Eighty Post Offices were established in Greer County from 1895 to Statehood. This list was
published in the Mangum Daily Star, Wednesday, November 16, (18?) 1932, page 7.
ERA - May J. Stockbridge, April 2, 1901, name changed to CRETA, Feb. 10, 1904
AARON - Discontinued May 8, 1901, effective May 31, 1901, mail to VICTORY. Re-established
Sept. 21, 1901, discontinued Dec. 27, 1904, effective Jan. 14, 1905, mail to OLUSTEE.
BONNIE - Robert W. Hunter, May 3, 1901, discontinued May 8, 1902, effective Aug. 20, 1902,
mail to YELDELL
HEXT - Henry W. Armstrong, June 4, 1901, discontinued Nov. 19, 1902, effective Nov. 29,
1902, mail to DELHI
MADDEN - Luxie L. Gates, June 16, 1901, discontinued Aug. 116, 1902, effective Aug. 20,
1902, mail to HESS
ODEMA - Leander H. Criswell, June 18, 1901, discontinued May 2, 1906, effective May 14,
1906, mail to ELDORADO
RUE - Berry E. Owens, June 18, 1901 discontinued Jan. 14, 1902, effective at once, no
papers.
McKNIGHT - Frances A. Chappell, June 27, 1901
ALTUS changed to LEGER, July 10, 1901
LEGER, late ALTUS, Sherod Heatly, July 10, 1901, name changed back to ALTUS May 14, 1904
TRUE - Edward F. Davis, Aug. 2, 1901, discontinued May ?, 1904, effective May 31, 1905,
mail to McKNIGHT
DOT, changed to BLAIR, Aug. 26, 1901
BLAIR, late DOT, Benjamin B. Zinn, Aug. 26, 1901
HOLLIE - M. E. Jones, Oct. 31, 1901
ERICK, late DENNIS, George W. McGray, Nov. 16, 1901
TEXOLA - Reuben H. Grimes, Dec. 12, 1901
LONEOAK, Stephen O. Fraizer, Feb. 6, 1902
ELMER - Benjamin F. Flowers, Feb. 18, 1902
LADESSA - Richard P. Wright, March 4, 1902
SANDY - John C. King, April 12, 1902, order recinded Oct. (, 1902
HEADRICK - Zachariah Peters, April 21, 1902
FRANCIS - name changed to TROTTER, April 25, 1902
TROTTER, late FRANCIS, - David C. Young, April 25, 1902, name changed to VINSON Aug. 20,
1903
SHREWDER - Riley Carnutt, May 2, 1902
RICKS - John H. Ricks, May 27, 1902, discontinued Dec. 2, 1904, effective Dec. 31, 1904,
mail to WARREN
BORDER - George W. Bain. May 27, 1903
ARBOR - John P. Montgomery, Dec. 23, 1902, discontinued March 9, 1906, effective April 2,
1902, mail to JESTER
CARL - Walter H. Armstrong, Dec. 29, 1902
WITT - discontinued Feb. 10, 1903, effective Feb. 28, 1903, mail to HOLLIS
HALSMITH - Wright Worrell, March 5, 1903, discontinued Nov. 17, 1905, effective Feb. 28,
1905, mail to HOLLIS
ALFALFA - Medenia Cowan, May 9, 1903, discontinued Feb. 7, 1903, effective Feb. 28, 1905,
mail to ALTUS
JAY - John T. Craig, Aug. 7, 1903, discontinued Feb. 17, 1905, mail to DUKE
VINSON - late TROTTER, and formerly FRANCIS, John W. Brookman, Aug. 20, 1903
OLUS, discontinued Sep. 29, 1903, effective Oct. 14, 1903, mail to LINCOLN; re-established
June 17, 1905
ROARK - discontinued Dec. 24, 1904, effective Jan. 4, 1905, mail to REED
CRETA - late, ERA - Joseph M. Stockbridge, Feb. 20, 1904, discontinued Oct. 11, 1904,
effective Oct. 31, 1904, mail to OLUSTEE
HIGHT - Thomas H. Hight, March 2, 1904, discontinued Aug. ? 1906, effective Aug. 31, 1906,
mail to BLAKE
ALTUS, late LEGER - J. Ed VanMatre, May 1904
BARKIS, Carrie A. Copeland, Jan. 7, 1904, discontinued Feb. 5, 1908, effective Feb. 29,
1905, mail to JESTER
YELDELL - discontinued Nov. 30, 1904, effective Dec. 31, 1904, mail to HESS
METCALF - Hugh Metcalf, Feb. 20, 1905
SANDY - Manerva C. McDowell, March 8, 1905
NAVAJO, discontinued April 8, 1905, effective May 13, 1905, mail to HEADRICK
EMMA - Thomas H. Long, April 14, 1906
ATHENS - Edman G. Wooldridge, May 17, 1905, discontinued Aug. 10, 1906, effective Aug. 31,
1906, mail to REED
DUNBAR - discontinued May 24, 1905, effective June 15, 1905, mail to ALTUS
ANGA - Edna P. E. Green, June 7, 1905, discontinued Aug. 19, 1906, effective Aug. 31,
1906, mail to REED
OTIS - Anderson M. Clark, June 7, 1905, discontinued Nov. 17, 1905, effective Dec. 15,
1905, mail to LOUIS
LOCK - discontinued Dec. 14, 1905, effective Jan. 15, 1906, mail to LOUIS
LINCOLN - discontinued Feb. 9, 1906, effective Feb. 28, 1906, mail to LOUIS
KOREB - discontinued Feb. 28, 1906, effective May 9, 1906, mail to MANGUM
VICTORY - discontinued Oct. 11, 1906, effective Oct. 31, 1906, mail to OLUSTEE
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