Primary Sources: Gazeteer-Map Service, GNIS (Geographic Names Information System), U.S. Geographic Survey; and Giles County land records

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Name	Opened	Closed	District	Comments
Ada	February 26, 1895	June 21, 1898	Unknown
Allensville	April 27, 1826	circa 1828	Unknown
Antoinette	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ardmore	March 11, 1915		Ardmore
Aspenhill	September 28, 1860	July 18, 1866	Aspen Hill	Re-opened: October 9, 1867; reclosed: April 30, 1952
Aymett	May 25, 1894	July 31, 1902
Barcheers	May 10, 1881	December 31, 1904	Milky Way
Bass	December 18, 1883	June 15, 1900	Appleton	Re-opened September 12, 1900; reclosed: April 30, 1902
Baugh	March 29, 1915	June 30, 1944	Dellrose District
Bedrock	September 4, 1882	April 24, 1883	Unknown
Bethel	August 21, 1850	July 18, 1866	Aspen Hill	Re-opened December 20, 1867; reclosed: April 30, 1954
Birdsong	July 21, 1898	July 22, 1899	Unknown
Bivens	March 13, 1891	January 31, 1902	Unknown
Blowing Springs	June 1, 1857	December 7, 1858	Unknown
Bodenham	May 29, 1836	June 15, 1914	Bodenham
Bradshaw	December 16, 1826	February 20, 1846	Frankewing	Re-opened: April 27, 1846; reclosed: January 5, 1876; re-opened: February 7, 1876; reclosed: May 14, 1904
Brickchurch	October 5, 1851	December 16, 1852;	Brick Church	Reopened: October 12, 1854; reclosed: May 7, 1859; reopened: January 2, 1866; reclosed: July 15, 1867; reopened: May 6, 1868. On May 17, 1894 name changed to Brickchurch [sic]; opened May 17, 1894; reclosed November 30, 1916
Bryson	June 15, 1881	April 14, 1904	Dellrose
Buford's Station	April 16, 1866	November 29, 1882	Milky Way	Name changed to Buford November 29, 1882; closed January 2, 1907; re-opened May 9, 1907; reclosed January 31, 1951
Bunkerhill	January 23, 1851	September 22, 1866	Tarpley	Also Bunker Hill; re-opened March 13, 1868; reclosed March 15, 1918
Campbellsville	July 8, 1829	July 10, 1860	Campbellsville	Reopened: August 24, 1860; reclosed: September 22, 1866; reopened: July 25, 1867; reclosed: November 30, 1906
Campbellsville	May 18, 1896	October 31, 1900	Campbellsville	Reopened: May 9, 1901; reclosed: June 30, 1903
Chapman	April 22, 1873	September 18, 1874	Campbellsville
Cole	December 30, 1897	January 15, 1910	Pulaski
Conway	May 15, 1882	October 20, 1885		Re-opened: April 28, 1887; reclosed: May 14, 1904
Cornersville	April 11, 1831	December 22, 1865	Cornersville	In Marshall County since 1870
Cully	September 21, 1900	March 31, 1904
Datton	July 26, 1901	July 31, 1903
De Ray	March 2, 1882	July 30, 1910	Milky Way	Name changed to Deray February 26, 1895
Diana	December 13, 1880	September 15, 1906	Cornersville	Re-opened October 16, 1914; reclosed: June 30, 1953
Dickey	September 9, 1898	January 15, 1903		Re-opened October 16, 1914; reclosed: June 30, 1953
Egnew	May 8, 1894	July 13, 1895		Re-opened October 16, 1914; reclosed: June 30, 1953
Elkmont Springs	December 7, 1858	July 25, 1866	Dellrose	also Elkmont Spring; re-opened: December 6, 1876; reclosed January 18, 1881; re-opened: January 15, 1887; reclosed: October 15, 1910.
