POLK COUNTY

POST OFFICES

We'd like to thank the Polk County News and numerous other sources for the following information.

Apalachia

(from Cherokee County, NC)

    Hickey, Samuel N.     1908

    Griffin, Mary C.       1909

Archville

(aka Rymer) Moved to Reliance in 1956

    Kimsey, James A.    1900

    Parker, James    1911

    Kimsey, Sarah E    1918

    Campbell, Elbert P.    1933

Austral

(moved to Pendergast in 1922)

    Smith, Luther A.    1908

    Pack, Arthur    1909

    Higginbotham, John C.    1915

Bell's Mill

(discontinued in 1859)

    Mills, William    1858

    McLeod, William    1859

Benton

(aka Bentonville until 1864)

          Hoyls, Jonas    1840

          Spencer, Jesse B.    1840

         Reynolds, William B.    1843

Reynolds, William B.    1845

McKamy, William H.    1855

Dobson, John H.    1856

Haskins, David C    1857

Dobson, Robert C.    1858

Fender, John W.    1859

Reynolds, William B.    1861

Reynolds, William G.    1865

Taylor, Joseph E.    1865

Bradford, James T.    1866

Scarbrough, John H.    1866

Coleman, William C.    1868

Denton, Francis M.    1869

Taylor, Joseph E.    1871

Coleman, Decautr C.    1873

Taylor, Joseph E.    1874

Hildebrand, Lawrence W.    1885

Nicholson, William J.    1897

Harrison, Walter m.    1905

Love, May Belle    1924

Harrison, Charles S.    1925

Clemmer, James D.    1933

Clemmer, Daniel O.    1937

 

Bonnie

(moved to Archville in 1914)

Cloud, Andrew J.    1901

Quinn, John W.    1906

Crumley, Albert    1910

Crumley, Kate    1912

 

Broad Shoals

(discontinued in 1870)

Vaughan, Robert Y.    1868

Brown, Peter    1870

 

Canasauga

(named changed to Conasauga in 1875...name change never made official)

Kennedy, John    1840

Phillips, Hiram    1851

Greenlee, Benjamin F.    1860

Browder, Joseph W.    1873

Browder, Joseph W. 1875

Keisling, Lafayette F.    1908

Benedict, Chauncey B.    1909

Giles, Henry T.    1914

Davis, Eldon L.    1920

Dooly, Weyman I. (W.I.)    1927

Smith, Roy    1934

Vann, Enoch J.    1935

Rhodes, John Thomas    1940

Coker, Warren H.    1941

Rhodes, John Thomas    1944

Rhodes, Mayme T.    1961

Wattenbarger, Warren G.    1962

 

 

Chable

(discontinued in 1918 then moved to Doogan, GA.)

Chable, Alphonse    1886

Triplett, Lafayette F.    1897

Triplett, Harvey H.    1904

Curbow, William H.    1905

Chable, Linda    1916

 

Chestuee Mills

(Discontinued 1907 then moved to Calhoun)

Scarbrough, William F. 1876

Carver, William R.    1896

Moore, William    1900

Harrison, William A.    1905

 

Columbus

(Originally in McMinn County then moved to Wetmore in 1854...now Delano)

White, John    1840

Pickins, William H.    1842

Blair, Albion T    1843

Buford, Alfred W.    1844

Bradford, Augustin P.    1846

White, John    1846

Caughn, William C.    1851

 

Copeland

(Later called Old Fort in 1888)

Lawson, Solomon J.    1882

 

Copperhill

Amburn, John H.      1898

Dickey, Henry G.    1899

Jacobs, Louis I.    1905

Case, Adelaide J.    1907

(name changed to McCays in 1909)

Styles, Luther A.    1908

Singleton, Frank P.    1913

McCay, Arthur B.    1922

Akin, James S. (Mrs.)    1934

 

Copper Mines

(name changed from Hiwassee Copper Mines)

Newbery, John T.    1854

Jameson, Samuel Y.    1856

Hill, William L.    1859

(discontinued 10-21-1859)

 

Culchote

Cooke, Daniel     1848

Hancock, William W.    1850

(name changed to Hiwassee Copper Mines 19 December 1851)

 

Davidson's Store

Davidson, Samuel W.    1857

(name changed to Ducktown 15 July 1858)

 

Delano

(Name changed from Prendergast)

Spears, Drewry A.    1926

Spargo, Roy E.    1927

Sneed, Willie L.    1930

Edwards, Alvin B.    1934

Harbison, Jesse I.    1943

Pack, Maude C.    1944

 

