POST OFFICES
This information provided by Jane P. McManus
Post Office |
Established |
Discontinued |
Mail to: |
First Postmaster |
- |
Adaline |
18 Apr 1891 |
30 Jun 1892 |
Anacoco (1) |
Wayne T. German |
(Population 1891 - 50 families) |
Alco |
30 Sep 1922 |
17 Aug 1981 |
Leesville |
William F. Currie |
(AKA Dusenbury. Named for sawmill - Alexandria Lumber Company) |
Alliance |
8 Aug 1892 |
28 Feb 1899 |
Rosepine |
James J. Cryer |
- |
Almadane |
3 Nov 1882 |
31 Jan 1933 |
Evans |
Daniel R. Knight |
- |
Anacoco (1) |
28 Sep 1875 |
15 Jul 1899 |
Orange |
John I. Kirk |
- |
Anacoco (2) |
1 Jan 1912 |
- |
- |
OP |
- |
Aubrey |
23 May 1902 |
6 Jul 1908 |
Dido |
J |
- |
Auburn |
8 Aug 1905 |
15 Jun 1915 |
Anacoco (2) |
George C. Fort |
- |
Barham |
9 Dec 1902 |
31 Jul 1908 |
Hornbeck |
James E. Reeve |
- |
Barham |
8 Mar 1909 |
15 May 1915 |
Hornbeck |
- |
- |
Barham |
3 Apr 1916 |
15 Feb 1918 |
Hornbeck |
- |
- |
Barham |
3 Nov 1919 |
15 Sep 1931 |
Hornbeck |
- |
- |
Benasco |
3 Nov 1919 |
30 Apr 1925 |
Sieper |
Benjamin F. Williams |
- |
Black Land Cottage |
22 Dec 1873 |
21 Jun 1880 |
Leesville |
- |
- |
Bolton |
11 Jul 1900 |
15 Dec 1919 |
Slagle |
- |
- |
Boundary Road RS |
ca 1954 |
3/1/1959 |
Leesville |
- |
- |
Boundary Road RS |
Jul 1912 |
11/1/191830 |
Caney |
- |
- |
Boundary Road RS |
30 Jun 1922 |
14 Oct 1922 |
Caney |
- |
- |
Boundary Road RS |
27 Mar 1929 |
31 Jul 1933 |
Caney |
- |
- |
Burr Ferry |
5 Mar 1892 |
15 May 1909 |
Sea |
James Cavanaugh |
- |
Burr's Ferry |
22 Jan 1847 |
26 Jun 1867 |
- |
Gilman B. Burr |
- |
Camp Polk Bx |
1 Jun 1941 |
-- Aug 1950 |
C to Ft. Polk |
- |
- |
Caney |
22 Jun 1880 |
14 Nov 1936 |
Leesville |
Thomas Richardson |
- |
Carmel |
13 Sep 1881 |
2 Feb 1882 |
Leesville |
Aplin E. Chitty |
- |
Comrad |
19 Mar 1892 |
31 May 1898 |
Slabtown |
Napoleon B. Johnson |
(Population 1892 - 20 families, no village) |
Cooper |
2 Mar 1898 |
30 Dec 1911 |
Pickering |
Charles B. Lockwood |
- |
Cooper |
7 Jun 1913 |
31 Jul 1915 |
Pickering |
- |
(Population 1898 - 250 families) |
Cora |
17 Dec 1887 |
31 Dec 1957 |
Pitkin |
Michael Smith |
(Population 1888 - 200, no village. AKA Smith's Mill) |
Cottonwood |
5 Jun 1891 |
31 May 1908 |
Rosepine |
Isaac W. Midkif |
- |
Cottonwood |
2 Sep 1908 |
15 Oct 1909 |
Rosepine |
- |
- |
Cottonwood |
4 Feb 1911 |
30 Jun 1915 |
Pinewood |
- |
(Population 1891 - 50, no village; 1910 - about 300) |
Cravens |
15 Nov 1906 |
30 Jun 1928 |
Pitkin |
Frank G. Price |
(Population 1906 - 200 families) |
Cryer |
26 Sep 1916 |
15 Feb 1917 |
Pinewood |
Ed Cleveland Cryer |
(Named for first postmaster. AKA China) |
Daily |
15 May 1914 |
15 Jun 1915 |
Leesville |
Robert A. Daily |
(Named for first postmaster) |
Davis Mills |
10 Apr 1888 |
9 May 1898 |
(Calcasieu |
John C. Davis |
(Named for first postmaster. Population 1888 - 400) |
Dido |
4 Jul 1886 |
22 May 1902 |
Aubrey |
John J. Weldon |
- |
Dido |
7 Jul 1908 |
30 Jun 1916 |
Pitkin |
- |
- |
Dido |
28 May 1917 |
15 Mar 1923 |
Pitkin |
- |
(AKA Aubrey) |
Drake |
25 Nov 1902 |
14 Jan 1904 |
Rosepine |
Martin V. Johnson |
(Population 1902 - about 100) |
Dusenbury |
2 Dec 1920 |
