Harnett County Post Offices

Compiled by Don Guthrie

From microfilm in the National Archives

(First published in the Sanford Herald July 26, 1977)

Location Postmaster, Date Took Office

Avery Store Neill Stewart, 4-4-1855

(formerly in Cumberland County

Name changed to Averysborough, 1858 Neill S. Stewart, 4-4-1858

Thomas Colville, 11-23-1866

Robert Norris, 4-9-1867

Neill S. Stewart, 11-10-1874

Ellen W. Stewart, 12-16-1878

Neill S. Stewart, 11-28-1883

Name changed to Averasboro, 1884 Neill S. Stewart, 7-14-1884

Edward L. Parker, 6-25-1889

Discontinued, papers to Dunn, 12-2-1903 Fistus A. Parker, 8-10-1893

Maggie D. Parker, 1-21-1899

Harrison V. Moulton, 8-28-1901

Harrington (formerly in Cumberland County) William G. Harrington, 6-9-1855

John M.L. Harrington, 12-16-1865

Annie Harrington, 2-26-1867

John M.L. Harrington, 11-10-1873

Discontinued, papers to Broadway, Lee Co. Thomas B. McLeod, 8-17-1885

James S. Harrington, 5-14-1889

Nannie S. Harrington, 11-15-1890

Summerville (formerly in Cumberland Co.) Malcom McKay, 10-13-1855

Archibald R. Horton, 10-22-1857

Discontinued, 12-11-1866

Re-established, 1-8-1867 Emiline Faucett, 1-8-1867

Discontinued, 6-12-1867

Re-established, 7-27-1868 Daniel McDonald, 7-27-1868

Discontinued, 7-11-1873

Re-established, 7-31-1873 Malcolm McKay, 7-31-1873

Discontinued, 6-20-1876

Re-established, 8-4-1886 John A. Cameron, 8-4-1886

Mrs. Fannie M. Chapin, 10-18-1889

Jennie H. Withers, 8-10-1893

Cora Bryan, 11-27-1897

Discontinued, 10-31-1908 Mary E. Faucette, 10-15-1902

Buey's Creek Julius McLeod, 1-15-1856

William Sexton, 3-27-1858

Discontinued, 12-6-1866

Re-established, named changed to Bowie's James A. Johnson, 4-11-1878

Creek, 1878 W.J. Long, 9-8-1879

Changed to Long, 1898

William J. Long, 6-16-1898

Discontinued, papers to Lillington, 7-15-1904 William A. Green, 11-3-1898

Mill Grove John McNeill, 4-4-1856

Discontinued, 4-20-1857

Re-Established, 1865 Mrs. Roxana McNeill, 12-11-1865

Discontinued, 8-9-1869

Bunn's Level William Parker, 4-12-1856

Name written Bunns' Level, 1856 David Byrd, 10-15-1860

Joseph H. Atkinson, 1-26-1861

Changed to Mill Grove, 12-16-1865, see above

Re-established as Bunn's Level McLeod (first name illegible), 5-22-1872

Discontinued, 4-13-1874

Re-established, 2-29-1876 James A. Jones, 2-29-1876

Adolphus R. Wilson, 11-18-1887

Discontinued, changed to Bunnlevel, 1894 William W. Allen, 7-7-1894

Discontinued, mail to Duke, 3-1-1905; see

Duke

Returned to Bunnlevel, 1913 Charlie M. Allen, 7-24-1913

Lauchlin A. Bethune, 4-1-1936

Mrs. Cleo V. Hood, 2-10-1944

Mrs. Lucille M. Byrd, 4-1-1948

Norval Nathan Douglass, 10-25-1856

Discontinued, 12-11-1866

Re-established, 8-1867 Mrs. Margaret A. Oliver, 8-3-1867

Discontinued, 7-19-1878

Re-established, 1883 William J. Kelly, 12-7-1883

Felix M. McKay, 12-20-1886

Paul McKay, 2-14-1901

Prentiss McKay, 12-5-1907

Discontinued, 10-31-1908 William M. McKay, 3-26-1908

Neill's Creek (formerly in Cumberland Co.) Cornelius H. Cofield, 10-30-1850

Changed to Winslow, 1858

Winslow Cornelius H. Cofield, 12-8-1858

Henrietta Cofield, 6-10-1859

Discontinued, 8-9-1869 Alfred Smith, 10-14-1867

Re-established, 10-21-1874 Melinda (last name illegible), 10-26-1874

Robert T. Stuart, 7-7-1877

Mrs. F. Holloway, 10-10-1877

Discontinued, papers to Willow Springs,

7-15-1904

Barclaysville (formerly in Cumberland Co.) Leocadia J. Barclay, 6-10-1859

Miss Susan L. Raboteou, 5-3-1866

Discontinued, 5-13-1869

Re-established, 8-15-1872 Christian Barbee, 8-15-1872

Miss Jane Page, 7-2-1870

Martin E. Byrd, 12-7-1880

Albert W. Gregory, 12-7-1887

George M. Gregory, 11-28-1907

Discontinued, 4-15-1915, papers to Angier Alvis B. Currin, 12-9-1911

McNeills Ferry Jacob Reardon, 11-20-1866

Discontinued, 8-9-1869

Chalk Level (formerly in Cumberland Co.) John D. Pegram, 8-1-1867

Catharine Williams, 8-9-1869

Discontinued, 3-6-1871

Re-established, 8-22-1871 Sarah Pegram, 8-22-1871

Discontinued, papers to Key, 12-24-1889 to

4-22-1890 Mrs. Mary E. Abarnathy, 4-22-1890

Re-established, 1890 Joseph G. Murray, 7-6-1898

George E. Prince, 10-10-1899

Discontinued, papers to Kipling, 9-15-190? Nora H. Spence, 1-14-1901

Harnett Thomas T. Vestal, 4-30-1868

Andrew J. Kivett, 4-23-1872

Changed to Lillington, 10-19-1874

Re-established, 1909 John C. Bain, 6-28-1909

John W. Byrd, 12-17-1913

Discontinued, mail to Bunnlevel, 6-15-1918 Thomas L. Kite, 1-24-1917

Lillington Andrew J. Kivett, 10-19-1874

George W. Turner, 3-30-1876

John R. Marsh, 7-1-1878

George W. Turner, 10-20-1882

James T. Rogers, 6-29-1885

Mrs. Ella A. Atkins, 5-11-1889

J.E. Ligon, 5-13-1909?

