| Post
Office |
Original
County |
Final
County (If Changed) |
First
US Postmaster |
Date
Started |
Date
Discontinued |
Comments |
| Hillsborough |
Orange |
|
David Ray |
3/20/1793 |
|
USPS shortened to Hillsboro in 1893, not
adopted by town. |
| Chapel
Hill |
Orange |
|
Samual Hopkins |
7/1/1795 |
|
|
| Haw River |
Orange |
Alamance |
Benjamin Rainey |
1/1/1800 |
5/18/1850 |
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Stagville |
Orange |
Durham |
Robert Seay |
10/1/1807 |
|
Durham Co. 1881. |
| Clover
Garden |
Orange |
|
Richard Freeman |
7/1/1808 |
3/29/1836 |
Changed to White Cross 3/29/1836. |
| Mason
Hall |
Orange |
Alamance |
James Mason |
4/4/1809 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Lindleys
Store |
Orange |
Alamance |
John Newlin |
2/15/1811 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Albrights |
Orange |
Alamance |
Daniel Albright |
12/26/1812 |
5/18/1850 |
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Pleasant
Grove |
Orange |
Alamance |
Andrew McCauley |
4/1/1815 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Fawcetts
Store |
Orange |
|
Chesley F. Faucette |
1/28/1819 |
10/4/1854 |
Faucett's Store until 1828. Changed to McRays
Store 10/4/1854. |
| Cochrans
Level |
Orange |
|
Henry B. Burgar |
10/1/1822 |
|
|
| Longs
Mills |
Orange |
Randolph |
Mary W. Long |
12/23/1822 |
|
Randolph Co. 1828. |
| Post
Mills Village |
Orange |
|
George O. Strong |
3/10/1825 |
<1832 |
|
| Red Mountain |
Orange |
Durham |
John J. Carrington |
5/9/1825 |
|
Durham Co. 1881. |
| Cedar
Grove |
Orange |
Forsyth |
Joseph Allison |
4/4/1826 |
12/6/1866 |
Forsyth Co. 1860. |
| Holts
Store |
Orange |
Alamance |
Michael Holt |
12/7/1826 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Symmes
Mill |
Orange |
|
Herbert Symmes |
1/30/1827 |
7/14/1829 |
|
| Scottsville |
Orange |
|
John Scott |
2/21/1827 |
6/4/1845 |
Changed to Big Falls 6/4/1845. |
| Stony
Creek |
Orange |
|
Andrew Hughes |
2/21/1827 |
5/10/1833 |
aka Stoney Creek |
| Herndons |
Orange |
|
William R. Herndon |
11/29/1827 |
1/23/1836 |
Changed to Prattsburg 1/23/1836. |
| Rock
Creek |
Orange |
Alamance |
Andrew Albright |
2/8/1828 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Hawfield |
Orange |
|
James A. Craig |
3/20/1828 |
10/12/1833 |
|
| Oakland |
Orange |
|
Richardson Nichols |
3/20/1828 |
2/1/1835 |
|
| Snow
Camp |
Orange |
Alamance |
John Stafford |
3/31/1830 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Back
Creek |
Orange |
|
Abel Griffis |
4/20/1830 |
4/10/1833 |
|
| Enoe |
Orange |
|
Nathaniel J. Palmer |
2/7/1831 |
<1832 |
|
| Somerville |
Orange |
|
Jacob Somers |
3/2/1831 |
6/9/1831 |
|
| Round
Hill |
Orange |
|
William Horner |
6/14/1832 |
3/6/1871 |
|
| Mooresville |
Orange |
Alamance |
James Moore |
1/5/1833 |
1/10/1855 |
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Longs
Store |
Orange |
|
John Long |
2/20/1833 |
5/6/1836 |
|
| Moringville |
Orange |
Chatham |
Mordecai M. Sears |
12/21/1833 |
|
Chatham Co. 1833. |
| Prattsburg |
Orange |
|
William N. Pratt |
1/23/1836 |
4/16/1855 |
Was Herndons. Changed to Durhams 4/16/1855 |
| White
Cross |
Orange |
|
Reuben C. Poe |
3/29/1836 |
4/19/1854 |
