Chronicles of Oklahoma
Volume 6, No. 3
September, 1928
EARLY POST OFFICES OF OKLAHOMA
Grant Foreman
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The current installment is a compilation from the records of the Postmaster-General so far as they contain the names of post
offices and postmasters within the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Nations created prior to statehood. It
is made up from the records subsequent to those examined and copied for the installment which appeared in the Chronicles of Oklahoma for March, 1928. The next and final installment will contain the names of post offices for the same period within Oklahoma
Territory and small Indian Nations not included within the Five Civilized Tribes, following the list published in the June,
1928, number of the Chronicles.
GRANT FOREMAN.
CHEROKEE NATION
Indian Territory
| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| Swimmer |
George W. Swimmer |
July 24, 1890 |
| (Discontinued September 9, 1897) |
| (Papers to Long) |
| Cottonwood |
Alfred J. Watts |
January 30, 1891 |
| Elliot |
George W. Lane |
January 4, 1892 |
| Lucas |
William M. McGee |
November 1, 1892 |
| (Changed to Centralia, April 11, 1899) |
| Remy |
Sterling P. Johnson |
November 17, 1892 |
| Oologah |
William L. Warner |
October 31, 1893 |
| Marble |
John D. Rice |
January 16, 1895 |
| (Discontinued September 9, 1897) |
| (Papers to Sallisaw) |
| (Re-established November 2, 1898) |
| (Changed to Marble City April 2, 1906) |
| Starvilla |
William L. Ingram |
January 16, 1895 |
| (Discontinued January 27, 1905, effective February 28, 1905) |
| (Mail to Porum) |
| (Re-established March 31, 1905) |
| (Discontinued June 9, 1905; effective June 30, 1905) |
| (Mail to Porum) |
| Markham |
Carter D. Markham |
March 21, 1895 |
| Beckwith |
Richard Beck |
May 24, 1895 |
| (Discontinued November 2, 1898) |
| (Papers to Kansas) |
| Bennett |
Jasper C. Wilson |
June 4, 1895 |
| (Discontinued July 21, 1904, effective July 30, 1904) |
| (Papers to Hereford) |
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| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| Ulm |
| (Changed to Leach February 20, 1897) |
| Blackgum |
Linus F. Elton |
June 17, 1895 |
| Discontinued February 7, 1901, effective February 28, 1901) |
| (Papers to Vian) |
| (Re-established January 7, 1904) |
| Sequoyah |
| (Discontinued July 8, 1895; papers to Ringo) |
| (Re-established May 7, 1896) |
| (Order rescinded December 7, 1896) |
| (Re-established October 27, 1904) |
| Coon |
Jonathan Graham |
July 26, 1895 |
| (Changed to Wann October 13, 1899) |
| Westville |
Ellis R. Alberty |
November 18, 1895 |
| Goingsnake |
| (Discontinued October 27, 1898; papers to Westville) |
| Peggs |
William Downing |
February 4, 1896 |
| (Discontinued) |
| (Re-established December 6, 1899) |
| Gann |
Lee F. Leach |
March 21, 1896 |
| (Changed to Gans, September 8, 1899) |
| Kerk |
Cyrus Rogers |
March 23, 1896 |
| (Discontinued February 2, 1900, effective February 15, 1900) |
| (Papers to Collinsville) |
| (Re-established April 18, 1900) |
| (Discontinued December 19, 1905, effective January 15, 1906) |
| (Mail to Collinsville) |
| Kians |
Amos K. Hall |
April 13, 1896 |
| (Changed to Cleora November 28, 1900) |
| Hill |
Adah Harlin |
April 27, 1896 |
| (Changed to Dodge, November 20, 1901) |
| Kansas |
James A. Thompson |
May 7, 1896 |
| Stilwell |
Joseph T. Johnson |
May 12, 1896 |
| (Late Flint) |
| Ballard |
John B. Morris |
May 13, 1896 |
| (Discontinued August 6, 1897) |
| (Papers to Baptist) |
| (Re-established November 8, 1900) |
| Choteau |
Moses E. Adkins |
July 15, 1896 |
| Paden |
|
August 31, 1896 |
| (Discontinued August 8, 1896) |