James N. Fuquay, 12-2-1916

Henry T. Atkins, 11-9-1921

Merrimon D. Lanier, 2-12-1962

Louis E. Bottiglier, 12-31-1962

Spout Springs Neil McPhail, 4-18-1870

William J. McDaniel, 6-13-1881

Marshal McD. Williams, 7-6-1888

Gustav W. Buhmann, 1-15-1892

Platt Bullard, 7-8-1893

Spelling changed to Spoutsprings, 6-2-1894

Daniel R. Barnes, 6-2-1894

David Godfrey, 7-26-1898

William C. Munn, 6-19-1903

Alfred C. Martin, 9-23-1903

David Godfrey, 1903

William C. Munn, 1903

Charles B. Kelly, 4-15-1904

Neill (first name illegible), 3-22-1904

William L. Smith, 5-26-1905

Henry G. Dean, 2-6-1908

John T. Bowers, 10-15-1913

Edwin B. Hodgin, 5-11-1914

Paul R. Dozier, 10-9-1915

Discontinued, mail to Overhills, 8-15-1923

David A. Huffines, 12-5-1921

John S. Johnson, 11-29-1922

Troyville Joseph A. Stewart, 6-15-1877

Discontinued, mail to Coats, 7-13-1903 Andrew D. Coats, 1-31-1903

Bradley's Store Andrew Bradley, 9-16-1879

Stephen S. Bradley, 5-23-1889

Changed to Kipling, 1-23-1900 Neill A. Smith, 4-13-1904

Westville Jacob West, 9-16-1879

Julia West, 4-22-1907

Julia Black, 2-11-1909

Discontinued, mail to Thornwall, 10-31-1913 Anguish A. West, 3-26-1912

Variety Grove Daniel McLean, 9-16-1879

Discontinued, papers Paolia, 2-16-1897 William N. McDonald, 11-7-1896

Amos (Ano, Amo?) Luther Washburn, 1-11-1881

Discontinued, 12-19-1881

Wade Julius J. Wade, 6-9-1882

Changed to Lucknow, 9-27-1886 Julius J. Wade, 9-27-1886

Changed to Dunn, 11-26-1868

May Marshall Prince, 12-6-1883

Discontinued, papers to Fuquay Springs, Alonzo S. Baughcom, 3-7-1898

10-22-1904

Stewart's Academy Daniel Stewart, 9-11-1884

Discontinued, papers to Troyville, 2-2-1892

Turlington Leonidas L. Turlington, 10-6-1885

Discontinued, mail to Duke, 11-30-1907 Devereux Turlington, 9-20-1886

Leaflet Mrs. Ann B. Withers, 4-7-1886

Elizabeth McLean, 11-9-1885

Catharine Williams, 12-18-1895

Discontinued, 10-31-1908 Mrs. Katie Thomas, 5-14-1908

Alasco Thomas McClamb, 8-17-1886

Discontinued, papers to Benson, 7-3-1891

Dunn Julius J. Wade, 11-26-1886

Guilford W. Cox, 4-12-1889

Mrs. Louisa McKay, 4-8-1893

Adolphus R. Wilson, 6-23-1897

Thomas J. Jackson, 12-16-1909

Eugene T. Lee, 1-1-1913

Edgar C. West, 8-20-1921

William D. Holland, 6-21-1922

Neill S. Green, 3-10-1931

Henry A. Parker, 2-12-1936

William E. Baldwin, 7-10-1936

Mrs. Carrie F. Baldwin, 8-1-1945

Ralph Wade, 8-1-1946

Thad H. Pope, 8-30-1956

McGills Hugh McL. Cameron, 11-22-1887

