Cane Ridge Post Office, Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 8/2004


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Early Postmasters of Cane Ridge Post Office, Union Parish Louisiana
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SOURCE:
Records of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832 – September 30, 1971, located in the 
National Archives, identifed as Record Group 28, Microfilm Publication M841, 
Reels #51 & 52. 

T. D. Hudson transcribed this information from the original records and donated 
it to the Union Parish Archives in August 2004. 

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CANE RIDGE POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED in CLAIBORNE PARISH:
    30 September 1851


HISTORY OF CANE RIDGE POST OFFICE in CLAIBORNE PARISH:
    discontinued 22 August 1853
    re-established 23 Feb 1856 
    discontinued 22 June 1866
    re-established 20 May 1868
    discontinued 11 December 1873
    re-established 1 August 1876
    moved to Union Parish in 1894

CANE RIDGE POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED IN UNION PARISH:
    1894


HISTORY OF CANE RIDGE POST OFFICE IN UNION Parish:
    discontinued 25 August 1896, with mail forwarded to Spearsville 
    re-established 21 June 1898
    discontinued 30 October 1899, effective 15 November 1899, with mail forwarded to Bernice


POSTMASTERS:

George W. Lowrey, 9 July 1890 - 24 Aug 1896

    [office discontinued on 25 Aug 1896, with mail forwarded to Spearsville]

George Washington Lowrey, 21 June 1898 - 14 Nov 1899

     [office ordered closed on 30 Oct 1899, effective 15 Nov 1899, with mail forwarded to Bernice]

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COMMENTS:

Located in western Union Parish near the Claiborne Parish line, between Bernice and the parish 
line. Appears to have been on Louisiana Highway #2 west of Bernice.


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