| (Papers to Mays) |
| Akins |
Hugh Creek |
|
| Mays |
| (Discontinued September 19, 1896) |
| (Papers to Stilwell) |
| Crittenden |
William W. Young |
October 8, 1896 |
| (Discontinued November 13, 1900)
|
| (Papers to Melvin) |
| (Effective November 30, 1900) |
| Cochran |
Rufus Cochran |
October 20, 1896 |
| Turley |
William Daum |
January 13, 1897 |
| Leach |
John R. Leach |
February 20, 1897 |
| (Late Ulm) |
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| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| Collins |
Henry P. Cook |
May 28, 1897 |
| (Changed to Collinsville June 18, 1898) |
| Chaffee |
Ezra A. Chaffee |
June 26, 1897 |
| Chance |
Tilmon C. Chance |
August 5, 1897 |
| (Discontinued January 18, 1899) |
| (Papers to Baptist) |
| (Re-established August 20, 1900) |
| Whitmire |
Charlotte C. Whitmire |
Sept. 23, 1897 |
| Benge |
Allen D. Chandler |
October 1, 1897 |
| Woodley |
William O'Neil |
October 19, 1897 |
| (Discontinued June 15, 1907, effective June 29, 1907) |
| (Mail to Vinita) |
| Elmcreek |
Press Ballard |
February 10, 1898 |
| (Changed to Owasso January 24, 1900) |
| Fawn |
Marion F. Coons |
February 11, 1898 |
| Porum |
| (Discontinued February 28, 1898) |
| (Papers to Starville) |
| (Re-established August 8, 1904) |
| Delaware |
James M. Dallas |
March 19, 1898 |
| Bushyhead |
William Hall |
April 18, 1898 |
| (Discontinued December 17 , 1898) |
| (Papers to Bartlesville) |
| (Re-established September 2, 1902) |
| Chloeta |
Dick Walker |
April 18, 1898 |
| (Discontinued October 27, 1898) |
| (Papers to Spavinaw) |
| (Re-established January 19, 1901) |
| McFall |
| (Discontinued April 27, 1898) |
| (Papers to Telala) |
| (Order rescinded May 12, 1898) |
| (Name changed to Vera, December 15, 1899) |
| Collinsville |
James G. Clawson |
June 16, 1898 |
| (Late Collins) |
| Kelso |
Mary G. Ingram |
July 8, 1898 |
| Hillside |
John H. Long |
August 12, 1898 |
| Vann |
| (Discontinued September 7, 1898) |
| (Papers to Starvilla) |
| Suagee |
| (Discontinued September 14, 1898) |
| (Papers to Grove) |
| Foreman |
James York |
October 31, 1898 |
| White Oak |
Bates B. Burnett |
October 31, 1898 |
| Gilbert |
Nathan F. Adams |
January 13, 1899 |
| (Discontinued May 25, 1899) |
| (Papers to Nowata) |
| Maple |
Samuel U. Martin |
February 3, 1899 |
| Eureka |
Alfred J. Hill |
March 11, 1899 |
| Centralia |
George W. Jamison |
April 11, 1899 |
| (Late Lucas) |
| Welling |
Sarah S. Mathes |
April 19, 1899 |
| Dewey |
Andrew H. Norwood |
April 19, 1899 |
| Albia |
Charles F. Melton |
July 15, 1899 |
| Bonton |
William T. Demoss |
Sept. 8, 1899 |
| (Changed to Ramona December 9, 1899) |
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| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| Ketchum |
Jesse M. Gallman |
Sept. 15, 1899 |
| Pliny |
George W. Cox |
Sept. 15, 1899 |
| (Discontinued August 6, 1900, effective at once) |
| (No papers) |
| Wann |
Anton H. Faller |
October 13, 1899 |
| (Late Coon) |
| Ramona |
Ara M. Hollingsworth |
December 9, 1899 |
| (Late Bonton) |
| Vera |
Eli Carr |
December 15, 1899 |
| (Late McFall) |
| Wimer |
Joseph Allen |
December 20, 1899 |
| Lawton |
James W. Gibson |
January 6, 1900 |
| (Name changed to Weldon July 10, 1901) |
| Owasso |
Press Ballard |
January 24, 1900 |
| (Late Elmcreek) |
| Ringo |
| (Discontinued January 27, 1900, effective February 15, 1900) |
| (Papers to Ramona) |
| Brushy |
Charles Harris (declines) |
May 11, 1900 |
| Couch |
Marrion W. Couch |
June 23, 1900 |
| (Discontinued February 16, 1901, effective February 28, 1901) |
| (Papers to Chelsea) |
| (Re-established June 23, 1905) |
| (Order of re-establishment rescinded September 5, 1905) |
