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This list identifies the post offices of Union County Tennessee and names the Postmasters

and also gives the effective date of their appointment to that position. Most often, these

Postmasters were shopkeepers and their post offices were counters in country stores.

Maynardville, the county seat, would have been the main post office for the county. It is

possible that an old manuscript postmark “Maynardville C. H.” could exist. The “C.H. ”

stands for “ Court House.”

The basis of the data presented here of the postmaster appointments is found National

Archives microfilm publications M1131 and M841. Additionally, Tennessee State Library

and Archives has extracted some data (but not the Postmaster appointments) from those

microfilms.

One great source for Tennessee post office information is the book, Tennessee Postoffices

and Postmaster Appointments 1789-1984, by D. R. Frazier. It is available in many libraries

and may occasionally be found being offered for sale.

The late D. R. Frazier was an outstanding and dedicated postal historian. He lived in Dover,

Stewart County, Tennessee.

These two Union County lists use the same general layout as found in Mr. Frazier’s book.

The annotations from his book were also included here.

ACUFF Postmaster Effective Date William K. Branson 22 0ct 1883 Samuel E. Hill 20 Sep 1887 Thomas B. Walters 31 Mar 1894 Andrew J. Brook 06 Mar 1896 Alvis A. Snoderly 21 Sep 1897 Andrew J. Braden 04 Mar 1898 Jesse Anderson (declined) 08 Jan 1903 Discontinued 28 Feb 1903. Mail directed to Kate. AILOR (Name changed from Lorenaton.) Postmaster Effective Date Thomas F. Cook 03 Aug 1894 William S. Hammack 01 Aug 1899 P.O. discontinued 28 Feb 1902. Mail directed to Luttrell. ASHBY Postmaster Effective Date N. A. Widener 25 May 1894


Joseph A. Walker 21 Jun 1894 Discontinued 14 June, 1902. Mail directed to Luttrell. AVEY Postmaster Effective Date Alexander C. Walker 15 Aug 1902 P.O. Discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. BARTHENEY Postmaster Effective Date John L. Williams 03 Dec 1883 John C. Buckner 06 Aug 1887 Lula E. Buckner 25 Jun 1898 James A. Archer 06 Feb 1901 Discontinued 15 Oct 1902. Mail directed to Woodburn. BAYLESS Postmaster Effective Date Samuel Bayless 08 May 1876 Mail directed to Knox County, 13 July, 1886. BERRYYILLE Postmaster Effective Date John Berry 09 Mar 1899 James H. Peters 18 Jan 1900 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Stiner. BIDDIE Postmaster Effective Date Canister Hill 06 Apr 1899 Moses L. Farris 26 Jul 1902 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Lostcreek. BIG BARREN Postmaster Effective Date William Needham 09 Jan 1857 John W. Kincaid 13 Jul 1857 P.O. discontinued 16 July, 1857. CEDAR FLAT Postmaster Effective Date John Mitchell 08 Nov 1898 James C. Nicely 18 Nov 1898


Oliver W. Browning 04 Oct 1899 William T. Hartington 24 Aug 1901 James C. Nicely 18 Dec 1902 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. CEDAR FORD (From Grainger County.) Postmaster Effective Date Abel Hill 29 Mar 1856 Paris Frost 25 Aug 1857 P.O. discontinued 20 Feb 1867. CLINCH RIVER Postmaster Effective Date Richard Powell 17 May 1866 Isaac Alvis Wilson 13 Nov 1866 Nathaniel G. Graves 12 Mar 1868 Changed to Sharps Chapel, 25 Jan 1869. CONDON (Name changed from Meltabarger.) Postmaster Effective Date William Kelly 28 Jul 1896 P.O. discontinued 31 Oct 1903. Mail directed to Lutrell. COPPOCK Postmaster Effective Date Richard L. Stanley 11 Dec 1901 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1904. Mail directed to Maynardville. DUKE Postmaster Effective Date Jacob Duke 01 Jun 1888 Francis M. Irwin 29 Jul 1893 Discontinued 14 Jan 1898. Mail directed to Loyston. DULA Postmaster Effective Date Willis A. Turner 15 Jun 1899 P.O. Discontinued 15 April, 1902. Mail directed to Maynardville. EFFIE