Ducktown

(name changed from Davidson' Store)

Davidson, Samuel W.    1858

Hanna, John H.    1859

McLeod, Lafayette    1865

Parks, James    1872

Ralph, Joseph    1873

Parks, James    1874

Stamper, Isaac j.    1885

Parks, James    1889

Spargo, Samuel J.    1892

Stamper, Isaac J.    1893

Anderson, Ancy W.    1895

Smith, James L.    1896

Graham, William H.    1897

Kimsey, Lucius E.    1901

Spargo, Samuel J.    1904

Addington, Thomas J.    1914

Hyatt, Gordon P.    1927

Beckler, Charles A.    1936

Russell, Pearl A.    1937

Ray, Regie A.    1943

 

EMF

(moved to Archville in 1916)

Brown, Myrtle 1914

 

Farner

Wertheim, Philip    1891

Smith, Newton J.    1894

Wertheim, Phillip    1898

Barnette, Jasper P.,    1900

Young, Carrie E.    1900

Carter, Jackson H.    1901

Mullins, William E.    1901

Fuller, Clarah E.    1904

Runion, John    1910

Kilpatrick, Albert E.    1914

Shearer, Lula L.    1917

Standridge, W. Roy    1942

Underwood, Homer E.    1946

Shearer, Emma    1947

Adams, Ray    1958

 

Fetzerton

(moved to Ocoee in 1910)

Fetzer, George W.    1883

McClary, Isaac A.    1893

Fetzer, George W.    1897

 

Flintburg

(discontinued April 15, 1908)

Parker, James     1893

Campbell, Newton J.    1896

Parker, James    1899

(moved to Archville 1905)

Parker, James    1905

 

Grace

(discontinued May 1 1926, Moved to Copperhill)

Smith, Columbus R.    1913

 

Greasy Creek

(discontinued March 25, 1854)

Dodson, Elisah    1848

Charles, James M.    1851

 

Hambright

(discontinued Jan 15, 1912)

Johnson, Oliver P.    1910

(Mr. Johnson transferred to Austral in 1912)

 

Heliotrope

(discontinued April 15, 1908 moved to Leadill)

Swan, Mastin N.    1882

Campbell, Jesse P.    1884

Swan, Sarah    1887

 

Heyser

(discontinued Feb 26, 1907)

Hampton, John P.    1904

 

Hickey

(discontinued Oct 31, 1906 moved to Reliance)

Johnson, Oliver P.    1898

Hickey, Polly A.    1905

(Mrs. Hickey move to Reliance in 1906)

 

Higdon's Store

(name changed from Sylco)

(discontinued July 1 1868)

Higden, William C.    1854

McKissack, Abraham    1856

Cass, John    1857

Charles, Mrs. C.M.    1861

Grigsby, James    1866

 

Hiwassee Copper Mines

(name changed from Culchote)

Bell, Jasper C.    1851

(Name changed to Copper Mines July 21 1854)

 

Hyatt

(discontinued May 15 1931 moved to Copperhill)

Cochran, Mary F.    1908

Bennett, Abraham    1910

Smith, Oliver W.    1922

Barnes, Atlas C.    1925

 

Isabella

(discontinued  1992 moved to Copperhill)

Boyd, William E.    1893

Spargo, Samuel J.    1899

Dorr, Richard T.    1901

Gelsler, John A.    1902

Quinn, Julius E.    1903

Hyatt, Molton R.    1906

Barnes, Atlas C.    1907

Pariss, Goree B.    1914

Clonts, James Henry    1924

Sappington, Joshua L.    1933

Benson, Willie Garland    1936

Burger, Robert L. Jr.    1956

McHan/Chasteen, Delia J.    1958

Helton/Newman, Dora Arlene    1959

Clonts, Alvin Paul    1960

 

Kimsey

(discontinued  Nov 6 1889 moved to Ducktown)

Kimsey, Walter S.    1888

(discontinued Sep 14, 1901 moved to Turtletown)

Kimsey, Eratus    1901

 

Kimsey's Store

(discontinued  June 20, 1867)

Kimsey, Mathew R.    1852

Capehart, Hugh    1854

Kimsey, James B    1854

 

Leadill

Finell, Jesse R.    1907

(absorbed into Old Fort Nov 29,1910)

 

Lonsville

(discontinued  July 10, 1860)

McGinnis, Leonidas A.    1852

McCays.