| Greenbrier |
Willie A. Martin |
September 1, 1900 |
| Brushy |
James H. Roark |
Sept. 4, 1900 |
| Austin |
| (Discontinued October 17, 1900) |
| (Papers to Ochelata) |
| (Effective October 31, 1900) |
| Flint |
George H. Graham |
November 7, 1900 |
| Ballard |
Thomas B. Strickland |
November 8, 1900 |
| Oglesby |
Clara H. Stevens |
November 13, 1900 |
| Rex |
Abel J. Sands |
November 16, 1900 |
| Eucha |
George H. Brewer |
November 20, 1900 |
| Sageeyah |
George Merritt |
December 7, 1900 |
| Estella |
John Franklin |
December 28, 1900 |
| Cleora |
Edward Lunday |
November 28, 1900 |
| (Late Klaus) |
| Childers |
William H. Daniel |
May 10, 1901 |
| Dawes |
Samuel B. McGhee |
May 29, 1901 |
| Rockspur |
Otto U. Housted |
June 25, 1901 |
| (Discontinued June 19, 1902, effective June 30, 1902) |
| (Papers to Damson) |
| Weldon |
James W. Gibson |
July 10, 1901 |
| (Late Lawton) |
| (Name changed to Copen, February 27, 1904) |
| Okoee |
John M. Tucker |
October 22, 1901 |
| Dotson |
Robert Dotson |
October 22, 1901 |
| (Discontinued September 18, 1903, effective September 30, 1903) |
| (Papers to Cedar) |
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| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| Dodge |
Oliver W. Killam |
November 20, 1901 |
| (Late Hill) |
| Ford |
A. M. Machack |
January 11, 1902 |
| Narcissa |
William H. Parrott |
January 15, 1902 |
| Garrison |
John S. Johnson |
February 7, 1902 |
| (Name changed to Roland May 18, 1904) |
| Aligan |
Alfred A. Scott |
February 18, 1902 |
| (Discontinued April 29, 1904, effective May 14, 1904) |
| (Mail to McLain) |
| Oak Grove |
Cicero W. Addington |
March 28, 1902 |
| (Discontinued July 13, 1905) |
| (Papers to Dutch Mills, Arkansas) |
| Cedar |
John Hyman |
April 4, 1902 |
| Sperry |
William H. Carson |
May 17, 1902 |
| Sowder |
James C. Saylor |
August 29, 1902 |
| (Discontinued July 15, 1904, effective July 30, 1904) |
| (Papers to McKey) |
| Walnut |
William P. Brandon |
August 30, 1902 |
| (Discontinued March 1, 1905, effective March 31, 1905) |
| ( Mail to Pensacola) |
| Clay Benjamin |
Adair |
Sept. 30, 1902 |
|
(Discontinued October 22, 1906, effective November 15th, 1906) |
February 25, 1903 |
| Reed |
Arthur Chanley |
February 25, 1903 |
| (Mail to Afton) |
| Reba |
Charles M. Seward |
February 25, 1903 |
| (Discontinued November 9, 1903, effective November 14, 1903) |
| (Papers to Stilwell) |
| Timberhill |
Charles J. Schuth |
February 25, 1903 |
| (Discontinued November 25, 1905, effective December 15, 1905) |
| (Mail to Welch) |
| Odell |
Peal Upton |
February 28, 1903 |
| (Discontinued October 17, 1904, effective October 31, 1904) |
| (Mail to Proctor) |
| Christie |
Robert P. Baker |
February 28, 1903 |
| Proctor |
Joseph A. McCarter |
March 5, 1903 |
| Eaton |
William Eaton |
April 1, 1903 |
| Hereford |
Arthur L. Beckett |
April 1, 1903 |
| (Name changed to Warner, April 22, 1905) |
| Verdigris |
John S. Kirby |
April 2, 1903 |
| (Declines appointment) |
| (Order rescinded July 10, 1903) |
| Nathaniel R. Bland appointed |
|
March 18, 1904 |
| Glenoak |
Henry S. Chaney |
April 2, 1903 |
| (Declines appointment) |
| (Order rescinded July 10, 1903) |
| Cove |
John G. Petty |
April 17, 1903 |
| Hulbert |
Esther Lee Wilkerson |
May 4, 1903 |
| Chapel |
Mark B. McKinney |
July 20, 1903 |
| Hadley |
Nettie F. Standard |
July 20, 1903 |
| Lowrey |
Nellie Foreman |
July 20, 1903 |
| Tiawah |
Maxwell Chambers |
August 24, 1903 |
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| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| Shakespeare |
William T. Martin |
September 4, 1903 |
| (Discontinued March 7, 1905, effective March 31, 1905) |
