Post Offices
Marion County, AR
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INTRODUCTION
Ralph, Arkansas
1997
The names, proposed names, local names, time periods, and locations of United States Post Offices can be far more important than one would imagine. A little known fact about post offices is that historically the vast majority weren't the big red brick buildings with waving American flags and huge macadam parking lots today seen everywhere. They were quietly tucked away in the front room of a farmhouse or a corner in a general store. They were usually at a crossroads or on a well-traveled dirt road. They were often an old house converted to post office use sitting next to a feed store or livery stable. Their names apparently followed no logical rules, seldom had any connection with anything in the immediate area, and could be most anything one could imagine.
Most counties throughout this country have lots and lots of little and not-so-little towns nestled within their boundaries. Most can be found easily in an atlas or on a map. Not so in Marion County. Research here can often be frustrating and confusing because there are so few towns and because those we have are so widely scattered.
Marion County is made up of homes, stores, and communities - seldom towns. A community often grew around a post office in a home or store. A town often grew around a community with a post office. But not always. The historical evolution of population centers, transportation facilities, and the vagaries of government policies have played their parts too. Some post offices grew out of boom times and disappeared when the boom died. Some were closed down for lack of customers. One or more small ones were consolidated at a more central location.
Old timers and old tales speak of places visited, family homeplaces, where schools or stores were, where historical or amusing or annual events occurred. But where were these places? They're not noted on most maps, especially not today's maps. Political subdivisions (townships) are of little help. Sometimes a researcher can get a general idea from the names of creeks or mountains or hollows. And place names often change for one reason or another - or for no apparent reason at all. What one person knows as Powell, another person knows as Pyatt. What one person knows as Newton Flat, another person knows as Bull Shoals.
The history of post offices and where they were is a very valuable research tool in Marion County. Many, but by no means all, communities and centers of activity at any given time can be located by finding a post office and its name and its time period.
My thanks to Russell P. Baker of the Arkansas History Commission for leading me to microfilm records and for his most valuable book "From Memdag to Norsk; A Historical Dictionary of Arkansas Post Offices 1832-1971."
Note From Linda
Not everyone has encountered the Section, Township and Range designations for legal description of land. If this type of legal description is not familiar to you please take a couple of minutes and see
SECTION - TOWNSHIP - RANGE Information. By using the legal descriptions Mysty has included in her information it is possible to pin point a location on today's maps.
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Name |
Dates |
Location |
Notes |
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Adams |
1907-1910 |
NW 1/4 Sec 25 T18N R17W |
Names for Emma Adams, Bruno Postmaster. Was to be named Lynn |
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Ball |
1881-1881 |
NW 1/4 Sec 36 T20N R16W |
John H. Pangle proposed postmaster |
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Bend |
1907-1910 |
SE 1/4 Sec 4 T21N R17W |
A. Brown proposed postmaster. Proposed by C.W. Milum Pell Postmaster |
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Bendona |
1924-1931 |
NW 1/4 Sec 9 T21N R17W |
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Big Pond |
1858-1879 |
Sec 25 T19N R13W |
Removed to Baxter Co 1873 |
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Brodie |
1910-1911 |
NW 1/4 Sec 26 T18N R16W |
J.B. Melton proposed postmaster. Was to be named Melton |
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Bruno |
1885- |
SW 1/4 Sec 9 T17N R17W Moved 1887 to SW 14/ Sec 3 T17N R17W |
Ezekiel Adkins, proposed postmaster. |
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Buffalo City |
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See Strecher City |
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Buffalo City |
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See Toney |
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Buffalo City |
1848-1896 |
SW 1/4 Sec 27 T18N R14W |
E.B. Turnstall porposed postmaster |
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Bull Shoals |
1949- |
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Burnes' Store |
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see Freck |
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Cedar Creek |
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See Teagarden |
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Chigger Hill |
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See Mount Perrian |
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Claffern |
1916-1917 |
NW1/4 Sec 11 T17N R15W |
Was to be named Coe |
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Clear Creek |
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See Powell |
