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Dare County, N.C. Tidbits

Dare County Post Offices
Source: NC Archives
Post Office Established Discontinued Mail to
Avon (formerly Kinnekeet) March 22, 1883    
Buffalo City October 11, 1889 August 15, 1903 East Lake
Buxton (formerly the Cape) March 6, 1882    
Colington June 14, 1889 February 28, 1945 Kitty Hawk
Duck (established in Currituck Co.) June 29, 1900 August 31, 1941 Kitty Hawk
East Lake
East Lake
East Lake		 July 12, 1875
December 2, 1895
1908-09		 December 1, 1895
1908-09		 East Lake
East Lake
Frisco January 31, 1898    
Griffin June 26, 1909 April 26, 1915 Nags Head
Hatteras (established in Hyde Co.) July 15, 1858
November 9, 1871
May 23, 1877		 August 9, 1869
April 27, 1877		  
Juniper June 19, 1903 July 15, 1912 Mon.? Swamp
Kill Devil Hills January 8, 1938    
Kinnekeet December 4, 1873 March 21, 1883 Avon
Kitty Hawk (established in Currituck Co.) November 11, 1878    
Manns Harbor September 27, 1876    
Manteo (formerly Roanoke Island) May 9, 1870    
Mashoes February 27, 1891 February 29, 1952  
Nags Head (1)
Nags Head (1)
Nags Head (2) (formerly Griffin)
Nags Head (2)		 June 27, 1884
November 15, 1893
April 27, 1915
March 6, 1915		 November 14, 1893
April 27, 1915
March? 5, 1915		 Nags Head
Griffin
Nags Head
Roanoke Island May 2, 1870 May 8, 1870 Manteo
Rodanthe December 4, 1873
November 6, 1874		 January 15, 1873  
Salvo January 26, 1901    
Skyco September 1, 1892 January 31, 1913 Wanchese
Stumpy Point September 18, 1876
October 18, 1883		 July 9, 1883  
Sycamore September 8, 1906 May 15, 1919 Buffalo City
The Cape December 4, 1873 March 5, 1882 Buxton
[Rescind] Twiford March 16, 1904 ??? Postmaster to be: W.J. Basnight
Wanchese June 14, 1886    
Waves March 17, 1939    

Manns Harbor Postmasters
[The dates given after the name are the date of appointment and may or may not reflect the actual service dates.]
A.(very?) Tillet Sept. 27, 1876 Ellis B. Midgett Dec. 1, 1903
Wilson B. Mann Mar. 31, 1877 Paul Mann June 6, 1907
Mary L. Mann June 3, 1879 Charles L. Fulcher June 11, 1909
Mary F. Walker May 24, 1880 Mamie T. Mann June 9, 1910
Julia A. Mann Mar. 11, 1884 Paul Mann Jan. 13, 1914
John P. Midgett Dec. 14, 1889 Charles T. Sutton Feb. 15, 1916
Arthur B. Combs Jan. 13, 1897 Mattie Midgett July 17, 1918
Willis Tillett Sept. 17, 1897 Hattie Midgett Apr. 28, 1921
Alonzo M. Midgitt (sic) Aug. 3, 1899 Inez G. Gibbs Nov. 1, 1945
Nevada F. Pinner Aug. 9, 1900    

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