Daniel E McCay 1890
Luther A. Sty.es,June21, 1901

(Name changed to Copperhill ApriI2,1908)

McFarland

Thomas H.Breen,1895
Robet A.Harrison 1802
James W Blackwell, 1904
Hiram R. Arwood,1906
(Discontinued 15 Aug.1907, moved to Farner) .
Alfred R. Arp,1908
William M Butler 1910
Silas V Headrix 1914
Edward.J. McGullion,1920
(Discontinued 1921,moved to Reliance)
Richard N Davis 1922
W .H Radford 1924
Edward J. McGullion, 1926
Luther H Roberson 1928
(Discontinued 1939, moved to Reliance)

MUG
Benjamin H.Wacker, 1898
Harvey M Silver 1899
(Discontinued 1912, moved to Conasauga)

Ocoa
James Sloan 1843
(Discontinued May15, 1844)
James Sloan 1845
(Discontinued Sept22, 1866)

Ocoee

Thomas W Sloan 1873
Willam J. Dowell 1874
Samuel S. Armstrong 1875
Isaac S. McCash, 1876
James B.Sloan, 1878
Miss C.Armstrong 1881
Stephen Z. Godfrey, 1881
Reuben V. McCash, 1883
John H.Smith,1884
Charly M. Campbell, 1895
James P. O'Neal,  1896
Henry Kile, 1898
William J. Lawson, 1900
Monroe M. Hall, 1906
(Discontinued June30, 1909, moved to Ocoee Tank)
(Name changed from Ocoee Tank)
William E. Snyder, 1909
Julia M. Lowery,  1914
James M. Park 12916
John C Howard 1925
Dorothy T. Kimbrough,  1940
Mabel Lowery 1940
Hettie M Billings1948
Lyda M.Lowery 1949
Robert Ray Beckler 1965
Charles Moorehouse 1989

Ocoee Tank
William E Snyder 1908
(name changed to Ocoee 1909)

Old Fort
(Name changed from Copeland )
Solomon J Lawson 1888
John Griffith,1889
William J. Lawson, 1894
John E Griffith,1897
Jacob A Higgins 1899
Bascom T.Finnell 1899
William J, Lackey
(moved to Leadill)

Jesse R Finell, 1910
Michael C Smith 1914
William H Tilley 1919
Bessie Jones 1931
Charles Stratton 1932
Joyce M.Stratton,1936
Frank A Rymer 1949

Reuben G.Hood Jr. 1952
Herschel H Mantooth, 1952
Olen F. Frady, 1955

Owen
Ingey Owen 1891
(Discontinued 1892, moved to Syleo)

Parksville
James Parks,1854
Alexander C Parks 1856
James B. Parks,  1860
Samuel Parks, 1866
William L Raht,  1869
Madison T Fouts,  1874
William Williams,1881
John Evans, 1881
Iahue Evans,
Thomas N. Taylor ,1888
William Prince, 1888
Thomas N. Taylor, 1889
William E. Bain,  1894
William S. Kimbrough,  1896
Thomas N. Taylor,  1898
Madison T. Fouts,  1898
William H. Albritton,  1906
Nora A. Kimbrough, 1908
Lawrence W. Hildebrand, 1912
(Discontinued June 15, 1915, moved to Benton)

Patty
Thomas A Pannell 1894
F J Griffith 1894
Appointment rescinded Nov 10 1897
Thomas A Pannell 1890
(Discontinued Jan,15 ,1908
(moved to Wetmore)
Miles F, Harrison,  1908
(discontinued May 31,1914, moved to Prendergast)
William E Gentry, 1927
(discontinued Jan ,15, 1932  moved to Delano) 

Pelton
James Hickey ,  1853
(discontinued June 11, 1855

Postelle
Emma D Cutcher 1899
Charles S Harrison, 1902
George T Hood 1903
William H Vaughn,  1903
George T Hood,1905
Walter S Love, 1908
Samuel N, Hickey, 1909
Marcus C Deaver  1910
James R Miller 1921
A.A. Williamson  1922
Marcus C Deaver 1923
Windom R,Dale.  1947
Elsie R Dale 1953
Mary G. Swain, 1961
James R.Johnson,1961
Elsie Rawsey Dale 1968

Prendergast
Asa E, Walthall1909 "
William R Froneberger 1913
S. Oscar Gillespie,1920
Blair W Bingham,1922
Drewry A,Spears,1923
(Name changed to Delano 1926)
 
Probst
John Morrow, 1911
Eugene Jaxkson 1911
John Morrow 1911

Red Spring
William Mills 1850
Bazel H. Brawner,  1852
(discontinued May 12 1853)