Postmaster Effective Date John C. McDowell 26 Jan 1881 Marquis D. L. Kincaid 05 Jan 1883 Joel S. Myers 14 May 1897 William A. Hamilton 20 Feb 1901 John S. Myers 02 Oct 1902 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Maynardville. ENON Postmaster Effective Date John C. Lynch 31 Oct 1904 P.O. discontinued 31 Oct 1911. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. ESCO Postmaster Effective Date Ezra A. Hamilton 29 Dec 1887 Paralee Smith 09 Oct 1893 Ezra A. Hamilton 28 Sep 1897 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Maynardville. GABE Postmaster Effective Date Leurs M. Hutchinson 01 Nov 1889 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Heiskell. GRAVESTON (Name changed from Woodbourne.) Postmaster Effective Date Travis L. George 19 Mar 1866 Mail directed to Knox County, 05 Oct 1866. HAYNES (From Grainger County.) Postmaster Effective Date Christian Haynes 02 Sep 1865 Henry Walker 15 Aug 1870 Samuel Atkins 20 Sep 1872 Daniel N. Walker 07 Jan 1873 John Henry Walker 20 Oct 1879 James T. Walker 26 Nov 1879 George F. Hessilmeyer 31 May 1881 Abraham Lewis 10 Oct 1880 P. Sharp 11 Dec 1882 Albert O. Atkins 01 Oct 1883


Daniel M. Walker 14 Feb 1887 Isaac C. Bolinger 25 Feb 1893 Mary C. Walker 24 Mar 1894 Mail directed to Claiborne County, 06 Nov 1897. HERNMANVILLE Postmaster Effective Date Lafayette F. Kitts 21 Oct 1897 P.O. discontinued 31 Aug 1901. Mail directed to Lutrell. HILTONVILLE Postmaster Effective Date James Hill 10 Feb 1902 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903 Mail directed to Lostcreek. HURRICANE BRANCH Postmaster Effective Date John Wilson 25 Oct 1875 William L. Keller 17 May 1880 John Wilson 28 May 1884 James C. Walton 03 Nov 1884 Isaac N. Oaks 01 Dec 1884 James C. Walton 21 Jan 1885 Rice S. Oaks 26 Mar 1890 Tillman H. Turner 22 Dec 1891 Jefferson M. Wood 28 Jul 1893 Adam G. Oaks 02 Jun 1897 Millard F. Oaks 23 Jan 1903 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Maynardville. KATE Postmaster Effective Date Thomas J. Waggoner 26 Mar 1891 William J. Waggoner 28 Aug 1896 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Maynardville. KITT Postmaster Effective Date Ida S. Butcher 07 May 1902 Establishment rescinded, 2 Aug 1902. JAKE Postmaster Effective Date Jacob Smith 09 Aug 1888


Samuel T. Effler 18 Feb 1892 Last ledger entry. JAP Postmaster Effective Date James A. Rogers 18 Jun 1898 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. LINNIE Postmaster Effective Date Charles H. Settles 01 Apr 1903 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Lost Creek. LITTLE BARREN Postmaster Effective Date William S. Culvyhouse 02 Mar 1876 Jesse G. Palmer 11 Sep 1876 James O. Whited 26 Oct 1896 Victor W. Palmer 15 Jul 1899 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. LONG HOLLOW Postmaster Effective Date Winfield Brantley 12 Nov 1877 Riley H. Lynch 23 Dec 1887 David F. Bowman 25 Jun 1898 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Goin. LOO Postmaster Effective Date Jacob M. Ousley 01 Nov 1889 Boston L. Ousley 04 Dec 1894 Eli Graves 09 Nov 1897 Edward Bridges 20 May 1901 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. LORENATON Postmaster Effective Date Samuel Davis 13 Feb 1885 Freeman M. Miller 26 Jan 1891 Name changed to Ailor, 3 Aug 1894. LOST CREEK


