Since 1998 - Historical and Genealogical
Resources
for the Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia
The following list of postoffices and postmasters was abstracted from information found in the National Archives. The information on file ends in 1971. Some portions of this list were difficult to read, and it is possible that some names and or dates are not correct.
Abstracted by Jeffrey C. Weaver, April, 1998.
Amorita
John O. Buchett 7/19/1890
Moved to Alleghany Co., NC 6/30/1899
Ancella
Benjamin F. Ward 2/13/1886
Fannie Osborn 10/9/1894
Discontinued 6/17/1905, mail to Independence
Arbutus
Margie C. Hampton 5/26/1888
Thomas J. Jennings 6/23/1890
John H. Pool 12/10/1897
Edy R. Phipps 5/16/1901
Minnie A. Jennings 5/12/1912
Baylor
Samuel C. Bishop 7/26/1899
Discontinued 2/29/1904, mail to Fox
Baywood
James H. Kyle 3/20/1895
Archie M. Moore 6/25/1897
Leath Kirby 12/8/1902
Charles A. Hampton 12/26/1902
Virdie I. G. Hampton 11/23/1905
Isaiah L. Todd 3/22/1906
Virdie I. G. Hampton 11/23/1905
Major F. Johnson 2/14/1914
Coy J. Galyean 7/1/1925
Discontinued 1/19/1962, mail to Galax
Bear Branch
James W. Neikirk 2/1/1902
George W. Carson 3/5/1903
Nancy J. Pugh 6/11/1903
Discontinued 6/24/1903, mail to Volney
Big Meadows
John C. Greer 3/19/1841
Michael Grubb 12/31/1857
Discontinued 12/14/1866, mail to Grant
Big Ridge
William H. Phipps 3/20/1903
Discontinued 8/31/1905, mail to Mouth of Wilson
Bonapart
Robert E. Jones 1/4/1904
Name Changed to Galax 3/17/1904
Boyers Ferry
Thomas J. McKnight 6/10/1891
Wiley G. Collins 10/4/1895
Phebe A. Collins 11/20/1896
Discontinued 2/15/1908, mail to Shamrock
Bridle Creek
John F. (K.?) Ballard 7/12/1842
Wiley H. Stamper 3/15/1867
Columbus Phipps 4/18/1873
Stephen Phipps 6/21/1897
Minnie Phipps 3/1/1928
Discontinued 12/31/1950, mail to Independence
Brush
Myrtle B. Elliott 4/25/1900
Zachariah J. Elliott 11/11/1904
Calvin J. Sutherland 2/16/1905
Discontinued 8/15/1907, mail to Independence
Cabin
Troy M. Sheets 10/11/1899
Caroline Sheets 12/6/1899
Robert J. Reedy 4/13/1901
Discontinued 4/21/1914, mail to Rugby
Camping Springs
John Baskerville 5/23/1834
Discontinued, mail to Hillsville
Carsonville
James H. Carson 4/23/1857
Discontinued 6/22/1866
Reestablished 8/29/1873
James G. Carson 8/29/1873
Thomas F. Williams 3/4/1876
Emeline Carson 5/14/1878
Weldon Edwards 7/18/1891
Harvey M. Todd 7/21/1901
Dora L. Ring 12/30/1905
Ellis C. Ring 1/25/1907
James C. Rhudy 5/6/1914
Tommie E. Bartlett 7/31/1920
Discontinued 12/31/1924, mail to Independence
Clayborn
Isom B. Bryant 6/15/1899
Renamed Oradell 12/22/1899