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Clear Creek |
1855-1888 |
Sec 7 T17N R18W |
Removed to Boone Co 1869. Removed to Marion Co 1883 |
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Coe |
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See Claffern |
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Comal |
1906-1918 |
SE1/2 Sec 34 T19N R17W |
Augustus G Pierce, proposed postmaster |
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Cowan |
1900-1904 |
SE1/4 Sec 26 T18N R16W |
King Doshier, proposed postmaster |
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Denby |
1898-1898 |
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DeSoto Springs |
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See Mull |
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Dillard |
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See Silver Run |
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Dodd City |
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See Doddsville |
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Doddsville |
1872-1931 |
W1/2 Sec 4 T19N R17W |
Named for Hiempsal S. Dodd, postmaster. Changed to Dodd City 1888 |
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Dubuque |
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See Worth |
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Dugger |
1907-1918 |
SW1/4 Sec 14 T17N R18W |
M.E. Taylor proposed postmaster |
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Duluth |
1895-1897 |
N1/2 SW1/4 Sec 36 T21N R17W |
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Edwards |
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See Stone |
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Eros |
1880-1928 |
NW1/4 Sec 36 T18N R18W Moved 1893 to NW1/4 Sec 25 T18N R18W |
Was to be named Sweet Water. Moved 1893 and was to be named Prairie House |
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Eudora |
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See Powell |
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Exter |
1888-1954 |
Sec 10 T17N R15W |
Changed 1890 to Rush Creek |
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Fears |
1908-1915 |
N1/2 Sec 34 T21N R15W |
Named after John M. Fears postmaster. Was to be named Grunsky. In the community locally called Hill Top. |
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Flippin |
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See Georges Creek |
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Flippin |
1882- |
NW1/4 Sec 17 T19N R15W |
Was to be named Jackson City |
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Freck |
1906-1953 |
Sec19 T17N R16W |
Locally called Burnes' Store |
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Georges Creek |
1878-1905 |
SW1/2 N1/2 Sec 35 T19N R17W |
Named changed from Flippin 1879 |
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Gould |
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See Summit |
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Grunksy |
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See Fears |
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Hampton Valley |
1878-1880 |
SW1/4 Sec 3 T17N R17W |
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Helva |
1917-1918 |
NE1/4 NW1/4 Sec 26 T17N R15W |
At Camp Helva |
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Hempsey |
1891-1926 |
SW1/4 Sec 34 T17N R14W |
At Adam's Mill |
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Hazel |
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See Jacfontan |
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Jackson City |
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See Flippin |
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Johnson |
1836-1847 |
Sec 20 T19N R15W |
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Keystone |
1904-1911 |
NW1/4 Sec 13 T17N R15W |
At Silver Hollow |
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Kingdon Springs |
1902-1933 |
SE1/2 Sec 34 T20N R16W |
New mining camp |
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Lead Hill |
1857- |
Sec 4 T20N R18W |
Removed to Boone Co 1879 |
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Lion Hill |
1895-1902 |
SE1/4 Sec 20 T18N R14W |
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Lynn |
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See Adams |
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Maryhattiana |
1899-1902 |
Center sec 7 T17N R15W |
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McBee Landing |
1887-1906 |
NE1/4 Sec 23 T19N R15W |
Names for William C. McBee postmaster |
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McCarthy |
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See Mull |
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Melton |
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See Brodie |
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Monarch |
1887-1955 |
NW1/4 NE1/4 Sec 24 T20N R18W |
Was to be named Whitley |
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Mount Perrian |
1921-1926 |
NW1/4 Sec 30 T21N R17W |
Was to be named Chiggar Hill |
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Mountain Home |
1861- |
Sec 9 T19N R13W |
Remoed to Baxter Co 1873 |
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Mull |
1919-1954 |
SW1/4 SE1/4 Sec 29 T17N R15W 1920 moved to NE1/4 Sec 20 T17N R15W 1927 moved to NE1/4 Sec 31 T17N R15W |
