin F. Powers Too faint to read
  Mortimer Payne 3 Dec ‘51
  Andrew S. Armstrong 16 Aug. ‘52

 
  John M. Hunter 13 Apr ‘54
  William Bird 31 Jan ‘55
N.B.: Moberly is only listed for the first time period, but William Bird is listed as postmaster at Quincy starting 31 Jan 1855, so presumably Moberly was merged into Quincy P.O.
 
NEMO Richard Cross 2 Mar 1893
  Discontinued—Mail to Pittsburg 14 Apr 1896
  James A. Bush 25 Apr 1899
  Allen W. Huckaby 15 May 1900
  George M. Dryer 7 March 1905
  John W. Hooper 4 Nov 1905
T36 R22 S17 (NE ¼) John T. Ferguson 21 Nov 1906
  Eppa B. Carder 17 Apr 1911
  Discontinued—Mail to Hermitage 31 Jan 1913
  
PACKARD Delos P. Thurber 24 Nov 90
T38 R20 S26 (NW ¼) Discontinued—to Cross Timbers 1 Nov 1892
T38 R20 S26 (NE ¼) William J. Harris 28 Dec 1899
  PO to Cross Timbers 15 May 1902
  
SALEM [Benton Co.] Saml. Brown 23 Sept 1840
  Edward S. Whitehead 15 May 1843
  To Hickory Co. 4 Feb 1847
Salem [now Hickory Co.] Aaron Tippett 4 Feb 1847
  To “Juldalis Gap” 19 Aug ‘47
Judy's Gap Isaac M. Cruce 19 Aug ‘47
  Henry F. Burns 26 Apr ‘50
  Justus F. Powers 4 Oct ‘50
  To Quincy 3 Dec 1850
QUINCY William Bird 31 Jan ‘55
  Avery S. Mustain 21 Nov ‘55
  John M. Hunter 26 Feb ‘56
  Avery S. Mustain 11 Dec ‘56
  Washington Hutton 1 May 1857
  Bradford L. Dozier 18 Mar ‘59
  Daniel Abernathy 9 Dec ‘59
  John J. Miller 9 Apr ‘61
  Joseph C. Montgomery 8 July ‘62
  Albert Crouch 13 Aug ‘62
  Joseph C. Montgomery 22 Nov ‘62
  James Raymond 10 Feby ‘63
  Shadrick W. Nowell 22 Feby ‘64
  William S. Swicegood 29 Apr ‘64
T38 R23 S33 (NW ¼) William Thomas 25 Aug 1865
  Joshua Hartzell 8 July 1867
  Wm. S. Swicegood 8 Nov ‘69
  William Flesher 8 March 1870
  Danl H. Hatton 11 Mar ‘74
  Alexander W. Brownlee 22 Apl ‘78
  Levi S. Naftzinger 8 Oct ‘79
  Albert A. Crouch 19 Sept ‘81
  Patterson D. Logan 30 July ‘85
  J. Hunter Crouch 31 May ‘89
  Nathaniel L. Nowell 12 Dec ‘90
  William Stiltz 18 Oct 1893
  Nathaniel L? Nowell 22 Sep 1897
  Bertie C. Leord 31 Jan 1901
  Vinson T. Cunningham 4 Sept 1912
  Thos. C. McCaslin 27 Jan 1914
  Miss Rena Stiltz 31 Oct 1916
Retired 31 Jan 1940
  Mrs. Virginia O. Quaintance 1 Feb 1940
  Miss Eula V. Gilbert 18 Oct 1940
  Mrs. Eula V. York Name change 14 Aug 1943
  Miss Ardith Scott 31 Oct 1944
  Mrs. Ardith Parker Name change 3 Apr 1946
  Discontinued-mail to Weaubleau 1 Dec 1960
  Rescinded 2 Feb 1961
  Mrs. Minnie M. Taylor 28 Mar 1960
  Mrs. M. Lucille McCaslin 17 Feb 1961
  Mrs. Mary K. Gilbert 9 Mar 1962
  