Clem's Branch
John K. Ballard 5/17/1866
Amanda K. Long 10/22/1873
Wiley C. Parks 7/25/1890
Ruth W. Roberts 4/3/1891
Sarah Hash 10/4/1893
Orlean M. Roberts 1/4/1898
Discontinued 12/20/1902, mail to Major
Clito
Stephe F. Welsh 12/10/1889
Michael M. Draper 4/9/1906
Discontinued 8/15/1907, mail to Spring Valley
Collins' Mill
George D. Cooley 1/30/1878
Chapman A. Rector 7/12/1880
Houston Collins 6/27/1884
Discontinued 6/15/1905, mail to Baywood
Comers Rock
James Cornett 10/11/1860
Discontinued 6/28/1866
Reestablished 1/18/1874
John G. Wilson 1/12/1874
William J. Comer 4/7/1875
Troy C. Cornett 4/18/1883
Rufus G. Livesay 12/10/1897
John J. Wilson 2/15/1900
Stuart W. Cornett 12/15/1909
Robert W. Cornett 4/21/1913
Garnett W. Cornett 1/31/1923
Chap. M. Sutherland 12/18/1933
Keith R. Wright 10/26/1953
Discontinued 5/25/1962, mail to Elk Creek
Cornett
A. J. Anders 5/4/1883
Discontinued 9/17/1883, mail to Independence
Cranberry Plains
Johnathan Cook
William C. Hill 8/27/1825
Name changed to Hillsville
Creola
Bessie E. Todd 6/2/1888
Discontinued 4/30/1906, mail to Galax
Dalhart
Rufus A. Hampton 1/14/1904
Andrew Richardson 4/22/1911
Discontinued 11/30/1911, mail to Baywood
Dell
Orville A. Swinney 5/29/1888
Discontinued 6/30/1904, mail to Steven's Creek
Dickey
John A. Barton 10/21/1884
Discontinued 12/9/1885, mail to Flat Ridge
Doss
Walter C. Pugh 3/10/1903
Fielden B. Cornett 1/19/1904
Discontinued 5/10/1907, mail to Comers Rock
Edgewater
James W. Phipps 1/11/1878
Fields M. Young 7/17/1888
Discontinued 8/31/1906, mail to Mouth of Wilson
Reestablished 1/16/1908
Fields M. Young 1/16/1908
Discontinued 5/31/1918, mail to Mouth of Wilson
Elk Creek
Philander McCarter 2/4/1837
James Kyle 5/8/1839
Philander McCarter 6/16/1840
Sophia F. Mitchell 9/23/1840
John Prather 9/23/1857
Andrew F. Gregory 2/7/1859
Rosamond J. Hall 2/10/1866
Discontinued 8/12/1867
Reestablished 8/28/1869
Andrew F. Gregory 8/28/1869
J. B. Painter 5/10/1870
Andrew F. Gregory 11/14/1870
Peter Catron 6/5/1871
Hiram Roark 4/20/1873
John K. Cornett 8/10/1881
Joseph F. Delp 9/24/1883
John M. McLean 11/25/1885
John Delp 9/12/1889
Joseph Delp 1/9/1890
John M. McLean 3/13/1895
Melville C. Delp 6/21/1897
Thomas W. Mitchell 10/25/1905
Emory G. Keesling 10/8/1913
Vivian Hale 2/4/1918
Thomas W. Mitchell 11/1/1922
Vivian H. Hale 7/9/1934
Mary B. Cannoy 3/31/1950
William R. Stamper 3/19/1951
Ellis
Sarah J. Vaughan 1/29/1895
Nettie Pool 11/26/1902
James T. Morton 3/19/1902
John A. McKnight 1/3/1905
Discontinued 6/30/1905, mail to Independence
Fairwood
James D. Perkins 9/12/1904