At the Bell Mine. Was to be named McCarty. Moved 1920. Locally called DeSoto Springs. Moved again in 1927 |
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Nod City |
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See Pyatt |
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Noe's |
1880- |
Sec 20 T21N R15W 1886 Moved to Sec 6 T20N R15W |
Changed to Oakland 1886. |
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Noe's Ferry |
1875-1879 |
Sec 18 T20N R15W |
Locally called Pierson |
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Oakland |
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See Noe's |
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Oatesland |
1878-878 |
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Olney |
1872-1873 |
Sec 23 T20N R14W |
Removed to Baxter Co 1873. Returned to Marion Co. 1873 |
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Onset |
1884-1914 |
NW1/2 Sec 11 T18N R15W Moved 1910 to NE1/4 Sec 16 T18N R15W |
Was to be named Reas. |
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Onwata |
1916-1918 |
NE1/4 SE1/4 Sec 30 T20N R16W |
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Peel |
1885- |
NW1/4 Sec 34 T21N R17W |
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Pierson |
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See Noe's Ferry |
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Powell |
1888- |
Sec 13 T18N R18W |
Changed 1888 from Clear Creek in Boone Co. Changed 1904 to Pyatt. Was to be named Nod City or Eudora. |
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Prairie House |
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See Eros |
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Pyleville |
1880-1880 |
Sec 25 T18N R17W |
Named for S.G. Pyle postmaster |
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Ralph |
1894-1925 |
SE1/4 Sec 33 T18N R16W |
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Rea Valley |
1912-1953 |
NW1/4 NE1/4 Sec 11 T18N R15W |
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Reas |
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See Onset |
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Rogers Flat |
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See Verona |
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Rolling Prairie |
1843-1871 |
Sec 31 T18N R18W |
Moved 1867 to Carroll Co. Removed 1869 to Boone Co. Locally called Double Springs and Valley Springs |
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Rosslow |
1880-1882 |
NW1/2 SW1/4 Sec 2 T17N R17W |
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Rush |
1886-1888 |
SE1/4 Sec 36 T18N R16W |
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Rush Creek |
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See Exter |
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Salgado |
1900-1911 |
NE1/4 Sec 31 T17N R14W |
At Ingraham |
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Sherman |
1870-1871 |
NW1/2 Sec 11 T19N R15W |
"It's the seat of justice just made so" |
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Silver Run |
1916-1917 |
SE1/4 Sec 30 T17N R15W |
Was to be named Dillard |
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Speirston |
1917-1917 |
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Named for Albert C Speirs postmaster |
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Stecher City |
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See Toney |
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Stewartstown |
1875-1876 |
SW1/4 Sec 25 T20N R16W |
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Stone |
1884-1913 |
SE1/4 Sec 3 T20N R16W |
Was to be named Edwards |
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Sugar Loaf Mills |
1872-1872 |
NW1/4 Sec 29 T20N R17W |
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Summit |
1905- |
NW1/4 Sec 33 T19N F16W |
Was to be named Gould |
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Sylva |
1883-1911 |
NW1/4 Sec 20 T17N R15W |
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Teagarden |
1916-1916 |
NW1/4 Sec 7 T17N R14W |
Was to be named Cedar Creek |
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Tolberts Ferry |
1860-1866 |
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Toney |
1884- |
Sec 27 T18N R14W |
Was to be named Stecher city. Named for Lorenzo D Toney postmaster. Changed 1893 to Buffalo City |
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Turkey |
1912-1953 |
SE1/4 Sec 34 T18N R17W |
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Verona |
1912-1951 |
SE1/4 Sec 19 T17N R17W |
Was to be named Rogers Flat |
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Water Creek |
1871-1878 |
NW1/4 Sec 17 T17N R16W |
Removed from Searcy Co 1874 |
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Ware's Chapel |
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Sec 33 T18N R15W |
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Whiteville |
1858-1879 |
Sec 27 T19N F14W |
Removed to Baxter co 1873 |
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Wooley |
1880-1880 |
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Worth |
1848- |
Sec 22 T21N R18W |
Changed to Dubuque 1854 |
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Yellville |
1831- |
Sec 4 T18N R16W |
Removed from Searcy Co 1836 |
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