Floyd County Post Offices

Useful for knowing what areas existed

Taken From History of Floyd County Kentucky, Floyd Co. Bicentennial Committee.

This list was compiled by Carolyn Traum from postal records from the National Archives, Kentucky Place Names by Robert M. Rennick, and Donald W. Osborne Prestonsburg Postmaster. This list may not be complete.

Name Established Closed Notes
Allen 5/16/1905 n/a n/a
Alvin 11/16/1914 6/20/1930 n/a
Amba 6/7/1902 1959 n/a
Auxier n/a n/a Auxier (Johnson Co.- No postal record, was just a drop point established Floyd County in Auxier Community moved to town of Auxier June 30, 1930)
Banner 6/30/1897 n/a n/a
Beaver Creek 8/21/1854 Closed n/a
Brainnard 6/26/1907 5/31/1968 n/a
Beaver n/a n/a n/a
Betsy Layne 5/19/1926 n/a n/a
Blue Moon 12/1936 1957 n/a
Bonanza 12/31/1881 1969 n/a
Bosco 1902 1916 n/a
Brandy Keg 1905 1915 n/a
Bypro 5/19/1926 n/a n/a
Cliff n/a closed Martha Jane Harris Clarke, was postmaster of the Brandy Keg Post Office from 1905-1915.
David 1941 n/a n/a
Dewey 10/3/1904 9/30/1938 n/a
Drift 4/23/1909 n/a n/a
Dwale 9/15/1890 n/a n/a
East Point 2/6/1871 n/a n/a
Eastern n/a n/a n/a
Edgar 12/19/1907 1/31/1949 n/a
Emma 8/26/1908 1988 n/a
Endicott 8/7/1909 n/a n/a
Estill n/a 1991 n/a
Galveston 12/23/1891 n/a n/a
Garrett 6/2/1910 n/a n/a
German 6/25/1909 11/30/1949 n/a
Goodloe 9/14/1875 11/30/1960 n/a
Grethel 6/27/1921 n/a n/a
Harold 9/11/1905 n/a n/a
Haws Ford 3/10/1868 closed n/a
Hi Hat 8/17/1881 n/a n/a
Hippo 3/21/1902 1919 re-established in 1926
Hewysville 7/13/1858 n/a n/a
Hunter n/a n/a n/a
Ivel 12/11/1905 n/a n/a
Justill 1922 1959 n/a
Lackey 3/2/1880 n/a n/a
Lancer 1/21/1917 2/9/1968 n/a
Lanesville/Laynesvile 1/23/1828 1917 n/a
Langley 11/13/1890 n/a n/a
Ligon 3/2/1920 closed n/a
McDowell 7/17/1879 n/a n/a
Martin 3/7/1910 n/a n/a
Meally n/a closed n/a
Melvin n/a n/a n/a
Minnie n/a n/a n/a
Mucklow 7/23/1907 2/28/1910 n/a
Prestonsburg 4/1/1816 n/a Established as Floyd Court House. Name Changed to Prestonsburgh on 8/17/1824. Prestonsburg on 4/29/1889.
Price 8/1/1923 n/a n/a
Printer 5/26/1909 n/a n/a
Stanville 8/8/1948 n/a Established as Mare Creek, Changed in 1960
Thomas 11/21/1889 7/16/1965 n/a
Tram 3/5/1902 n/a n/a
Watergap 3/20/1905 closed n/a
Wayland 5/18/1914 n/a n/a
Weeksbury 5/4/1909 n/a n/a
West Prestonsburg 12/29/1916 n/a Establishes as Middlecreek on 12/29/1904, the name changed to West Prestonsburg on 8/1/1927.
Wheelwright 12/23/1916 n/a
Wonder 6/26/1913 11/30/1944 n/a
Woods 4/18/1904 5/31/1957 n/a