Was Clover Garden. |
| Hartshorn |
Orange |
Alamance |
Henry Fogleman |
6/17/1836 |
|
Alamance Co. 1858. |
| Clover
Garden #2 |
Orange |
|
John Morrow |
6/23/1836 |
12/6/1866 |
|
| Buffalo
Hill |
Orange |
|
Willis L. Gooch |
4/19/1837 |
3/22/1851 |
Changed to Dials Creek 3/22/1851. |
| Turners
Mills |
Orange |
|
James Turner |
4/19/1837 |
7/12/1842 |
|
| Pattersons
Store |
Orange |
Alamance |
George Patterson |
2/13/1838 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Lipscombs |
Orange |
|
William Lipscomb |
3/19/1838 |
6/26/1845 |
|
| Junta |
Orange |
|
Daniel W. Kerr |
4/23/1838 |
8/19/1847 |
Changed to Mount Zion 8/19/1847. |
| Trollingers
Bridge |
Orange |
|
Joseph Trollinger |
12/29/1838 |
2/7/1846 |
Changed to Mount Ararat 2/7/1846. |
| Hawfield
#2 |
Orange |
Alamance |
Samuel N. Tate |
7/25/1839 |
12/11/1866 |
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| McDaniels |
Orange |
Alamance |
Eli McDaniel |
7/25/1839 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Mount
Willing |
Orange |
|
William Shaw |
7/25/1839 |
5/18/1869 |
|
| Trices
Store |
Orange |
|
William Trice |
10/15/1839 |
12/10/1848 |
|
| West
Point |
Orange |
|
John W. Hancock |
10/15/1839 |
12/11/1866 |
|
| Enoe
Mills |
Orange |
|
Thomas W. Holden |
1/17/1840 |
3/29/1860 |
|
| Walnut
Grove |
Orange |
|
Samuel R. Woods |
6/4/1840 |
1/28/1843 |
|
| Ruffins
Mills |
Orange |
|
James A. Craig |
5/15/1843 |
1/3/1850 |
|
| Big Falls |
Orange |
Alamance |
Benjamin Hurdle |
6/4/1845 |
|
Was Scottsville. Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Rockspring |
Orange |
|
William Thompson |
10/23/1845 |
<1904 |
Rock Springs until 1894. |
| Mount
Ararat |
Orange |
Alamance |
Benjamin Trollinger |
2/7/1846 |
12/6/1850 |
Was Trollingers Bridge. Alamance Co.
1849. |
| South
Lowell Mills |
Orange |
|
John A. McMannen |
2/14/1846 |
1/15/1853 |
Changed to South Lowell 1/15/1853. |
| Caldwell |
Orange |
|
Alexander Dickson |
3/12/1846 |
9/18/1872 |
|
| Burnt
Shop |
Orange |
|
Henderson Scott |
7/23/1847 |
10/11/1851 |
Changed to Melville 10/11/1851. |
| Mount
Zion |
Orange |
|
Daniel W. Kerr |
8/19/1847 |
4/9/1849 |
Was Junta. |
| Walnut
Grove #2 |
Orange |
|
Bedford Hurdle |
2/21/1848 |
1/7/1867 |
|
| Meadow
Creek |
Orange |
|
William S. Bradshaw |
7/13/1848 |
12/11/1866 |
|
| Shallow
Ford |
Orange |
Alamance |
Joel Boone |
8/3/1848 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Clover
Orchard |
Orange |
Alamance |
Peter Foust |
8/22/1848 |
|
Alamance Co. 1849. |
| New Providence |
Orange |
|
James T. Murray |
1/27/1849 |
5/18/1850 |
|
| Green
Spring |
Orange |
|
John Baine |
8/16/1849 |
7/29/1854 |
|
| Bethmont |
Orange |
|
Hudson M.C. Stroud |
12/19/1849 |
11/14/1853 |
Changed to Oaks 11/14/1853. |
| Morgans
Creek |
Orange |
|
Alexander Hunter |
2/14/1851 |
9/1/1852 |
|
| Dials
Creek |
Orange |
|
Oxford Moize |
3/22/1851 |
1/15/1858 |
Was Buffalo Hill. Changed to Flat
River 1/15/1858. |
| Durhamville |
Orange |
|
Joseph L. Moore |
5/14/1851 |
10/7/1854 |
|
| Melville |
Orange |
Alamance |
Henderson Scott |
10/11/1851 |
|
Was Burnt Shop. Alamance Co. 1852. |
| South
Lowell |
Orange |
Durham |
John A. McMannen |
1/15/1853 |
|
Was South Lowell Mills. Durham Co.