PITTSBURG(H) --spelled with & without "h" over time
T36 R22 S25
Henry L. Green 25 June 1846
Chris F. Friend 27 Oct ‘47
Henry L. Green 11 June ‘49
Robert Stewart 12 Feb ‘50
Jno. F. Morrison 7 May ‘52
John S. Hall 20 Dec ‘54
Charles H. Hudson 2 Jan ‘1861
Samuel Ralston 19 July 1862
Discontinued 21 Feby ‘65
Moses Darby 29 June ‘65
Abel Benson 15 Jany 1866
Benjamin L. Mallonee 16 Dec ‘67
Callinder L. Dennis 16 Oct ‘74
John L. Ferguson 7 Dec ‘81
Robt. S. Pitts 1 Aug ‘83
William C. Gentry 12 Dec ‘83
Wm. H. Howser 24 Mch ‘87
Wesley Q. Freeman 2 Jan ‘89
Napoleon L. McDonald 19 June 89
To Pittsburg 3 July 93
Phebe J. Dennis 3 July 1890
Andrew L. Kirkpatrick 23 July 1897
Mary D. Robertson 29 Oct 1898
Jasper Creed 29 Jany 1900
Bonnie Cooper 10 Dec 1904
Wm. H. Houser 1 July 1914
Arthur Pitts (acting) 9 Dec 1920
Bonnie Bowen 10 Oct 1921
Edith A. Pitts (acting) 15 Sept 1928
Edith A. Pitts 1 Dec 1928
Mrs. Edith A. Pitts 26 Dec 1928
Mrs. Maude Patterson 3 Feb 1936; retired 30 June 1952
Mrs. Maude Pitts Name change 3 Feb 1943
Mrs. Lula M. Lightfoot 30 June 1952
 
RONEY - T38 R21 S7 (SE ¼) Thomas G. Roney 3 Oct ‘67
  Geo. H. Roney 11 Dec 1886
T38 R21 S10 (NW ¼) mail to Stafford 5 May 1899
 
URBANA Thomas Glanville 5 Jan ‘48
  James H. Vaughn [1^st name?] 20 Aug ‘52
  Thos. Glanville 31 May ‘54
  Discontinued 25 Sept ‘55
  Reestablished 17 Dec. ‘55
  Thomas Glanville 17 Dec ‘55
  Preston W. Duckworth 13 May ‘56
  In “Dallas Co.”  
 WEAUBLEAUWarblow [St. Clair Co.] James Dudley 22 Nov '48; discontinued 17 Mch ‘51
Weaubleau [St. Clair Co.] John Simms 11 Oct ‘53
  Discontinued 17 Mar ‘55
  John Simms 19 May ‘55
  Stephen A. Richardson 29 May ‘59
  John H. Choice 22 Nov 1859
  Discontinued 27 July ‘67
Weaubleau City Jno Whitaker 10 Mch ‘76
  Charles G. McMahon 15 Aug ‘77
  Chas. G. McMahon 16 Aug. ‘77
  Samuel B. Hudson 2 Sep ‘78
  Thomas J. Phipps 7 May ‘79
  Emerson Barben ? 20 June ‘79
  To Haran 14 Dec. ‘80
Haran Emerson Barben 14 Dec ‘80
T36 R24 S11 (SE ¼) Alonzo A. Johns 5 Jany ‘81
  To Weaubleau 2 May ‘81
Weaubleau Alonzo A. Johns 2 May ‘81
  Wm. E. Crouch 14 Aug ‘85
  Albert H. Doermann 20 Feb ‘89
  Elizabeth James 16 Nov 1889
  Edwin L. Butler 18 Nov 1890
  William S. Knight 17 Dec 1894
  Nadyne E. Estes 29 Oct 1898
  Chas. C. Brookshire 11 July 1914
  Pres. Oct. 1, 1920  [???]  
  Chas. O. Vaughn (P&S) 17 Feb 1922
Reappt 25 Mar 1926
  Charles O. Vaughn 8 Apr 1930
  Roy Brookshire 22 May 1934
Deceased 30 Oct 1934
T36 R24 S11 (center) Mrs. Fay B. Swicegood 5 Jan 1935
Retired 31 Jan 1957
  Dorris G. Hammond 31 Jan 1957
  Sidney F. Kittel 27 Nov 1959
  John L. Boswell 28 Feb 1961
  Elvin Norris Meredith (acting) 18 Feb 1966
  Elvin N. Meredith 14 July 1966
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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