29 Sep 1922 |
Alco |
Wm. Lawrence Currie |
- |
Eddy |
1 Jul 1901 |
31 Dec 1909 |
Schley |
Bettie A. Faircloth |
- |
Elmwood |
26 Mar 1880 |
31 May 1898 |
Wingate |
Nathaniel S. Williams |
- |
Elmwood |
29 May 1899 |
15 Apr 1921 |
Pickering |
- |
(Population 1879 - 300; sawmill, gin house, grist & rise mill) |
Essa |
1 Jun 1915 |
4 Mar 1930 |
Anacoco (2) |
Isaac N. Addison |
- |
Evans |
14 Apr 1909 |
OP |
- |
Robert D. Evans |
(Population 1909 - 127; named for the first postmaster) |
Everett |
31 May 1900 |
30 Apr 1907 |
Barham |
Nancy S. Everett |
(Population 1900 - 75 in village, 100 total; sawmill. Named for first postmaster) |
Fal |
30 Jul 1917 |
31 Aug 1929 |
Knight |
Robert S. McClammoch |
- |
Farwell |
24 Jul 1916 |
15 Jan 1927 |
Fal |
John W. McDougald |
- |
Fort Polk Bx |
Aug 1950 |
30 Sep 1959 |
Leesville |
- |
- |
Fullerton |
9 Aug 1907 |
OP |
- |
Theodore C. Holton |
(Population 1907 - ca 3500. Named for Fullerton Lumber Company, AKA Rustdale) |
Hamons |
16 Aug 1911 |
15 Sep 1916 |
Fullerton |
Clemie R. Hamons |
(Population 1911 - 150; named for first postmaster. AKA Six Mile) |
Hardshell |
10 Mar 1884 |
31 Oct 1918 |
Leesville |
Christopher C. Hunt |
(Population 1884 - 200) |
Hart |
7 Aug 1902 |
15 Oct 1914 |
Hawthorn |
Wilber L. Hart |
(Population 1901 - 150 in village; sawmill village. Named for first postmaster) |
Hawthorn |
17 Jul 1899 |
15 Sep 1931 |
Leesville |
James M. Killen |
(Population 1899 - 100 in village) |
Herbert |
4 Feb 1897 |
15 Aug 1898 |
Smithville |
John Lannis |
(Population 1896 - 200, no village. AKA Savannah) |
Hicks |
18 May 1887 |
OP |
- |
James J. Hicks |
(Named for first postmaster who was first settler) |
Hornbeck |
9 Aug 1897 |
OP |
- |
Walter E. Cary |
(Population 1897 - 150 in village, 250 total; Named for F. A. Hornbeck, town developer) |
Huddleston |
22 Jan 1847 |
22 Jun 1866 |
- |
Isaac Huddleston |
(In Rapides Parish; discontinued prior to Vernon creation) |
Hutton |
1 Jul 1920 |
31 Mar 1959 |
Alco |
George Franklin Ross |
- |
Knight |
24 Sep 1924 |
9 Apr 1965 |
DeRidder |
George W. Hawthorn |
- |
Kurthwood |
14 Jan 1920 |
1 May 1930 |
Leesville |
Joseph H. Kurth Jr. |
- |
LaCamp |
27 Sep 1923 |
31 May 1929 |
Leander |
Effie Long |
- |
Lake |
10 May 1899 |
15 May 1905 |
Mora |
Edmond D. Robertson |
(Population 1899 - about 250) |
Leander |
12 May 1903 |
26 Feb 1925 |
Cora |
James B. McCullough |
- |
Leesville |
22 Aug 1873 |
OP |
- |
Isaac O. Winfree |
(Population 1873 - 95 in village, 500 total. Named for Robert E. Lee) |
Mayo |
29 Sep 1917 |
30 Nov 1936 |
Slagle |
- |
(Population 1899 - ca 75; named for first postmaster. AKA O.K.) |
Neame |
14 Mar 1898 |
15 Mar 1932 |
Pickering |
Thomas H. Walton |
(Population 1898 - about 500. AKA Keith) |
New Llano |
7 May 1919 |
31 Dec 1919 |
Leesville |
Walter H. Fread |
- |
Nona |
31 Jul 1909 |
15 Dec 1921 |
Kurthwood |
James A. Grant Sr. |
(Population 1909 - ca 75) |
North Park RS |
ca 1954 |
ca 1960 |
Leesville |
- |
- |
Orange |
7 Sep 1898 |
31 Dec 1911 |
Anacoco (2) |
John P. Cain |
(Population 1898 - 200 in village, 300 total. AKA Neon or Orangeville Station) |
Parkville |
29 Sep 1908 |