Clarence A. Dickey 10/16/1906
Walter V. Craig 12/13/1911
Minnie A. Smith 12/7/1918
Discontinued 12/31/1920, mail to Troutdale
Fairy
E. Mellissa Cornett 2/1/1887
Peyton H. Cornett 2/4/1902
Discontinued 8/31/1905, mail to Summerfield
Fallville
Millie F. Fielder 10/2/1886
George C. Vaughan 10/6/1892
Discontinued 8/31/1905, mail to Spring Valley
Finley
Sarah Johnson 6/7/1892
Emma Jones 8/19/1904
Laura Phipps 8/23/1906
Discontinued 10/28/1919, mail to Baywood
Flat Ridge
Joseph Ross 5/__/18__
John Ross ?? 8/27/1878
Eliza Perkins 7/7/1877
Hiram Jenkins 3/1/1887
Eliza Perkins 7/12/1889
Hiram Jenkins 6/29/1893
James F. Russell 4/2/1896
John W. M. Perkins 7/28/1898
John W. Perkins 2/14/1907
Hiram F. Cornett 10/8/1913
John Lester Ross 2/1/1942
Discontinued 12/31/1958, mail to Sugar Grove
Fox
A. A. Bryant 10/12/1874
Discontinued 12/12/1879
Reestablished 1/5/1883
James C. Cox 1/5/1883
William Bryant 5/17/1883
William J. Phipps 1/22/1891
Ida Anderson 12/18/1895
JOhn F. Greer 3/22/1896
Larkin Phipps 3/8/1899
William J. Phipps 5/22/1904
Montaville C. Hash 4/4/1914
Eck L. Hash 3/7/1921
William J. Phipps 10/6/1923
Bessie Young 8/22/1933
T. Paul Cox 12/1/1948
Gilmer D. Blevins 10/1/1949
Fred R. Phipps 3/7/1958
Discontinued 2/29/1960, mail to Independence
Fries
Charles Todd 8/19/1901
John H. Brewer 4/3/1902
Stephen A. Dorsett 7/16/1903
John D. Williamson 10/13/1906
Donna Fielder 3/30/1914
Donna Williamson 12/21/1914
Eugene J. Baker 2/14/1920
John D. Williamson 10/6/1922
John D. Williamson 2/25/1931
George K. Fielder 3/21/1935
Wilmer J. Whitaker 11/30/1950
Sue Bonham 1/18/1961
Michael Vincent Wright 8/5/1962
Galax
Robert E. Jones 3/17/1904
G. W. Todd 7/26/1909
S. C. Cox 10/9/1913
Arthur G. Childers 6/16/1922
Fred Adams 6/16/1934
Robert Davis Winesett 9/30/1964
Herman K. Williams 3/10/1966
Grant
Hezekiah Perkins 12/21/1860
Calvin V. Thomas 12/15/1867
Discontinued 7/9/1869
Reestablished 5/5/1871
Shadrach M. Greer 5/5/1871
Emory H. Maiden 6/2/1881
R. W. Young 4/29/1885
Shadrach M. Greer 7/24/1885
John B. McKee 12/17/1886
Stephen F. Young 12/28/1887
Andrew J. Greer 10/4/1889
Alonzo N. Greear 12/15/1892
Eli F. Thomas 1/2/1894
Alonzo N. Greear 4/22/1897
Ulysses L. Parsons 8/28/1904
Cicero L. Wood 12/23/1911
William J. A. Adams 4/8/1904
Frank A. McCarroll 7/17/1919
Hillmore A. Hoffman 2/8/1922
John W. Woods 3/5/1934
Grover F. Thomas 5/16/1942
Mrs. Bess W. Thomas 11/14/1950
Don Halsey Young 11/13/1951
Discontinued 2/22/1968, mail to Troutdale
Grayson Sulphur Springs
Freeman Wainwright 7/5/1839
John E. Watson 5/27/1840
Robert C. Johnson 12/4/1842
Grayson C.H.