(From Campbell County.) Postmaster Effective Date Sterling C. Kincaid 13 Apr 1858 Peter Sharp 09 Apr 1861 Rice Snoderly 19 Feb 1866 Prior L. Snoderly 20 Nov 1899 Gains Snoderly 29 Apr 1908 Jacob M. Ousl 01 Jun 1914 P.O. discontinued 11 Dec 1923. Mail directed to Oyston. LOY'S CROSS ROADS (From Anderson County.) Postmaster Effective Date William Longmire 27 Jun 1866 James Morton 08 Dec 1869 John Mitchell 23 Nov 1870 Discontinued 13 Sep 1872. Rufus Longmire 05 Aug 1874 Hasten L. Turner 10 Dec 1879 S. E. Bartley 26 Feb 1886 Sarah Bradfute 23 Apr 1886 George Loy 06 Sep 1886 Hasten L. Turner 09 Apr 1889 Name changed to Loyston, 05 Sep 1894. LOYSTON (Name changed from Loy's Cross Roads) Postmaster Eff. Date George Loy 05 Sep 1894 Nathan L. Turner 08 Jul 1897 P.O. discontinued 31 Nov 1905. Mail directed to Maynardville. LOYSTON reinstated, 1922 Lillian C. Wilson 01 Sep 1922 Cas P. Wilson 08 Nov 1926 Mrs. Satre N. Taylor 21 Feb 1927 Mrs. Satre N. Turner (married name) 03 Aug 1930 P.O. discontinued 14 Mar, 1936. Mail directed to Andersonville. LUTRELL Postmaster Eff. Date Francis R. Hamilton 21 Apr 1890 John C. McCrary 13 Feb 1894 Elbert C. Lay 07 Dec 1896 Freeman M. Miller 15 Sep 1897


George L. Peters 17 Nov 1904 William R. Atkins 20 Sep 1911 Robert M. Frost 26 Feb 1914 John J. Eakers 18 May 1917 Andrew L. Sharp 01 Nov 1922 Vaughn W. Dyer 01 Jan 1934 James E. Davis 16 Aug 1941 James C. Davis 24 Mar 1942 Dorothy L. Waddington 31 Aug 1950 Mary Lona Wolfe 31 Aug 1951 William H. Atkins 31 Mar 1953 Harry A. Waddington 14 Oct 1960 Imogene Dyer 17 Mar 1961 Roscoe N. Hill 26 Apr 1963 Beulah E. Walters 24 Aug 1968

MAGNETIC Postmaster Effective Date Ada M. Turner 07 Apr 1899 Martha A. Turner 10 May 1904 P.O. discontinued 15 Apr 1905 Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. MARY Postmaster Effective Date George F. Fox 25 Apr 1899 P.O. discontinued 29 Sep 1906. Mail directed to Andersonville. MAYNARDVILLE (C.H.) (Changed from Bull Run, Grainger Co.) Postmaster Effective Date Levi Satterfield 22 Apr 1856 John A. Blackburn 26 Feb 1857 William S. Hurst 20 Jul 1860 Orville W. Huddleston 02 Oct 1860 Presley Buckner 02 Sep 1865 LaFayette Huddleston 18 Oct 1865 Discontinued 12 Oct 1868. James W. Branson 30 Nov 1868 A. L. Leinart 27 Oct 1885 Ervin B. Morton 27 Mar 1889 Nicholas Ailor 27 Jun 1893