| (Mail to Uniontown, Arkansas) |
| Felix |
Joseph C. Fausset |
October 2, 1903 |
| Snow |
Frank F. Farbro |
November 3, 1903 |
| (Discontinued September 3, 1904, effective September 15, 1904) |
| (Mail to Coffeeville, Kansas) |
| Copan |
James W. Gibson |
February 27, 1904 |
| (Late Weldon) |
| Sleeper |
John Hinkle |
May 10, 1904 |
| Tanooyah |
William J. Harper |
May 10, 1904 |
| (Declines appointment) |
| (Order rescinded August 11, 1904) |
| B. F. Nicholson appointed |
|
February 2, 1906 |
| (Declines appointment) |
| (Order rescinded April 19, 1906) |
| Roland |
John S. Johnson |
May 18, 1904 |
| (Late Garrison) |
| Ahniwake |
William H. Winders |
June 16, 1904 |
| Hollow |
Robert C. Mount |
June 20, 1904 |
| Mark |
Moses Boatman |
August 6, 1904 |
| Ray |
William L. Kile |
Sept. 20, 1904 |
| Santon |
George W. Scarborough |
Sept. 22, 1904 |
| (Name changed to Mabelle July 3, 1907) |
| Keefeton |
Allen C. Bradshaw |
March 31, 1905 |
| Etta |
Robert W. Foster |
April 5, 1905 |
| Row |
James R. Wilson |
April 8, 1905 |
| Warner |
James F. Shepherd |
April 22, 1905 |
| (Late Hereford) |
| Blunt |
James D. Duncan |
May 24, 1905 |
| Gragger |
Lewis Dragger |
May 25, 1905 |
| Edwin |
Edwin Noyes |
June 1, 1905 |
| (Discontinued October 26, 1907, effective November 30, 1907) |
| (Mail to Oologah) |
| Lynch |
Isaac Garber |
October 30, 1905 |
| Metory |
Ellen J. Robertson |
February 13, 1906 |
| Glenoak |
Silas Upchurch |
February 13, 1906 |
| (Re-established) |
| Sadie |
Solomon W. Atkerson |
March 1, 1906 |
| Marble City |
James E. Hotchkiss |
April 2, 1906 |
| (Late Marble) |
| Hudson |
| (Discontinued April 23, 1906, effective May 14, 1906) |
| (Mail to Hollow) |
| (This order rescinded May 2, 1906) |
| Mohawk |
Choney Arrington |
May 18, 1906 |
| Tip |
William D. Brewer |
June 19, 1906 |
| Crane |
Phares Bolo |
June 29, 1906 |
| (This order of June 29, 1906, rescinded September 21, 1906) |
| Ozark |
E. C. Wolford |
June 29, 1906 |
| (Rescinded January 31, 1907) |
| Sycamore |
Ross Oodeledo |
July 14, 1906 |
| (Rescinded October 26, 1906) |
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| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| Cannon |
William H. Bray |
July 19, 1906 |
| (Discontinued December 20, 1907, effective January 15, 1908) |
| (Mail to Warner) |
| Wasson |
| (Discontinued July 25, 1906, effective August 15, 1906) |
| (Mail to Chitopa) |
| Lovette |
Richard J. Lovette |
January 31, 1907 |
| (Rescinded January 7, 1908) |
| Ogeechee |
| (Discontinued May 29, 1907, effective June 15, 1907) |
| (Mail to Fairland) |
CHICKASAW NATION
Indian Territory
| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| Burt |
Lynch B. Cochran |
March 1, 1890 |
| (Discontinued April 12, 1900, effective April 30, 1900) |
| (Papers to Bailey) |
| Brownsville |
George W. Crump |
March 28, 1890 |
| (Discontinued May 26, 1902, effective June 4, 1902) |
| (Papers to Isom Springs) |
| McGee |
William G. Mood |
April 15, 1891 |
| (Discontinued March 6, 1907, effective March 30, 1907) |
| (Mail to Byars) |
| Holder |
Richard Blackburn |
June 15, 1891 |
| (Discontinued March 16, 1907, effective March 30, 1907) |
| (Mail to Enville) |
| Ryan |
John W. Roberts |
October 31, 1893 |
| Hird |
Lewelen C. Lane |
January 4, 1894 |
| (Discontinued September 10, 1902, effective September 30, 1902) |
| (Papers to Ada) |
| (Re-established January 21, 1904) |
| (Order rescinded July 8, 1904) |
| Bob |
Benjamin F. Michael |
January 23, 1894 |
| (Name changed to Boman December 30, 1907) |
| Newton |
William I. Cleveland |
April 17, 1894 |
| (Name changed to Francis June 5, 1902) |
| Jeffs |
Jefferson D. Perry |
June 28, 1894 |