William Oglesby
Stephen F. Nuckolls 8/25/1823
Wilcox H. Purvis 3/13/1829
James P. Waugh 1/23/1844
Creed Nuckolls 6/29/1857
Discontinued 1/12/1866, mail to Nuckollsville
Greek
Minnie E. Gentry 4/27/1895
Discontinued 3/15/1905, mail to Independence
Reestablished 8/19/1910
William F. Gentry 8/19/1910
Hattie L. Alexander 10/26/1912
Minnie E. Gentry 2/1/1917
Ludema J. Murray 1/16/1920
Discontinued 10/15/1921, mail to Independence
Greers
Edwin D. Greer 11/20/1879
Thompson F. Wiles 3/25/1881
Joseph T. Wiles 4/19/1881
Robert Green 10/26/1883
Discontinued 3/18/1884, mail to Rugby
Hampton Cross Roads
James H. Kyle 1/30/1878
Renamed Baywood 3/20/1895
Harrington
Andrew W. Sells 5/16/1892
Discontinued 8/30/1893, mail to Lundy
Higgins
Azel Williams 12/4/1889
James W. Haney 5/12/1896
C. H. Williams 10/18/1899
James W. Haney 5/12/1896
Birton S. Schuyler 12/1/1904
Discontinued 5/15/1905, mail to Galax
Hillsville
John H. Whitehead 9/5/1832
Jonathan Stevens 9/19/1832
Fielding L. Hail 1/12/1839
Discontinued 10/9/1839
Reestablished 5/4/1840
Fielding L. Hail 5/4/1840
Independence
Jacob Grubb 6/6/1845
Freland J. Lundy 1/18/1866
Charles A. Fredeking 5/9/1867
William J. Clark 11/15/1872
Martin Catron 4/21/1874
John W. Vaughn 3/15/1875
David C. Mallory 6/16/1881
William R. Dickey 7/26/1889
Mattie E. Porterfield 5/23/1893
David C. Mallory 10/2/1895
William R. Wright 2/28/1897
Charles W. Ruddy _________
Charles W. Rudolph 2/14/1920
Phillips L. Harrington 1/1/1922
Carolyn C. Bryant 1/25/1934
Robert A. Moxley 12/31/1968
Julip
John C. Ingram 11/10/1887
Discontinued 4/8/1891
Kendrick
Emma Perkins 10/22/1900
Claudia L. Perkins 5/10/1904
Callie C. Perkins 10/20/1906
Charles S. Cox 4/3/1915
Stella B. Cox 10/9/1915
John A. Peary 9/20/1920
Mays M. Barnett 8/16/1921
Walter A. Hash 9/21/1922
Mrs. Jessie Lee Cox 5/21/1934
Mrs. Artlea Osborne 12/2/1935
William A. Anderson 6/10/1938
Mrs. Verna L. Anderson 7/30/1938
Discontinued 5/31/1942, mail to Mouth of Wilson
Kipling
Willis V. Walker 6/15/1899
Discontinued 8/30/1908, mail to Park
Kite
Levi Bedwell 7/20/1905
Discontinued 5/15/1907, mail to Comer's Rock
Lasca
Anna E. Graham 9/17/1910
Discontinued 11/30/1917, mail to Mouth of Wilson
Long's Gap
Kenly C. Cornett 7/28/1878
Discontinued 7/6/1881
James D. Phipps 3/12/1887
Sena L. Phipps 2/24/1899
Discontinued 5/15/1905, mail to Independence
Lovelace
Emory C. Hash 4/1/1903
Discontinued 3/15/1905, mail to Major
Lundy
George A. Rhudy 2/5/1891
Anderson L. Taylor 2/15/1901
Discontinued 5/15/1905, mail to Comer's Rock
Major
Alexander Grubb 10/17/1884
Sarah C. Hash 1/10/1889
Enoch M. Thomas 9/12/1889
John E. Hutchins 9/30/1891
Sarah C. Hash 9/26/1893
John C. Hutchins 9/30/1891
Enoch M. Thomas 10/14/1897
Myrtle Grubb 1/7/1914
Discontinued 10/15/1932, mail to Flatridge
Meadow Creek
Joel Kirby 9/7/1855
Jonathan Edwards 2/27/1866
Charles A. Fredeking 6/5/1866
Jackson Higgins 10/18/1866
Discontinued 5/14/1868
Reestablished 1/5/1872
Alexander H. Kapps 2/5/1872
Francis H. Martin 5/11/1886
William M. Cox 4/25/1893
Josiah Davis 4/4/1896
John E. Wilson 8/18/1898
Discontinued 4/29/1905, mail to Galax
Mouth of Wilson
Ephraim Gentry 9/13/1837
Charles Cole 9/9/1855
Joseph G. Young 10/27/1858
Christopher Stump 12/24/1859
William T. Tompkins 11/1/1860
Isaac C. Parsons 1/18/1866
Fields M. Young 1/11/1875
Alfred W. Wagg 3/23/1880
Ed Murphy 9/17/1883
Alfred W. Wagg 4/4/1885
Alfred E. Parsons 9/2/1889
Thomas M. Cox 9/19/1893
Victoria I. Parsons 8/21/1897
Alfred E. Parsons 2/11/1902
Willie M. Paisley 5/5/1914
Crockett Halsey 4/1/1924
William A. Anderson 12/23/1924
Edgar L. Paisley 8/29/1933
Steven P. Phipps 12/7/1956
New Grayson C.H.