Abraham L. Evans 28 Jun 1897 Coram Acuff 12 Jun 1900 Neill Acuff 19 Aug 1903 Lee A. Beeler 26 Oct 1905 Neill Acuff 23 Dec 1910 William Stockbury 06 Jul 1914 Charles E. Sexton 22 Sep 1922 Richard V. Beeler 01 May 1932 Everett M. Smith 06 Apr 1933 Gains T. Sharp 01 Mar 1947 MELTABARGER Postmaster Effective Date Samuel M. Kelly 06 Feb 1882 William Kelly 20 Aug 1895 Name changed to Condon, 28 Jul 1896 MINNIE Postmaster Effective Date William M. Malone 02 Apr 1901 Patrick H. Graves 27 Aug 1903 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. NAVE HILL Postmaster Effective Date William D. McPhetridge 09 Sep 1870 Daniel B. Davis 21 May 1873 Jonathan Walker 30 Oct 1876 Alex L. Hamilton 26 Jan 1886 John H. Foster 10 May 1887 Aaron Hamilton 18 Apr 1888 Manon T. Lay 07 Feb 1894 Thomas Haynes 29 May 1902 Discontinued 31 Aug 1902. Mail directed to Luttrell. NELSONVILLE Postmaster Effective Date Andrew J. Campbel 20 Feb 1895 Lee Warwick 26 Dec 1902 Discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Heiskell. NEW FLAT CREEK Postmaster Effective Date John J. Ferguson 22 Aug 1872 Discontined 21 Jan 1876.


William 0. Moore 09 May 1876 John S. Popejoy 12 Feb 1877 Anderson Acuff 17 Dec 1878 Rufus Myrick 12 Jul 1880 Daniel C. Acuff 16 Aug 1888 Anderson Acuf f 03 Nov 1888 John A. Burnett 26 Aug 1891 Almedy Acuff 17 Aug 1891 LeRoy Carden 13 Nov 1893 Name changed to New Flatcreek, 27 Nov 1894. NEW FLATCREEK (Name changed from New Flat Creek.) Postmaster Effective Date Berry L. Donehew 27 Nov 1894 Jams S. Hill 06 Jan 1897 Erande E. Dyer 12 Oct 1897 P.O. discontinued 30 Sep 1903. Mail directed to Luttrell. NEW PROSPECT Postmaster Effective Date James W. Taylor 15 Oct 1872 James Russell 31 Jul 1882 French H. Beeler 16 May 1887 James Russell 30 Jul 1888 James W. Taylor 25 Jan 1890 General S. Stiner 24 May 1892 William A. Beeler 06 Apr 1901 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Stiner. NOLA Postmaster Effective Date Jame R. Evans 26 Jan 1901 P.O. discontinued 15 Feb 1910. Mail directed to Maynardville. PAULETT Postmaster Effective Date Samuel N. Smith 12 Jun 1889 P.O. discontinued 15 Nov 1904. Mail directed to Maynardville. PHEBE Postmaster Effective Date Stubblefield Fletcher 15 May 1883 General B. Ellison 18 Dec 1901


Discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Speedwell. POLLY Postmaster Effective Date Alvis S. Snoderly 29 Aug 1899 Mary Cook 09 Aug 1900 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Maynardville. PRICE Postmaster Effective Date Andrew J. Williams 03 Mar 1893 P.O. discontinued 18 Sep 1898. Mail directed to Cross Roads. RACOON VALLEY (From Knox County.) Postmaster Effective Date Frederick W. Miller 24 Jul 1866 Discontinued 29 Oct 1868. Jacob Sharp 20 Aug 1869 Samuel E. Hill 11 Jun 1878 Isaac Sentry 28 Jun 1880 Nancy J. Gentry 01 Nov 1886 John Ousley 25 Sep 1889 Nancy Ousley 30 Jan 1899 James Morton 20 Apr 1899 John B. Graves 04 Sep 1900 P.O. discontinued 31 Jan 1904. Mail directed to Maynardville. RAY Postmaster Effective Date James H. Shelby, Sr. 17 Mar 1891 Rufus J. Shelby 26 Mar 1892 A. J. Savage 09 Apr 1900 Appointment rescinded, 5 June 1900. Rufus J. Shelby 26 Mar 1892 Elizabeth A. Spangler 21 Jul 1906 P.O. discontinued 15 Mar 1910. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. RHODELIA Postmaster Effective Date William M. White 08 Aug 1883 Daniel White 11 Sep 1886 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903.


Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. RULE Postmaster Effective Date James M. Sharp 16 Aug 1880 Daniel Albright 18 Feb 1888 Discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Lostcreek. RYAN Postmaster Effective Date David T. Butcher 30 Jan 1903 P.O. discontinued 14 Sep 1903 Mail directed to Libertyville, Grainger County. SHARPS CHAPEL (Name changed from Clinch River.) Postmaster Effective Date Nathaniel S. Graves 25 Jan 1869 William F. Sharp 10 May 1870 Jacob E. Dyer 13 Jun 1870 Nathan Monroe 12 Sep 1872 William F. Sharp 18 Feb 1873 Patrick H. Graves 02 May 1881 Ely Miller 14 Dec 1885 Patrick H. Graves 02 May 1889 Calvin N. Miller 28 Sep 1893 Reuben C. Irwin 31 Jul 1894 Winfield S. Davis 28 Nov 1896 Caswell L. Baker 02 Dec 1897 Carrie N. Baker 12 Sep 1908 General S. Stiner 29 Apr 1912 David 0. Cook 31 Mar 1915 Frank S. Grizzel 26 Dec 1916 Hiram M. Graves 07 Feb 1921 William M. Malone 22 Nov 1921 Frank S. Grizzell 07 Aug 1934 Ima B. Davis 01 0ct 1949 Lula M. Monroe 19 Jan 1962 Lily F. McBee 17 Jan 1964 Rondie R. Brewer 26 Feb 1965 SILL Postmaster Effective Date Callaway Irwin 26 May 1888 Brice Longmire 09 Jun 1890 Hattie Loy 22 Dec 1898 Discontinued 30 Nov 1903.


Mail directed to Lostcreek. SINCOE (From Grainger County.) Postmaster Effective Date Valentine W. Capps 19 Jul 1880 P.O. discontinued 28 Feb 1902. Mail directed to Luttrell. STINER Postmaster Effective Date General S. Stiner 31 Mar 1892 James W. Taylor 09 Jul 1892 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1907. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. WALKERFORD Postmaster Effective Date Robert G. Yoakum 14 Apr 1898 Andrew W. Brantley 06 Jan 1902 Taylor Shumate 27 Apr 1903 P.O. discontinued 14 Sep 1903. Mail directed to Maynardville. WELCH Postmaster Effective Date John G. Welch 25 Jan 1898 P.O. discontinued 30 Nov 1903. Mail directed to Sharps Chapel. WARWICK (Name changed from Warwick's Cross Roads) Postmaster Effective Date Alexander Warwick 20 Mar 1891 Detns M. Warwick 22 Oct 1900 Henry L. Turner 13 Nov 1901 J. A. Turner 11 Dec 1901 P.O. discontinued 15 Apr 1902. Mail directed to Maynardsville. WARWICK'S CROSS ROADS Postmaster Effective Date William M. Turner 16 Apr 1866 Jacob Beeler 13 Jan 1875 Discontinued 17 Aug 1875. James Nelson 19 Oct 1875 LaFayette Brock 11 Dec 1876 Alexander Warwick 21 Jun 1881


A. J. Turner 27 Mar 1882 Jacob A. Turner 11 Apr 1882 Owlee Turner 10 Oct 1882 Elvin M. Warwick 26 Feb 1886 Robert Simmon 22 May 1889 Name changed to Warwick, 20 Mar 1891. WOODBOURNE From Knox County. Postmaster Effective Date William A. Rugers 06 Feb 1854 William P. Owen 24 Feb 1857 Henry Y. Roberts 07 Jan 1859 Travis W. L. George 02 Sep 1865 Name changed to Graveston, 19 Mar 1866. WOODBURN Postmaster Effective Date Walter W. Palmer 31 Jan 1894 Rufus Harlow 19 Jan 1897 Tavey Boles 01 May 1897 George W. Cassaday 21 Jan 1899 Discontinued 27 Feb 1899. Mail directed to Bartheney. Charles Roberts 01 Jun 1900 Discontinued 31 July, 1903. Mail directed to Lutrell.

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