Post Offices of Lincoln County, Kentucky
Lincoln County has a rich postal history tied to its early settlements, stage routes, railroads, and rural communities. Many post offices were short-lived, serving small hamlets or stations along the Wilderness Road and later rail lines; most closed in the early 20th century as rural routes consolidated. A few continuous offices (Stanford, Crab Orchard, and others) remain active today.
Data compiled from “Lincoln County – Post Offices & Place Names” (2000) in County Histories of Kentucky by Robert M. Rennick. For additional research, consult the Lincoln County Historical Society.
| Post Office | Established | Discontinued | First Postmaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford (Oldest Post Office) | April 1798 | Continuous | Joseph Welsh |
| Travelers Rest | July 23, 1817 | January 4, 1905 | Benjamin Bondurant |
| Crab Orchard (2nd Oldest) | February 23, 1815 | Continuous | Archibald Shanks |
| Hustonville | May 30, 1818 | Continuous | John Murrell |
| Waynesburg | December 28, 1904 | Continuous | |
| Walnut Flat | Abt. 1830 | March 20, 1905 | |
| Milledgeville | February 14, 1844 | March 27, 1905 | Joseph S. McCormack |
| Mink’s (Moreland) | February 15, 1886 | May 28, 1905 | James Harry Minks |
| Turnersville | November 10, 1851 | February 1853 | George A. Bradley |
| Turnersville (reopened) | February 6, 1895 | May 1909 | Ellerson O. Singleton |
| Preachersville | May 18, 1854 | May 1911 | William H. Newton |
| Hall’s Gap (1) | August 15, 1857 | June 1859 | Abraham Dawes |
| Hall’s Gap (2) (renamed Young’s Mill) | January 1864 | 1940 | Henderson P. Young |
| Hall’s Gap (3) | 1940 | 1959 | Robert J. Johnson |
| Gilbert’s Creek Station | February 22, 1869 | September 1921 | George W. Bettis |
| Highland | September 30, 1869 | May 1907 | Estes Marsh |
| Kings Mountain (renamed Pleasant Point) | June 19, 1874 | April 1906 | Estes Marsh |
| Kings Mountain Station | October 29, 1877 | Continuous | Samuel Carey |
| Mount Salem | March 17, 1875 | April 25, 1905 | Bennet S. Tinsley |
| McKinney Station | September 12, 1877 | Continuous | Thomas J. Christerson |
| Engleman’s Mill (1) | February 12, 1879 | April 1881 | Christian B. Engleman |
| Engleman (2) | November 1885 | February 1887 | Benjamin Franklin Engleman |
| Richmond Junction | March 20, 1879 | August 1883 | Pleasant A. Millard |
| Rowland | June 4, 1886 | August 1912 | George N. Brady |
| Mirror | March 22, 1881 | March 21, 1905 | James F. Oakes |
| Bright | June 30, 1881 | February 24, 1905 | Stephen T. Owsley |
| Avoy | June 5, 1882 | January 1884 | John Abbot |
| Hastings | May 22, 1893 | March 1894 | Barbara C. Albright |
| Albright | October 17, 1902 | May 1907 | Barbara C. Albright |
| Arabi (1) | July 26, 1882 | August 1887 | William R. Gooch Sr. |
| Arabi (2) | December 11, 1901 | May 9, 1905 | Ned Stone |
| Hubble | June 14, 1887 | August 1929 | John A. Hammonds |
| Kriger (Chappell Gap area) | August 9, 1892 | January 1908 | Lizzie Melvin |
| Jumbo | July 1893 | August 1905 | Joseph Willimann |
| Saufley | February 12, 1894 | April 1906 | Alonzo C. Martin |
| Lyttle | January 5, 1893 | February 1906 | William W. White |
Many of these post offices were short-lived, serving rural areas or railroad stations. Continuous ones remain active today (e.g., Stanford, Crab Orchard). For more details, consult Robert M. Rennick's works or the Lincoln County Historical Society.