Stanford O'Neal 2/6/1844
Name Changed to Independence
North Branch
William F. Wright 6/22/1874
Jacob C. Thomas 11/25/1885
John W. Welsh 3/6/1890
Discontinued 7/31/1915, mail to Spring Valley
Nuckelsville
Creed Nuckolls 1/18/1866
William P. Waugh 10/10/1866
Discontinued ____________ (second sheet) Mail to Old
Town
Old Town
William P. Waugh 2/9/1874
Alexander R. Grubb 8/2/1880
James Williams, Jr. 11/22/1889
Renamed Oldtown 11/20/1893
James L. Warrick 11/20/1893
James Williams 10/16/1897
Lewis F. Leath 4/16/1906
Alexander R. Grubb 4/5/1907
Thomas F. Diamond 7/6/1920
Robena Wright 6/11/1929
Glenn Diamond 3/11/1930
Oradell
Jacob W. Boyer 12/22/1899
Mary A. Jones 11/26/1901
Discontinued 8/15/1907, mail to Independence
Park
Major R. Jennings 9/15/1900
Colonel D. Jennings 5/11/1904
Roby W. Miller 7/10/1911
Colonel D. Jennings 1/13/1912
Joseph A. Hopkins 11/15/1912
Joseph L. Wilbar 4/22/1919
Arthur Lewis 2/19/1921
Name changed to Whitetop 1/12/1922
Effie P. Weaver 8/17/1923
Peach Bottom
Granville H. Cox 7/30/1844
Ephraim Young 3/18/1858
Discontinued 9/25/1866
Martin G. Alexander 1/12/1876
Solomon Jennings 1/5/1881
Lillie F. Cox 4/18/1896
Arthur R. Shaw 3/14/1914
R. Lee Cox 11/28/1934
Mrs. Alice M. Cox 5/14/1935
Discontinued 1/31/1939, mail to Baywood
Point Hope
Weldon Edwards 9/7/1855
Johnson Ring 2/27/1866
Martin W. Lundy 6/24/1873
Abd. R. Welborn 4/9/1878
Discontinued 10/24/1878
Pool
T. B. Moore 7/25/1889
John H. Pool 11/22/1889
Discontinued 4/10/1891
Potato
Boyden Cox 10/5/1882
Hardin Cox 6/12/1888
William A. Graham 7/1/1891
McFarland Gilham 11/17/1899
William A. Graham 3/4/1904
Anna E. Graham 10/4/1905
Discontinued 9/17/1910, mail to Lasca
Redman
Margaret E. Dickenson 10/6/1885
Edda V. Edwards 2/16/1888
John Dickinson 2/12/1889
Discontinued 7/21/1890, mail to Carsonville
Rosette
Albert M. Plummer 5/15/1902
Rena Parks 11/24/1902
Francis O. Roberts 9/24/1903
Discontinued 7/15/1904, mail to Flatridge
Rugby
Robert Greene 3/18/1882
Thomas J. Wiles 4/14/1886
Joseph T. Wiles 3/12/1886
John M. Reedy 8/30/1886
Robert B. Ross 9/20/1889
Eli D. Perkins 11/15/1893
Jerome F. Richardson 3/27/1894
William M. McCarroll 8/19/1895
Robert B. Ross 9/6/1899
James A. Tucker 4/13/1903
Troy L. Henderson 7/17/1903
William M. McCarroll 4/4/1914
Fielden L. Osborne 1/30/1917
Joseph M. Hart 5/24/1921
Flossie J. Henderson 6/16/1921
Troy L. Henderson 10/8/1927
Charles A. Henderson 12/3/1932
Joe C. Cox 2/2/1933
Wade L. Richardson 8/10/1954
Ada K. Spencer 9/30/1955
Kate Tucker 10/8/1956
Discontinued 12/12/1965, mail to Mouth of Wilson
Rural Home
Mary Warrick 6/13/1879
Discontinued 10/26/1882, mail to Old Town
Reestablished 2/8/1883
George W. Atkins 2/8/1883
Mary Warrick 11/22/1889
Discontinued 7/31/1916, mail to Fries