Elkridge	September 4, 1827	December 13, 1858
Elkton	June 30, 1812		Elkton
Flagsprings	August 7, 1894	August 30, 1902
Frankewing	January 26, 1915		Frankewing
Garrett's Factory	July 1, 1833	January 3, 1843
Gas	May 12, 1881	June 23, 1892
Gibsonville	July 12, 1858	February 10, 1867		Re-opened: March 10, 1874; reclosed: January 25, 1875
Goodspring	October 19, 1868	June 30, 1955	Pulaski	Renamed Good Springs July 13, 1895
Gowers	June 23, 1892	January 31, 1902
Hammond’s Store	March 30, 1860	May 5, 1870
Hannas Precinct	October 23, 1870	September 2, 1872
Haw	August 1, 1900	April 29, 1905	Appleton
Heron	August 17, 1888	April 10, 1902
Holyoke	March 9, 1858	October 6, 1859
Indian Creek	January 5, 1833	January 23, 1853
Knox’s	January 12, 1828	July 8, 1829
Krat	May 5, 1894	September 19, 1894
Lamartine	February 21, 1850	February 26, 1855		Re-opened July 31, 1856; reclosed June 29, 1859
Lavan	February 26, 1896	October 29, 1898		Re-opened July 31, 1856; reclosed June 29, 1859
Lesters	January 11, 1867	May 15, 1911	Aspen Hill
Lowthorp	June 7, 1892	November 30, 1899	Aspen Hill
Lowthorp	June 7, 1892	November 30, 1899	Aspen Hill
Lynnville	September 17, 1814		Lynnville	Opened as Lynn Creek, name changed to Lynnville on 6 Mar 1838
Marbuts	May 5, 1870	April 29, 1905	Appleton	(historical)
McCollum	June 13, 1891	June 12, 1895
McGrew	July 27, 1895	January 4, 189?		Re-opened: April 6, 1899; reclosed: November 15, 1901
Merritt	February 19, 1886	January 31, 1905	Unknown
Midbridge	May 12, 1857	September 22, 1866	Unknown
Minnowford	July 10, 1872	January 30, 1904	Aspen Hill
Minor Hill	September 6, 1870	October 12, 1875	Appleton	Reopened November 22, 1875. See also Shoal Spring
Oak Flat	May 10, 1893	January 15, 1903
Odd Fellows Hall	June 23, 1874	August 15, 1902	Brick Church
Parker’s Store	July 25, 1867	August 3, 1874
Perry’s Store	August 7, 1828	????
Pisgah	June 29, 1859	September 22, 1866	Tarpley	Reopened January 30, 1867; Reclosed September 13, 1872; Reopened December 23, 1872; Reclosed December 14, 1901 [See History of Pisgah for more about this post office].
Poplar Hill	July 6, 1855	December 24, 1860	Elkton
Prospect	March 6, 1838	April 19, 1860	Elkton	Re-opened July 1, 1952
Prospect Station	November 20, 1866	July 1, 1952	Aspen Hill
Pulaski	October 1, 1811		Pulaski	First P.O. in the county, continuous operation
Rayborn	June 7, 1894	August 7, 1895
Redell	March 18, 1886	January 25, 1896	Tarpley	Re-opened July 21, 1898; reclosed October 3, 1898
Reynolds	May 6, 1873	September 28, 1876
Reynolds Depot	April 17, 1860	September 22, 1866
Rich	November 1, 1901	January 31, 1902
Richland	September 11, 1832	November 22, 1854
Riversburg	December 24, 1897	August 31, 1903
Sexton	May 19, 1892	December 31, 1904	Appleton
Shoal Springs	July 12, 1844	April 29, 1856
Shore	April 11, 1881	November 14, 1905	Bodenham
Steam Mills	April 3, 1860	September 22, 1866
Stella	August 13, 1888	January 14, 1904
Sugar Creek	December 10, 1833	July 20, 1838
Sumac	March 8, 1880	June 15, 1908	Tarpley
Tarpley	June 2, 1886	June 15, 1908	Tarpley
Trouble	May 20, 1899	July 31, 1902
Turney	June 24, 1893	August 15, 1902
Ussary	January 3, 1900	July 31, 1903
Vale Mills	January 10, 1851	September 22, 1866		Re-opened January 19, 1867; reclosed January 20, 1897
Veto	July 10, 1866	January 27, 1870		Re-opened March 14, 1872; reclosed November 25, 1872; re-opened January 3, 1878; reclosed August 2, 1880
Vinta	December 22, 1892	February 29, 1904
Waco	November 14, 1893	January 31, 1902
Wales Station	August 6, 1867	January 4, 1869	Pulaski	Re-opened February 4, 1869; name changed to Wales November 29, 1882, reclosed March 15, 1975
Weakly	September 29, 1882	January 15, 1910	Campbellsville
Wheelerton	January 29, 1882	May 31, 1956	Dellrose
Wheeling	December 24, 1835	October 4, 1843
White Hill	June 14, 1848	February 21, 1850
Yokely	December 19, 1881	January 31, 1902	Lynnville
Young	March 13, 1882	October 31, 1905	Tarpley
Young	March 13, 1882	October 31, 1905
Zaza	November 1, 1901	August 30, 1902

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