Discontinued, papers to Spout Springs, 10-2-1888

Poe's Maury H. Poe, 6-25-1888

Allison D. Byrd, 4-14-1888

Changed, mail to Buies, 2-9-1899

Key William Byrd, 1-23-1888

Josiah Jackson, 11-3-1891

William Byrd, 1-25-1888

Dicontinued, papers to Averasboro, 7-21-1903 Robert M. Parker, 12-9-1899

Dickinson Daniel McN. McKay, 1-25-1888

William H. McKay, 4-21-1889

Iranmara McKay, 6-22-1895

Discontinued, papers to Dunn, 12-2-1903 Mary A. McKay, 1-27-1898

Toomer James A. Morgan, 12-10-1888

Discontinued, papers to: (no papers), 7-3-1891

Chafin John L. A. Brown, 2-8-1890

Discontinued, mail to Broadway, 1031-1908

Wythe James A. Morgan, 8-20-1890

Discontinued, mail to Angier, 3-3-1905 John D. Campbell, 4-22-1903

Polk Thaddeus E. Smith, 1-8-1891

Discontinued, mail to Holly Springs, 10-22-1904

Mohawk Roary B. Douglass, 8-12-1891

Discontinued, 10-31-1908 Cornelius B. McNeill, 4-11-1898

Helena Andrew F. Johnson, 4-21-1892

Discontinued, papers to Poe's, 7-29-1893

Fishcreek John H. Byrd, 6-2-1892

Mary H. Byrd, 9-2-1896

Malcom M. Black, 4-6-1906

Discontinued, mail to Lillington, 10-31-1908 Jennie B. Patterson, 2-6-1907

Paolia Hugh D. McCormick, 8-26-1892

Discontinued, mail to Cambro, 5-2-1906 Angus Shaw, 7-6-1898

Legal James K. Brown, 4-16-1894

R. James Patterson, 4-12-1898

Discontinued, papers to Leaflet, 11-23-1898 J. Turner, 6-26-1898

Re-established, 1900 Emma L. Stephens, 2-8-1900

Discontinued, 10-31-1908

Linden Bettie A. Jones, 3-7-1895

John M. Hodges, 12-3-1907

Discontinued, 4-30-1914

Re-established, 6-4-1914 in Cumberland Co. Chester O. Bell, 6-4-1914

Linden was also called Little River Heading

Buies Creek Allison D. Byrd, 2-9-1899

Willie G. Byrd, 3-23-1906

Zachary T. Kivett, 3-15-1909

Junius F. Blackman, 4-22-1914

Fred J. Eaton, 3-22-1920

Bernard F. McLeod, 1-24-1922

Theophilus S. McLeod, 11-8-1922

Henry L. Avent, 3-31-1934

Mrs. Mary E. McLeod, 2-29-1960

Angier Benton F. Williams, 7-14-1899

William M. Young, 9-7-1906

Willie E. Wilson, 7-16-1912

James A. Hockaday, 4-22-1914

Charlie A. Guy, 1-5-1922

Charles S. Adams, 2-14-1934

Lancy E. Johnson, 3-16-1934

Mrs. Lancy E. Johnson, 7-20-1939

Alvin A. Weis, 8-31-1960

Roy C. Williams Jr., 2-17-1961

Thornwall (formerly in Cumberland Co.) Jonathan E. Elliott, 1-16-1903

Discontinued, mail to Manchester, 10-31-1932

Cambro William J. Johnson, 3-18-1903

Discontinued, 12-15-1911, mail to Westville

Overhills John F. Bowers, 3-19-1914

Nicholas R. Lewis, 8-26-1916

