Nashville Post Office
The first Post Office was established in Nashville June 29, 1866. Records at the Post Office are from 1887. In
1888, Nashville
was a fourth-class Post Office. Today we are a second-class Post Office. In 1903 there was a Post Officer at Ceylon which was at the corner of Butler and Curtis Roads. Maple Grove also had a Post Office at one time.
In 1887 mail boxes rented for $.10 a quarter and in 1969 a box cost $.90.
The first Post Office was located on the east side
of Main Street.
After several more moves it was finally located at its current location in 1966.
Postmasters who have served at Nashville Post Office.
John
C. Palmer | June 29, 1866 |
Henry H Wood | Sept. 11, 1871 |
Horace T. Davidson | March 8, 1875 |
Emory Parady | Jan.
13, 1881 |
Myron
B Brooks | Feb. 1, 1886 |
John Furniss | May 7, 1887 |
Walter S Powers | Feb 6, 1895 |
Leonard W. Feighner | Jan.
27, 1899 |
Henry
C. Glasner | June 5, 1914 |
Pauline Lykins | July 31, 1922 |
Robert E. Surine | Feb. 6. 1923 |
Elbert V. Smith | Oct.
30, 1929 |
Ward
Quick | April 10, 1933 |
Edwin C. Kraft | Dec. 11, 1933 |
Aaron L. Bennett | April 1, 1949 |
Ivan J. Babcock | July
20, 1951 |
J. Merle
Scott | June 19, 1953 |
Harvey W. Wilson | March 31, 1954 |
Wilma F. DeCamp | May 7, 1966 |