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 ¼)	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 ¼)	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 ¼)	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 ¼)	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
T36 R23 S5	Abr'm. B. McFarland	9 Dec ‘56
	Nath'l. McCracken	13 Sept 1859
	Marquis L. Kelly	9 June 1866
	Cornelius V. Hoagland	9 May ‘70
	Joshua Hartzell	16 Jan'y 1871
	Jeremiah Butcher	12 Feb ‘72
T38 R21 S22 (SW1/4)	James K. Estes	25 Feb ‘73
	Wm. L. McCaslin	1 July ‘73
	James B. Remington	1 Dec ‘76
	Samuel J. George	7 June ‘77
	L. N. Goodrich	Mar 21 ‘79
	Jamie Vaughn	3 Mar 82
	Wm. L. Sowells	30 July ‘85
	Elijah H. Spilman	5 Mch 87
	Chas. V. Steward	11 July ‘87
	William L. Sowell	24 Aug 1888
	Curtis Rule	31 May ‘89
	Samuel L. Williams	8 Feb 1895
	William C Kelley	24 June 1898
	Wm. S. Thatch	4 Feb 1908
	William C. Kelley	10 July 1909-20 July 1910
	John H. Mashburn	14 Sept 1911
	S. Florence Hatcher	2 June 1914
	Zona M. Hastings	11 Oct 1918
	Edna L. Burgess	3 Feb 1920
	Bessie Nutt (acting)	9 Sept 1920
	Buell N. Forehand	31 March 1921
	Roy Stewart	25 May 1922
	Perlie M. Brenner	5 Dec 1924
	Mrs. Perlie M. Bremer	1 Jan 1925
	Mrs. Gertrude M. Yoast	24 Jan 1946
	Discontinued-mail to Flemington	31 Dec 1954

GALMEY	Erasmus J. Kelley	4 June ‘87
	Archibald Hollingsworth	16 Oct 88
	Wm. T. Bennett	17 Apl 89
T36 R22 S4 (SW ¼)	Joseph Aspey	20 Dec 1890
	Erasmus J. Kelley	14 July 1899
	Elijah Parkhurst	25 Jany 1901
	Archibald Hollingsworth	23 Apr 1901
T36 R22 S3(SW ¼)	L. B. Dooley	8 Apr 1902 [Rescinded 17 June 1902]
	Erasmus J. Kelley	27 March 1903
	Wm. W. Cowen	3 Apr 1905
	Discontinued—to Wheatland	30 Apr 1909

GOOSE NECK	George C. Dunn	17 June ‘72
T37 R20 S24 (NE ¼)	Daniel J. Parks	10 Aug ‘74
	Discontinued	29 July ‘80

HERMITAGE (c.h.)	Thomas Davis	22 June ‘48
	William Woodrum	5 July ‘62
	Ephraim F. Halbert	11 April 1863
	Willis G. Robertson	8 Nov ‘78
	John A. McCartney [N. B. 2 Apl ‘84]	22 June ‘82
	James H. Bentley	30 July ‘85
	Ephraim F. Halbert	13 May ‘87
	William W. Hiatt	31 May ‘89
	William Howard	18 Apr 1893
	John W. Robertson	23 Apr 1897
	Charles M. Bentley	28 July 1898
	Ross Coon	7 Aug 1906
	Albert Pitts	7 Aug 1911
	Lucy A. Mabary	1 July 1914
	Oliver L. Johnson	8 Dec 1916
	Oliver L. Johnson	1 Jan 1917
	Mrs. Anice McKinley	1 July 1942
	Miss Florence B. Ellison	26 Jan 1943
	Mrs. Florence B. Browning	Name change 18 Apr 1943 Died 26 July 1963
	Mrs. Gloria B. Merritt (acting)	3 Sep 1963 terminated 30 Feb 1970
	Mrs. Flavis G. Taylor	12 June 1971

JORDAN T36 R21 S1 (NE ¼)	Maggie Ashley	14 Feb 1906
	Richard C. Cox	7 July 1909
	David P. Harris (acting)	25 June 1921
	David P. Harris	18 Aug 1921
	William J. Harris	31 May 1927
	Joseph C. Reed	9 July 1934
	Mrs. Maggie A. Willett	1 Apr 1935
	Mrs. Trudie Howard	28 Feb 1947
	Mrs. Clorene Trudie Howard	23 Sept 1947
	Discontinued-mail to Cross Timbers	31 Dec 1954