1881. |
| Orange
Factory |
Orange |
Durham |
John H. Webb |
2/19/1853 |
|
Durham Co. 1881. |
| Oaks |
Orange |
|
Hudson M.C. Stroud |
11/14/1853 |
5/15/1907 |
Was Bethmont. |
| West
Orange |
Orange |
|
Nathaniel D. Bain |
5/27/1854 |
9/17/1859 |
Changed to Hughes Academy 9/17/1859. |
| McRays
Store |
Orange |
Alamance |
Azariah G. McRay |
10/4/1854 |
? |
Was Fawcetts Store. Alamance Co. 1849. |
| Durhams |
Orange |
|
J.G. Angier |
4/26/1855 |
3/28/1878 |
Was Prattsburg. Changed to Durham
3/28/1878. |
| University
Station |
Orange |
Durham |
Archibald C. Hunter |
9/20/1856 |
|
Durham Co. 1881. |
| Flat
River |
Orange |
Durham |
Addison Mangum |
1/15/1858 |
|
Was Dials Creek. Durham Co. 1881. |
| White
Cross #2 |
Orange |
|
Alvis Durham |
6/12/1858 |
12/10/1874 |
|
| Hughes
Academy |
Orange |
|
William H. Ellis |
9/17/1859 |
1/22/1861 |
Was West Orange. |
| Bains
Mills |
Orange |
|
Willie Merritt |
11/15/1859 |
1/22/1861 |
|
| McCrays
Store |
Alamance |
Alamance |
Gabriel M. Lea |
8/25/1860 |
|
Orange Co. 1855. Back in Alamance
Co. 1861. |
| Cedar
Grove #2 |
Forsyth |
Orange |
John D. Corbin |
6/13/1869 |
|
Orange Co. 1869. |
| Pattersons
Mill |
Orange |
Durham |
Samuel F. Patterson |
6/19/1874 |
|
Durham Co. 1881. |
| University
Station #2 |
Durham |
Orange |
James L. Neal |
12/22/1875 |
5/4/1903 |
Orange Co. 1885. Changed to University
5/4/1903. |
| Caldwell
Institute |
Orange |
|
Henry Y. Harris |
2/6/1877 |
9/30/1904 |
|
| Durham |
Orange |
Durham |
Dewitt C. Mangum |
3/28/1878 |
|
Was Durhams. Durham Co. 1881. |
| Luster |
Orange |
Durham |
Jerome G. Bowling |
6/9/1880 |
|
Durham Co. 1881. |
| Border |
Orange |
|
Henry Haley |
6/17/1880 |
7/31/1905 |
|
| Bradshaw |
Orange |
|
Thomas Bradshaw |
7/19/1880 |
11/30/1905 |
|
| Gath |
Orange |
|
George W. Thompson |
7/19/1880 |
12/15/1905 |
|
| Braggtown |
Orange |
Durham |
John S. Carden |
8/9/1880 |
? |
To Durham Co. 1881. |
| Laws |
Orange |
|
James Laws, Jr. |
12/2/1881 |
3/15/1905 |
|
| Bingham
School |
Orange |
|
Charles White |
11/17/1882 |
7/10/1891 |
|
| Blackwood |
Orange |
|
Morris King |
1/26/1883 |
7/31/1927 |
|
| Faucett |
Orange |
|
William R. Faucett |
5/21/1883 |
3/21/1898 |
|
| Lindsay |
Orange |
|
Manly Lindsay |
5/5/1888 |
1/31/1905 |
|
| Joppa |
Orange |
|
John F. Thompson |
7/31/1888 |
10/17/1905 |
|
| Jordans
Grove |
Orange |
|
William H. Jordan |
12/19/1888 |
4/28/1891 |
|
| Meredith |
Orange |
|
John R. Berry |
2/8/1890 |
1/2/1907 |
|
| Teer |
Orange |
|
James P. Teer |
6/25/1890 |
11/15/1935 |
|
| Efland |
Orange |
|
Madison L. Efland |
8/18/1890 |
|
|
| Tolers |
Orange |
|
Anderson Toler |
10/24/1890 |
3/15/1905 |
|
| Hessee |
Orange |
|
Julius A. Hessee |
12/24/1890 |
2/19/1894 |
|
| Enville |
Orange |
|
James W. Murdock |
3/12/1892 |
6/20/1895 |
|
| Breeze |
Orange |
|
William T. Brown |
7/9/1892 |
3/31/1905 |
|
| Eshtaol |
Orange |
|
Caroline P. Morrow |
10/18/1892 |
3/14/1894 |
|
| Carr |
Orange |
|
William A.J. Cooper |
4/13/1894 |
4/30/1908 |
|
| Moore |
Orange |
Alamance |
Michael W. Moore |
2/9/1897 |
|
Alamance Co. 1905. |
| Schley |
Orange |
|
Davis S. Miller |
8/22/1898 |
6/15/1907 |
|
| Mokun |
Orange |
|
E.M. Lockart |
3/19/1901 |
10/31/1903 |
|
| Ceno |
Orange |
|
George W. Parker |
8/16/1901 |
10/31/1903 |
|
| Joplin |
Orange |
|
Annie T. Wagoner |
5/24/1902 |
11/15/1907 |
|
| Rival |
Orange |
|
Stephen F. Gates |
1/8/1903 |
10/15/1904 |
|
| University |
Orange |
|
Oscar F. Craig |
5/4/1903 |
10/15/1954 |
Was University Station. |
| Venable |
Orange |
|
Robert Blackwood |
9/12/1910 |
2/5/1914 |
Changed to Carrboro 2/5/1914. |
| Carrboro |
Orange |
|
Robert Blackwood |
2/5/1914 |
|
Was Venable. |