Saddle
William J. Phipps 12/2/1884
Mattie E. Cox 1/22/1891
Frank Phipps 1/23/1907
Discontinued 5/31/1910, mail to Independence
Sells
John W. Cornett 7/16/1900
Discontinued 2/28/1903, mail to Flatridge
Shamrock
Franklin P. McBride 4/13/1881
Susan F. Boyer 4/18/1890
Franklin P. McBride 3/6/1894
Harrison F. Galyean 1/28/1908
Discontinued 12/31/1908
Shoal
Flemon W. Anders 4/8/1903
William G. Wyatt 12/27/1904
Marvin P. Phipps 10/5/1905
John G. Osborne 11/20/1906
Discontinued 2/28/1913, mail to Independence
Shoat
S. C. Johnson 5/14/1901
Never in Operation 5/16/1901
Spring Valley
Archibald Mc. Young 11/12/1853
S. E. Young 3/9/1866
Thomas C. Vaughn 11/1/1875
Charles M. Vaughn 4/21/1924
Discontinued 6/30/1944, mail to Fries
Steven's Creek
John Carrico 2/13/1872
Jeff C. Carrico 3/11/1887
Mary B. Thomas 4/12/1901
Jeff C. Carrico 6/17/1901
James W. Walker 11/21/1901
Alice B. Carico 2/27/1905
Jeff C. Carrico 5/24/1911
Discontinued 7/15/1912, mail to Fries
Summerfield
Julia A. Fulton 8/11/1871
John Thomas 12/12/1878
Mary C. Fulton 7/9/1885
Cora L. Fulton 8/12/1898
Walter Hines 6/23/1907
Discontinued 9/14/1907, mail to Carsonville
Trout Dale
Eli W. Greear 4/12/1882
Shadrack Greear 3/13/1901
Lura Mae Greer 11/12/1910
Hardin E. Parsons 11/24/1911
Robert F. Young 4/15/1914
Blanch Pasley 5/2/1918
Wade H. Hash 4/6/1922
Daisy V. Hash 2/14/1927
William B. Perkins 5/14/1928
Goldie P. Paisley 1/31/1935
Kent C. Hash 10/12/1950
Ruth P. McGrady 12/10/1954
Ardie M. McGrady 6/29/1956
Earl C. Greer 2/6/1968
Tug
Wilson Farmer 3/13/1894
William W. Rash 1/12/1897
Jesse A. Farmer 3/19/1901
Discontinued 5/7/1904, mail to Rugby
Ursus
Freel A. Cornett 2/21/1898
Thomas W. Mitchell 3/9/1901
Discontinued 8/16/1904, mail to Elk Creek
Volney
John F. P. Mink 2/14/1894
Joseph J. Spencer 2/14/1898
Worth Sebastian 10/15/1906
Walter Pugh 12/17/1910
Alexander H. Wilson 3/21/1914
Walter Pugh 5/13/1922
Thomas C. Halsey 4/28/1930
H. Beecher Daniel 7/29/1933
Wainwright
Arabella C. Rector 9/29/1898
Discontinued 4/30/1906, mail to Galax
White Top
Joshua Weaver 12/23/1852
Thelbert A. Faircloth 8/4/1859
Discontinued 1/31/1861
Wade C. Weaver 7/20/1877
James Love 3/23/1886
Isaac R. Kilby 4/10/1886
Isaac A. Weaver 11/12/1887
Wade H. Weaver 1/29/1890
William M. Baldwin 9/25/1893
Hampton C. Weaver 9/18/1897
Troy M. Sheets 12/21/1899
William C. Price 4/19/____
Discontinued 12/15/1916, mail to Park
Whitetop
Arthur F. Lewis 1/12/1922
Effie P. Weaver 8/17/1923 (name changed to Effie P. Blevins)
Carl Carter 6/25/1934
William C. Carter 3/13/1936
Faye F. Carter 4/29/1947
Faye Bryan Coldiron 4/29/1968
Yacht
Isaac W. Burton 11/20/1899
D. L. Carter 3/4/1903
Mary L. Burton 5/23/1903
Discontinued 6/15/1910, mail to Flatridge