Robert J. Gurganious, 11-20-1917

William S. West, 2-2-1926

V.O. Turner, 6-2-1933

Robert J. Gurganious, 8-8-1935

Mrs. Coral D. Shaw, 7-27-1942

Mrs. Vernice H. Bruce, 10-25-1943

Chalybeate Springs William I. Senter, 5-16-1903

David H. Senter, 12-5-1903

Junius D. Pearson, 11-1-1906

Alexander A. Johnson, 4-18-1916

Katy B. Furr, 1-22-1918

Junius D. Pearson, 11-27-1918

Discontinued, 4-30-1958 Ray B. Johnson, 10-27-1936

Re-Established, 1958 Mrs. Amanda H. Melvin, 4-13-1949

Discontinued, 3-29-1969 Ray B. Johnson, 9-7-1949

Coats Andrew D. Coats, 7-13-1905

Reuben O. Stewart, 12-14-1904

Mrs. Lucy Kelly, 12-15-1934

Mrs. Ophelia Roberts, 7-31-1961

Duke Felix M. McKay, 9-30-1903

Edwin S. Yarbrough, 3-11-1914

Mrs. J.B. McDonald, 4-1-1920

Felix M. McKay, 10-1-1921

Oscar R. Simpson, 7-21-1922

Felix M. McKay, 1-1-1925 (from Duke)

Changed to Erwin, 1926 John F. Lynch, 7-1-1933

Charles M. Crawford, 9-30-1955

Flee Hill Charles B. Kelly, 11-22-1904

Changed to Pineview, 3-29-1906

Kipling Neill Smith, 1-23-1900

Clement W. Matthews, 2-26-1909

Dayton R. Smith, 7-23-1913

Max D. Smith Sr., 2-28-1954

Pineview Charles B. Kelly, 3-29-1906

William Barnett, 2-6-1908

Discontinues, mail to Jonesboro, rescinded W.T. Murray, 2-25-1922

Re-established same year, 1939 Miss Minnie Murray, 5-2-1922

Samuel A. Cameron, 11-9-1922

Discontinued, mail to Jonesboro, 7-15-1942 Allen J. Wicker, 7-1-1939

Dewberry Wooster N. McClung, 7-26-1907

Changed to Rock Branch, 3-2-1908

Rock Branch Wooster N. McClung, 3-2-1908

George P. Horton, 5-3-1911

Changed to Olivia, 4-21-1913 Willard A. Bicker, 8-29-1912

Re-established 1915 Daniel P. McDonald, 7-16-1915

Changed to Olivia, 4-8-1916

Argo Duncan Darroch, 6-12-1909

Discontinued, mail to Lillington, 3-15-1914

Mamers Conrad E. Thomas, 6-1-1914

James F. Ellington, 2-1-1916

Walter N. Ray, 7-20-1918

Carl O'Quinn, 2-25-1920

James R. Patterson, 5-31-1953

Olivia Willard A. Bicker, 4-21-1913

Daniel P. McDonald, 10-28-1914

Changed to Rock Branch, 7-16-1915 Daniel P. McDonald, 4-8-1916

Re-established 1916 Allen E. McDonald, 6-15-1921

Miss Myrtle Smith, 12-7-1931

(name changed by marriage to Mrs. Myrtle Turner, 8-11-1932; named changed by

marriage to Mrs. Myrtle Brazo, 12-2-1942)

Mrs. Dorothy P. Cox, 4-27-1962

Mrs. Edith C. Swann, 11-2-1962

Casma Julius C. Ashworth, 9-27-1915

Discontinued, mail to Fuquay-Varina, Bruce W. Weathers, 6-16-1919

10-31-1943 Miss Eva Anderson, 2-23-1928