15 Nov 1909 |
Fullerton |
Samuel S. Bedgood |
(Population 1908 - 300 in village) |
Pickering |
19 Oct 1899 |
15 Aug 1927 |
Leesville |
Edward C. Pickering |
- |
Pinewood |
11 Sep 1912 |
31 Jan 1922 |
Neame |
Benjamin E. Poe |
- |
Pitkin |
20 Apr 1908 |
OP |
- |
Ely Bedgood |
(was Sigler. AKA Lydia) |
Rena |
ca 1908-1909 |
1 Apr 1916 |
Cravens |
William E. Cole |
(Formerly in Calcasieu & Beauregard Parishes) |
Rosebud |
5 Jun 1891 |
15 Apr 1899 |
Tilly |
Thomas S. Knight |
(Population 1891 - 75, no village) |
Rosepine |
6 Apr 1898 |
OP |
- |
Thomas J. Williams |
(Population 1898 - 75 in village, 250 total) |
Rudd Ferry |
20 Feb 1903 |
14 Dec 1903 |
Burr Ferry |
Alvin L. Scoggins |
(Population 1902 - 40, no village) |
Sandy |
11 Jul 1904 |
15 Mar 1905 |
Slabtown |
Henry M. Calhoun |
(Population 1904 - ca 75-100) |
Sandy Creek |
30 Nov 1886 |
30 Nov 1895 |
Sandycrreek |
Young C. Palmer |
- |
Sandy Hill RB |
1 Jan 1965 |
31 Jul 1966 |
Leesville |
- |
- |
Sandycreek |
1 Dec 1895 |
31 Dec 1897 |
Anacoco (1) |
- |
(Population 1886 - 40 families, no village; AKA Palmer Mill) |
Schley |
14 Jun 1899 |
15 Jul 1915 |
Anacoco (2) |
Archey Farris |
(Population 1899 - ca 40-50) |
Sea |
3 Jul 1899 |
30 Oct 1909 |
Evans |
William Taylor Smith |
(Population 1906 - 45; AKA Star Foray) |
Sigler |
29 Jan 1901 |
19 Apr 1908 |
Pitkin |
Eva E. Duhon |
(Population 1900 - ca 100; AKA Cherryville) |
Simpson |
29 Sep 1891 |
OP |
- |
William A. Jackson |
(Population 1891 - ca 200) |
Six Mile |
14 Jul 1903 |
15 Feb 1908 |
Leesville |
Nancy E. Hamon |
(Population 1903 - 100, no village) |
Slab Town |
5 Nov 1887 |
30 Nov 1895 |
Slabtown |
James S. Roberts |
- |
Slabtown |
1 Dec 1895 |
15 Jun 1909 |
Cravens |
- |
(Population 1887 - 500, no village) |
Slagle |
20 Oct 1919 |
OP |
- |
Charles W. Hidgen |
- |
Smithville |
11 Apr 1891 |
15 Feb 1899 |
Cora |
Jeremiah Smith |
(Population 1891 - ca 150; named for first postmaster) |
South Park RS |
ca 1954 |
31 Mar 1959 |
Leesville |
- |
- |
Stables |
27 Jul 1905 |
15 Oct 1917 |
Leesville |
Matthew F. Myers |
(Population 1905 - 400 in village, 500 total) |
Stille |
3 Mar 1905 |
31 May 1940 |
Leesville |
George W. Boswell |
(Population 1904 - 145, no village) |
Temple |
23 May 1914 |
OP |
- |
Edgar Temple |
- |
Tillman |
14 Apr 1910 |
31 May 1924 |
Elizabeth |
John M. Terrell |
(Population 1910 - ca 250-260) |
Toledo |
26 Jan 1880 |
10 Mar 1901 |
Schley |
William R. Shehane |
(Population 1879 - 225; AKA Bluff Springs) |
Velma |
16 Mar 1910 |
31 May 1911 |
Schley |
Hattie M. McElveen |
- |
Walnut Hill |
10 Nov 1873 |
13 Oct 1879 |
Leesville |
Jesse E. Collins |
- |
Walnut Hill |
5 Dec 1879 |
30 Aug 1902 |
Leesville |
- |
- |
Walnut Hill |
17 Aapr 1903 |
15 Nov 1925 |
Slagle |
- |
(Population 1892 ca 600, 2 country stores) |
Westport RB |
16 Apr 1965 |
31 Oct 1973 |
Pitkin |
- |
- |
Whiskachitto |
12 Jun 1908 |
31 Jan 1909 |
Leesville |
William W. Davis |
(Population 1908 - ca 75) |
Wingate |
1 Jul 1896 |
28 Feb 1900 |
Cooper |
William F Craft |
- |
Wingate |
- |
11 Jun 1900 |
14 Feb 1903 |
Leesville |
(Population 1896 - 40 in village, ca 60-70 total. AKA Glays Spur) |