LIME STONE	James H. Nun	20 Jany ‘71
T36 R23 S18	Discontinued	19 Sep ‘71

LONE SPRING	Irene French	28 Feby ‘79
T36 R21 S1 (SE ¼)	Elizabeth Franklin	1 Sept ‘79
	Emma Thurston	11 June ‘91
	Calvin H. Franklin	20 July 1892
T36 R21 S1 (NE ¼)	Discontinued—Mail to Preston	31 Jan 1908

MOBERLY	Justin F. Powers	Too faint to read
	Mortimer Payne	3 Dec ‘51
	Andrew S. Armstrong	16 Aug. ‘52
	John M. Hunter	13 Apr ‘54
	William Bird	31 Jan ‘55
N.B.: Moberly is only listed for the first time period, but William Bird is listed as postmaster at Quincy starting 31 Jan 1855, so presumably Moberly was merged into Quincy P.O.

NEMO	Richard Cross	2 Mar 1893
	Discontinued—Mail to Pittsburg	14 Apr 1896
	James A. Bush	25 Apr 1899
	Allen W. Huckaby	15 May 1900
	George M. Dryer	7 March 1905
	John W. Hooper	4 Nov 1905
T36 R22 S17 (NE ¼)	John T. Ferguson	21 Nov 1906
	Eppa B. Carder	17 Apr 1911
	Discontinued—Mail to Hermitage	31 Jan 1913

PACKARD	Delos P. Thurber	24 Nov 90
T38 R20 S26 (NW ¼)	Discontinued—to Cross Timbers	1 Nov 1892
T38 R20 S26 (NE ¼)	William J. Harris	28 Dec 1899
	PO to Cross Timbers	15 May 1902

SALEM [Benton Co.]	Saml. Brown	23 Sept 1840
	Edward S. Whitehead	15 May 1843
	To Hickory Co.	4 Feb 1847
Salem [now Hickory Co.]	Aaron Tippett	4 Feb 1847
	To “Juldalis Gap”	19 Aug ‘47
Judy's Gap	Isaac M. Cruce	19 Aug ‘47
	Henry F. Burns	26 Apr ‘50
	Justus F. Powers	4 Oct ‘50
	To Quincy	3 Dec 1850
QUINCY	William Bird	31 Jan ‘55
	Avery S. Mustain	21 Nov ‘55
	John M. Hunter	26 Feb ‘56
	Avery S. Mustain	11 Dec ‘56
	Washington Hutton	1 May 1857
	Bradford L. Dozier	18 Mar ‘59
	Daniel Abernathy	9 Dec ‘59
	John J. Miller	9 Apr ‘61
	Joseph C. Montgomery	8 July ‘62
	Albert Crouch	13 Aug ‘62
	Joseph C. Montgomery	22 Nov ‘62
	James Raymond	10 Feby ‘63
	Shadrick W. Nowell	22 Feby ‘64
	William S. Swicegood	29 Apr ‘64
T38 R23 S33 (NW ¼)	William Thomas	25 Aug 1865
	Joshua Hartzell	8 July 1867
	Wm. S. Swicegood	8 Nov ‘69
	William Flesher	8 March 1870
	Danl H. Hatton	11 Mar ‘74
	Alexander W. Brownlee	22 Apl ‘78
	Levi S. Naftzinger	8 Oct ‘79
	Albert A. Crouch	19 Sept ‘81
	Patterson D. Logan	30 July ‘85
	J. Hunter Crouch	31 May ‘89
	Nathaniel L. Nowell	12 Dec ‘90
	William Stiltz	18 Oct 1893
	Nathaniel L? Nowell	22 Sep 1897
	Bertie C. Leord	31 Jan 1901
	Vinson T. Cunningham	4 Sept 1912
	Thos. C. McCaslin	27 Jan 1914
	Miss Rena Stiltz	31 Oct 1916 Retired 31 Jan 1940
	Mrs. Virginia O. Quaintance	1 Feb 1940
	Miss Eula V. Gilbert	18 Oct 1940
	Mrs. Eula V. York	Name change 14 Aug 1943
	Miss Ardith Scott	31 Oct 1944
	Mrs. Ardith Parker	Name change 3 Apr 1946
	Discontinued-mail to Weaubleau	1 Dec 1960
	Rescinded	2 Feb 1961
	Mrs. Minnie M. Taylor	28 Mar 1960
	Mrs. M. Lucille McCaslin	17 Feb 1961
	Mrs. Mary K. Gilbert	9 Mar 1962