| (Discontinued October 6, 1899, effective October 14, 1899) |
| (Papers to Stonewall) |
| (Re-established October 25, 1900) |
| (Now in Choctaw Nation) |
| Pickens |
John M. Buckholts |
February 7, 1895 |
| (Discontinued November 22, 1899) |
| (Papers to Lebanon) |
| Sylvan |
William Scrivner |
May 18, 1895 |
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| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| (Discontinued December 15, 1904, effective January 14, 1905) |
| (Mail to Wyatt) |
| Moneka |
James D. Looper |
May 31, 1895 |
| (Discontinued April 5, 1898) |
| (Papers to Addington) |
| Orinne |
James W. Burrows |
June 13, 1895 |
| (Name changed to Greenville, December 4, 1902) |
| Monk |
Daniel B. Tipps |
February 25, 1896 |
| (Discontinued November 29, 1905, effective December 31, 1905) |
| (Mail to Tatums) |
| Opie |
Martha E. Perry |
March 4, 1896 |
| (Discontinued November 5, 1901, effective November 30, 1901) |
| (Papers to Ryan) |
| Greenwood |
Samuel C. Youngblood |
April 17, 1896 |
| (Discontinued July 8, 1898) |
| (Papers to Baum) |
| Alhambra |
William W. Canady |
May 5, 1896 |
| (Discontinued May 7, 1904, effective May 31, 1904) |
| (Papers to Mill Creek) |
| Price |
| (Discontinued May 15, 1896) |
| (Papers to Dougherty) |
| Grantham |
Robert L. Grantham |
August 19, 1896 |
| (Discontinued November 12, 1903, effective November 30, 1903) |
| (Papers to Madill) |
| Vaughn |
Abraham M. Leonard |
December 21, 1896 |
| (Name changed to Scullin, March 25, 1901) |
| Oakman |
Silas A. Heflin |
December 24, 1896 |
| Robbersroost |
Henry Leech |
February 26, 1897 |
| Redlake |
| (Discontinued April 16, 1897) |
| (Papars to Yarnaby) |
| Doyle |
John H. Davis |
June 29, 1897 |
| Connerville |
George B. Conner |
August 6, 1897 |
| Sandy |
| (Name changed to Walker September 14, 1897) |
| Walker |
Eli W. Barnett |
Sept. 14, 1897 |
| (Late Sandy) |
| (Discontinued January 13, 1906, effective January 16, 1906) |
| (Mail to Kiser) |
| (Re-established March 31, 1906) |
| Troy |
Robert C. Akers |
Sept. 14, 1897 |
| Paucaunla |
William W. Perkins |
Sept. 23, 1897 |
| Midland |
William A. Balmain |
Sept. 25, 1897 |
| Lark |
| (Discontinued November 15, 1897) |
| (Papers to Brownsville) |
| Weaverton |
James E. Weaver |
April 4, 1898 |
| Teller |
Ashbery H. Scrimshire |
May 17, 1898 |
| Raysville |
| (Discontinued May 26, 1898) |
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| Post Office |
First Postmaster |
Date of Appointment |
| (Papers to McMillan) |
| Ireton |
James H. Brown |
June 1, 1898 |
| Finch |
David F. Blasingame |
June 16, 1898 |
| (Name changed to Platter April 11, 1901) |
| Knox |
James M. Golden |
June 24, 1898 |
| (Discontinued December 16, 1901, effective December 31, 1901) |
| (Papers to Ada) |
| Fitzhugh |
Columbus W. Paul |
June 24, 1898 |
| Jesse |
Charles T. Aston |
July 13, 1893 |
| Oswalt |
John B. Cathey |
July 13, 1898 |
| (Discontinued July 13, 1901, effective July 31, 1901) |
| (Papers to Simon) |
| (Re-established June 20, 1902) |
| Okra |
William G. Rogers |
July 26, 1898 |
| Yuba |
William H. Hall |
Sept. 14, 1898 |
| Tyler |
William M. Boatright |
January 31, 1899 |
| Victor |
| (Discontinued April 4, 1899) |
| (Papers to York) |
| Bee |
William R. Tobey |
April 5, 1899 |
| Lester |
Thomas J. Bell |
Sept. 15, 1899 |
| Story |
Sargent P. Howard |
October 11, 1899 |
| Milo |
Lenard M. Chandler |
October 28, 1899 |
| Ingram |
Theodocia L. Ingram |
December 9, 1899 |
| Ellen |
William H. Nichols |
January 18, 1900 |
| (Name changed to Milburn August 17 , 1901) |
| Chigley |
Joseph W. Fry |
January 24, 1900 |
| Gilsonite |
James S. Davis |
March 31, 1900 |
| Harrisburg |
John E. Horton</ | |
