Perry County Post Offices

by Mahlon I. Martin

The first Post Office established in Perry County was in Augusta on 20 Feb 1821. Some records show the first post office established on 10 May 1831, however, this is incorrect. Other Post Offices in the area were:

• -Leaf River (19 Dec 1851-present, later named Beaumont)
• -Enon (24 Mar 1852-7 May 1887)
• -Black Creek (31 Mar 1854-22 Jan 1855)
• -New York (30 Jan 1874-13 Apr 1874, name changed to Elba)
• -Elba (13 Apr 1874-2 Jan 1877)
• -Hattiesburg (26 Dec 1883-present)
• -Van Eaton (23 Nov 1885-7 Oct 1890)
• -Griffin (15 Dec 1885-8 Nov 1897)(T1N-R12W-S25)(Moved to NE4 of S21 on 8 Nov 1897 and name changed to Brooklyn)
• -Richton (12 Mar 1887-present)
• -Agnes (26 May 1892-15 Oct 1923)
• -Barbara (8 Jun 1892-15 Nov 1927)
• -McLaurin (7 Oct 1896-1 Jan 1908)
• -Neely (17 Jul 1897-2 Jul 1898)
• -Brooklyn (8 Nov 1897-27 Dec 1897)(T1N-R12W-S21- NE4)
• -Brooklyn (27 Dec 1897-present)(T1N-R12W-S10)
• -Breland (2 Mar 1898-5 Jun 1898)
• -Epps (28 Jan 1899-1908)
• -Maxie (31 Oct 1900-1908
• -Elder (1 May 1901-12 Jul 1906)
• -Janice (12 Aug 1901-20 Jun 1915)
• -Beaumont (12 Feb 1902-present)
• -Rosine (24 Nov 1903-1908)
• -Grandee (25 May 1904-30 Nov 1914)
• -Carnes (22 Apr 1905-1 Jan 1908)
• -Deep Creek (25 Feb 1909-28 Jun 1918)

Here are some interesting facts, some that relate to the Martin family line:

• -Eliza Martin Berry, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Martin, was appointed postmaster of Augusta on 15 Oct 1866. -Joseph T. Breland was first postmaster of Beaumont. -The Breland post office was named after Isaiah L. Breland. It was only open for 3 months, 2 Mar-5 Jun 1898. Isaiah died and the post office never reopened. -Vesta Howard was postmaster of Grandee in 1904. Her son, Wyatt M. Howard,"Mart", was postmaster in 1906. -The Agnes post office was located on the property that once belonged to Samuel Martin. Samuel & Rebecca sold the property about 1870 and moved to Marion County. The Agnes post office was opened on the old Samuel Martin property on 26 May 1892 and remained there until 1916 when it was moved one-half mile west where it remained in service until 15 Oct 1923. All the postmasters in Agnes were named Pearce. There was William Pearce, John P. Pearce, Margaret E. Pearce, and later, John P. Pearce again. -A post office in Hinton later became known as Rich's Mill after a mill owner named Charles Rich. Rich's Mill later became the town of Richton. -The town of Barbara was named after Barbara J. Thomas, it’s first postmaster. -The town of Griffin was named after William C. Griffin, prominent landowner, cattle rancher and first postmaster. -The Neely postmaster was John Prentis Griffin, son of William C. Griffin, who was the postmaster of Griffin.

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