Reliance
Young D. M. Prince,1881
Wyatt Stiger 1881
Lewis Spurling 1882
William T. H. Camp 1884
Amanda J Higdon  1886
George L Pickel, 1891
Amanda J. Higdon,  1893
Noah C Higdon 1896
John D. Chamber, 1897
Joseph T. Vaughn,  1900
William A. Vaughn,  1901
Addie P. McBrayer, 1911
Minnie D. Higdon, 1915
Robert N. Woody,  1924
Joe W. Rice,  1928
William A. Woody,  1928
Ruth H. Stillwell, 1933
Maude Gallaher, 1936
OliverV.Webb,1936
Sandra Webb/Hyder  J977

Rymer

Eli Rymer;1880
Riley N Masengil, 1887
George C. Parks, 1893
Riley N. Masengil, 1895
Melinda C. Higdon,  1899
Melinda C Rymer1899
James A,Kimsey1899
(Name changed to Archville Sept 1 1900)
 
Sagetown
James J Woody, 1899
(Discontinued March 31 ,1909 moved to Benton)

Sandhill
A;H.Fetter,A ug;6, 1890
Jesse M. Pirkle, 1891
Sallie J Parks,  1893
(discontinued June 22, 1894,moved to Grief)
Robert H. Wolfenbarger,  1897
Jennie P Orr, 1898
Mary B. Griffin,  1899
William  P. Kimbrough,1904
Onie Gatlin 1906
(Discontinued Oct 31,1907, moved to Ocoee Tank)

Servilla
John L. Morgan,1881
Elisha B.Williams,1881
Nathaniel Burchfield 1884
Phillip Worthelm, 1890
Nathaniel Burchfield; 1891
Samuel L Higdon, 1892
Riley B. Womack, 1901
William A. Woody, 1902
William N. Burchfield,1909
Charley H. Woody, 1910
(Discontinued April 30 1914, moved to Reliance)
William T. Hammons 1914
James M. Morgan, 1945
(Discontinued March 31,1956 moved to Reliance)

Smith Creek
Mary Jane Hedden, March 7,1944
Jewel E. Wright, April 25, 1944
Margaret E. Nicholson, Oct.17, 1944
(Discontinued July 31, 1945, moved to Turtletown)

Springtown
William Morgan, Nov.17, 1843
(Discontinued Sept.22, 1866)
Francis M. Underwood; May 8, 1879
(Discontinued June 9,1879)
 

Sylco
Abraham McKissack, June 10,1850
(Changed to Higdon's Store March 25,1854)
R.W. Boyd, Aug. 4,1880
Thomas Cloud  Nov. 27,1885
Andrew J. Cloud  Dec. 29, 1886
Margaret A. Quirm, April 7, 1891
(Discontinued Nov. 8, 1894)
Harvey H. Triplett, April 4,1906
(Discontinued Jan. 31, 1911 moved to Parksville)
 

Turtletown
Andrew J. Kilpatrick Dec.l1.1890
William L. Lipford, Apr 25,1901
Jeremiah H. Hamby, Feb.28,1905
Joseph L. Walker, Aug, 23,1912
Allen C. Shearer, Apr.18, 1914
William A. Robinson, June10,1919
Letcher L. Kimsey, Feb, 27, 1923
John B. Standridge, Dec. 15,1934
Wilford Jones, June16,1935
Charles O.Tallent, May9,1937
Clyde Thomas Dale, July 8,1944
Greta Koger, March 15, 1945
Thomas W. Womble, Nov. 1, 1945
Violet C. Robinson/Cheek, Sept.1, 1946
Tommy E. English, Sept 3,1983
 

Wetmore
(Name changed from Columbus )
Moses W .Wetmore, April 19,1854
William H. Wetmore, April 1,1857
Thomas E. Russurum, March l2, 1858
William H.Wetmore, Sept 16, 1858
(Discontinued May 24,1860)
Napoleon B. Dunn Feb.16 1893
Minnie D Shepard Feb.1 1908
Robert Eaves, Oct, 10, 1910
Sam H DeWitt, June 11, 19J2
Minnie L. Hrbison. March 14.1914
Samuel M. Waldrop, Oct, 1, 1915
Samuet H. Payne, Oct 5,1917
Kittle E. Payne, Oct. 17,1921
Arthur Pack, April 28, 1926
Velma Williams, Nov. 1, 1934
(Discontinued March 31, 1943, moved to Delano)
 

Anyone know how these communities got there names?

Let us know.

Joyce Reece or Sharon McCormack

 

 

 

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