PITTSBURG(H) --spelled with & without "h" over time T36 R22 S25
Henry L. Green	25 June 1846
Chris F. Friend	27 Oct ‘47
Henry L. Green	11 June ‘49
Robert Stewart	12 Feb ‘50
Jno. F. Morrison	7 May ‘52
John S. Hall	20 Dec ‘54
Charles H. Hudson	2 Jan ‘1861
Samuel Ralston	19 July 1862
Discontinued	21 Feby ‘65
Moses Darby	29 June ‘65
Abel Benson	15 Jany 1866
Benjamin L. Mallonee	16 Dec ‘67
Callinder L. Dennis	16 Oct ‘74
John L. Ferguson	7 Dec ‘81
Robt. S. Pitts	1 Aug ‘83
William C. Gentry	12 Dec ‘83
Wm. H. Howser	24 Mch ‘87
Wesley Q. Freeman	2 Jan ‘89
Napoleon L. McDonald	19 June 89
To Pittsburg	3 July 93
Phebe J. Dennis	3 July 1890
Andrew L. Kirkpatrick	23 July 1897
Mary D. Robertson	29 Oct 1898
Jasper Creed	29 Jany 1900
Bonnie Cooper	10 Dec 1904
Wm. H. Houser	1 July 1914
Arthur Pitts (acting)	9 Dec 1920
Bonnie Bowen	10 Oct 1921
Edith A. Pitts (acting)	15 Sept 1928
Edith A. Pitts	1 Dec 1928
Mrs. Edith A. Pitts	26 Dec 1928
Mrs. Maude Patterson	3 Feb 1936; retired 30 June 1952
Mrs. Maude Pitts	Name change 3 Feb 1943
Mrs. Lula M. Lightfoot	30 June 1952

RONEY - T38 R21 S7 (SE ¼)	Thomas G. Roney	3 Oct ‘67
	Geo. H. Roney	11 Dec 1886
T38 R21 S10 (NW ¼)	mail to Stafford	5 May 1899

URBANA	Thomas Glanville	5 Jan ‘48
	James H. Vaughn [1^st name?]	20 Aug ‘52
	Thos. Glanville	31 May ‘54
	Discontinued	25 Sept ‘55
	Reestablished	17 Dec. ‘55
	Thomas Glanville	17 Dec ‘55
	Preston W. Duckworth	13 May ‘56
	In “Dallas Co.”

Warblow [St. Clair Co.]	James Dudley	22 Nov '48; discontinued 17 Mch ‘51
Weaubleau [St. Clair Co.]	John Simms	11 Oct ‘53
	Discontinued	17 Mar ‘55
	John Simms	19 May ‘55
	Stephen A. Richardson	29 May ‘59
	John H. Choice	22 Nov 1859
	Discontinued	27 July ‘67
Weaubleau City	Jno Whitaker	10 Mch ‘76
	Charles G. McMahon	15 Aug ‘77
	Chas. G. McMahon	16 Aug. ‘77
	Samuel B. Hudson	2 Sep ‘78
	Thomas J. Phipps	7 May ‘79
	Emerson Barben ?	20 June ‘79
	To Haran	14 Dec. ‘80
Haran	Emerson Barben	14 Dec ‘80
T36 R24 S11 (SE ¼)	Alonzo A. Johns	5 Jany ‘81
	To Weaubleau	2 May ‘81
Weaubleau	Alonzo A. Johns	2 May ‘81
	Wm. E. Crouch	14 Aug ‘85
	Albert H. Doermann	20 Feb ‘89
	Elizabeth James	16 Nov 1889
	Edwin L. Butler	18 Nov 1890
	William S. Knight	17 Dec 1894
	Nadyne E. Estes	29 Oct 1898
	Chas. C. Brookshire	11 July 1914
	Pres. Oct. 1, 1920 [???]
	Chas. O. Vaughn (P&S)	17 Feb 1922 Reappt 25 Mar 1926
	Charles O. Vaughn	8 Apr 1930
	Roy Brookshire	22 May 1934 Deceased 30 Oct 1934
T36 R24 S11 (center)	Mrs. Fay B. Swicegood	5 Jan 1935 Retired 31 Jan 1957
	Dorris G. Hammond	31 Jan 1957
	Sidney F. Kittel	27 Nov 1959
	John L. Boswell	28 Feb 1961
	Elvin Norris Meredith (acting)	18 Feb 1966
	Elvin N. Meredith	14 July 1966