Holmesville 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 Holmesville 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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HOLMESVILLE POST OFFICE ESTABLISHED:
    4 August 1893


HISTORY OF HOLMESVILLE POST OFFICE:
    discontinued 15 June 1910
    re-established 25 March 1913
    discontinued 31 March 1914, with mail forwarded to Downsville


POSTMASTERS:

Marion W. Wilson, 4 Aug 1893 - 26 Nov 1903
Henry F. Wilson, 27 Nov 1903 - 14 June 1910

     [office closed 15 June 1910 - 24 Mar 1913]

Jessie F. Starnes, 25 Mar 1913 - 30 Mar 1914

     [office permanently discontinued on 31 Mar 1914, with mail forwarded to Downsville

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COMMENTS:

Located in southern Union Parish southwest of Mosely's Bluff. Office probably located 
near the Holmesville Cemetery, which is in the northwest quartery of Section 29, 
Township 20 North, Range 1 East, just south of the fork between Louisiana Highway #15 
and Union Parish Road #5531 some six miles south of Farmerville. 



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