Township of Panola County, TX

TOWNSHIPS OF PANOLA COUNTY

A History of post offices and communities of the First Congressional District of Texas was prepared by the U. S. Representative, Wright Patman, who gave permission to use any of it , providing credit is given to the author. That we do.

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OLD CENTER

(POP 83)

PANOLA

(POP.296)

In northeastern Panola Co. Three miles miles southwest of Bethany almost on the Louisiana Line. An early lumbering site.

Micogah D. Johnson	Auag 6 1894	John B. Dixon	June 21 1907
Frank K. Johnson	June 12 1901	Green C. Faries	Mar 10 1909
Benjamin F. Kirkland	Sep 29 1903	Andrew J. Mayfield	Feb 23 1910

Office discontinued June 30 1913; mail ordered sent to Longstreet, Louisiana.

Office reestablished October 1, 1946

Mrs. Hattie M. McJimsey	Oct 1 1946	Mrs. Nancy B. Tiller	Sept 30 1952
Mrs. Hattie M. McJimsey	Mar 31, 1949	Mrs. Nancy B. Tiller	Jun 30 1953

PARRY'S

Name changed. See DAVIS for details.

PULASKI

Henry Swearingen	Jan 15 1847	Stephen L. Davis	Nov 13 1849
George D. M. Imsey	May 7 1847	Mary D. Rober	Dec 10 1849
B. B. Harris	Aug 23 1847	Charlotte Ramsay	Jul 29 1854
John W. Martin	Apr 9 1849	Bourbon B. Anderson	Oct 3 1857 Mar 13 1862

Office discontinued January 23 1867.

RAGLEY

In southwestern Panola Co. Eight miles southeast of Long Branch. Reestablished in 1903 as a sawmill station on the Timpson and Henderson Railroad built for the Ragley lumber interests.

Office established under name of COZART

Robert W. Terry Jhan 6 1900

Namne of office changed to Ragley, August 14, 1903.

Robert W. Terry	Aug 14 1903	George W. William	Mar 15 1911
David M. Taylor	Apr 25 1904	Minnie prycer	Jul 23 1915
William A. Taylor	Feb 19 1908

Office discontinued October 14, 1922: mail ordered sent to Timpson.

REED'S SETTLEMENT

William Walton	Jun 15 1848	Park M. Walton	Aug 5 1861
Park M. Walton	Feb 26 1857	Arthur B. Ross	Oct 1 1864
Thomas J. Davis	Dec 29 18590	B.J> Hoskins	Oct 11 1866
Park M. Walton	Sep 5 1860

Office discontinued Feb 17 1868

SHARON

Office changed from Pine Hills, Rusk Co. To Sharon, Panola Co.

Theodore Beck Jul 31 1856 Postmaster.

Office changed back to Pine Hill, Rusk Co., no date shown.

SHED

Four miles south of Clayton

Robert W.Allison May 5 1899

Office discontinued Aug 4 1900: miles east of Clayton.

Cjarles W. Thomas	Oct 11 1899	Willie B. Jordan	Mar 5 1902
Lee D. Spears	Mar 26 1901	Rennie C. Hattaway	Apr 7 1903

Office discontinued January 31, 1906: mail ordered sent to Fair Play.

SUGAR HILL

Eight miles southwest of Beckville.

Terrill Hanson, Jan 14 1850

Tyson A. Sullivan, Feb 13 1856

T. A. Sullivan, Aug 5 1861

Office discontinued Nov 5 1866

Office reestablished Jul 24 1868

Office discontinued Jan 21, 1869

Office reestablished April 8 1869

John R. Duran	Apr 8 1869	Marion J. Williams	Feb 5 1894
Marion J. Williams	Sep 23 1875	Mitchell G. Williams	Jan 11, 1899
Mitchell G. Williams	Oct 19 1888	James A. Gentry	Feb 4 1903

Office discontinued June 15, 1904: mail ordered sent to Beckville.

SWEETEN

Terrell Henson Jul 1 1858

Joseph S. Harris Apr 19 1859

Richard S. Brasher May 9 1860

R.S. Brasher Mar 13 1862

Office discontinued November 5 1866

TACOMA

In north central Panola Co. Five miles southwest of Deberry. Named for Tacoma, Washington, by J. H. Wooten and his son, store and sawmill operators.

Thomas J. Wooten	May 25 1901	Felix S. Midyett	May 15 1922
Spencer W. Ray	Oct 25 1916	Winnie Ray	Mar 1 1924
Thomas O. Ingram	Sept 9 1920	Winnie Ray	Jun 2 1924

Office discontinued May 15 1936: mail ordered sent to Carthage.

THOMAS

Name changed. See GARY for details.

WALNUT HILL

Eight miles northeast part of Co.

William T. Person May 12 1849

Albert G. Phillips Dec 9 1852

Office discontinued Jan 27 1853

Office reestablished Jan 21, 1854.

Albert G. Phillips	Jan 21 1854	Nathaniel Hillin	Apr 23 1860
John P. Rainwater	May 13 1854	Nathan Davis	Oct 18 1860
William T. English	Nov 8 1854	N. Davis	no dates
William B. Yager	Jun 24 1859

Office discontinued Nov 5 1866

Office reestablished Mar 21 1867.

S. D. Fisher

Mar 21 1867

H.H. Ramsey

May 29 1867

Office discontinued Sept 4 1867

Office reestablished Oct 10 1867.

Alvah T. Murphey

Oct 10 1867

Robert Nix

Feb 19 1873

Office discontinued May 9 1873

Office reestablished June 9 1875.

David M. Wilson

Jun 9 1875

Nathaniel Davis

Nov 11 1879

Office discontinued Jan 19 1880.

WAYSIDE

Ten miles northwest of Grand Bluff.

George B. Chamness

Jul 18 1881

J.L. Harris

Nov 13 1882

Office discontinued June 13 1883: mail ordered sent to HARMONY HILL.

WOOD'S

(POP 40)

In southern Panola Co. Twlve miles south of Carthage. Named for the piney woods in the region. First known as Hull's Store for C. F. Hull who settled at the site in 1853.

Theodorick B. Wood	Jan 16 1854	Thomas White	Aug 6 1866
James B. Armstron	Feb 8 1859	James Hooker	Nov 24 1874
Edwin S. Hull	Jul 15 1859	William F. Walker	Dec 15, 1886
E. S. Hull	Dec 28 1861

Office discontinued Sept 29 1906: mail ordered sent to Tenaha, Shelby Co..

YANCEY

J.H. Booty Aug 5 1861