North Carolina:  First Post Offices with Rural Free Delivery

China Grove	10/23/1896	
Oxford	05/01/1900	
Charlotte	07/16/1900	
Wilmington	07/16/1900	
Smithfield	07/23/1900	
Gibson	08/01/1900	
Monroe	08/01/1900	
Raleigh	08/01/1900	
Greenville	09/02/1901	
Lumberton	10/01/1901	

North Carolina:  Dates That First Rural Routes Were Established at Post Offices,  
through 1904

Abbottsburg	10/15/1904	
Advance	07/01/1902	
Alexander	03/02/1903	
Alexis	10/15/1904	
Altamahaw	09/01/1904	
Angier	10/01/1903	
Apex	01/01/1902	
Archer	06/01/1904	
Arden	07/01/1902	
Asheville	12/02/1901	
Ashpole	05/01/1902	
Atkinson	05/01/1903	
Aulander	12/15/1903	
Aurora	06/01/1904	
Autryville	04/01/1904	
Ayden	11/01/1902	
Bahama	09/01/1904	
Barber	04/01/1903	
Barnesville	05/01/1903	
Battleboro	07/01/1902	
Bearcreek	03/02/1903	
Beasley	10/01/1903	
Beaufort	10/01/1903	
Belew Creek	08/01/1904	
Belgrade	04/01/1902	
Belmont	12/01/1902	
Belvidere	01/01/1904	
Benaja	06/01/1904	
Benson	03/02/1903	
Bessemer City	03/01/1902	
Bethel	11/01/1902	
Biltmore	01/01/1902	
Blackcreek	07/15/1904	
Blackjack	04/01/1904	
Blanch	10/01/1904	
Boomer	02/02/1903	
Boone	12/01/1904	
Boonville	10/15/1904	
Bostic	06/01/1904	
Bower	04/01/1903	
Brevard	03/02/1903	
Bridgewater	09/01/1904	
Brim	01/15/1904	
Browns Summit	09/15/1903	
Buies	11/01/1904	
Burgaw	02/01/1902	
Burlington	04/01/1903	
Bynum	10/15/1904	
Campbell	06/01/1904	
Candler	03/02/1903	
Canton	12/02/1901	
Cardenas	10/15/1904	
Cary	03/02/1903	
Castoria	02/01/1904	
Catawba	09/15/1904	
Cerrogordo	06/01/1904	
Chadbourn	07/01/1903	
Chapelhill	11/02/1903	
Charlotte	07/16/1900	
China Grove	10/23/1896	
Chocowinity	04/01/1902	
Claremont	04/01/1903	
Clarendon	06/15/1904	
Clarkton	02/02/1903	
Clayton	07/01/1902	
Cleveland	04/01/1903	
Clyde	12/02/1901	
Colerain	01/01/1904	
Concho	01/15/1904	
Concord	04/01/1902	
Conetoe	02/02/1903	
Conover	04/01/1903	
Corapeake	11/01/1904	
Cove	02/02/1903	
Coxville	04/01/1904	
Creedmoor	03/01/1902	
Crocker	10/15/1904	
Crouse	02/01/1904	
Cunningham	11/15/1904	
Currie	04/15/1904	
Dallas	12/01/1902	
Dalton	11/01/1904	
Dalton	12/01/1904	
Danbury	10/01/1904	
Davidson	10/01/1904	
Davidsons River	03/02/1903	
Dellar	06/15/1904	
Deppe	10/01/1902	
Derita	07/15/1903	
Dover	01/01/1902	
Duke	07/15/1904	
Dunn	01/01/1902	
Durham	03/01/1902	
Edenton	11/01/1902	
Elizabeth City	03/02/1903	
Elizabethtown	09/01/1904	
Ellenboro	03/02/1903	
Elm City	07/01/1902	
Elon College	03/01/1902	
Enfield	06/01/1904	
Essex	11/15/1904	
Etowah	08/01/1904	
Fairmount	02/02/1903	
Fairview	03/01/1904	
Faison	03/02/1903	
Farmville	11/01/1902	
Fayetteville	09/01/1903	
Fletcher	07/01/1902	
Forest City	04/01/1904	
Fort Barnwell	01/01/1902	
Fountain	06/01/1904	
Fouroaks	01/01/1902	
Francisco	11/01/1904	
Franklin	04/01/1904	
Franklinton	01/01/1902	
Fremont	04/15/1904	
Fuquay Springs	10/15/1904	
Garland	04/01/1902	
Garner	01/01/1902	
Garysburg	01/01/1903	
Gastonia	05/01/1902	
Germanton	11/02/1903	
Gibson	08/01/1900	
Gibsonville	07/15/1904	
Glass	09/15/1903	
Glover	04/15/1904	
Goldhill	04/01/1902	
Goldsboro	03/02/1903	
Gorman	03/01/1902	
Graham	04/01/1903	
Granite Falls	10/01/1902	
Grassycreek	03/01/1902	
Greensboro	08/01/1903	
Greenville	09/02/1901	
Grimesland	01/01/1904	
Grover	10/01/1902	
Guilford College	04/01/1903	
Hallsville	05/16/1904	
Hamptonville	08/01/1904	
Harmony	08/15/1904	
Harrellsville	10/15/1904	
Hayesville	08/01/1904	
Hays 	02/02/1903	
Henderson	01/01/1902	
Hendersonville	07/01/1904	
Henry	11/01/1904	
Hertford	05/01/1902	
Hester	11/02/1903	
Hickory	04/01/1903	
Hiddenite	02/02/1903	
Highpoint	07/01/1903	
Hillsboro	10/15/1903	
Hobgood	06/01/1904	
Hollysprings	03/02/1903	
Hope	02/02/1903	
Hope Mills	06/01/1904	
Horseshoe	03/02/1903	
Hubert	05/02/1904	
Huntersville	05/01/1902	
Indiantrail	09/01/1904	
Ivanhoe	04/15/1904	
Jacksonville	03/02/1903	
Jamesville	11/01/1902	
Jessama	12/01/1904	
Jonesboro	06/01/1904	
Jubilee	06/01/1904	
Julian	07/01/1904	
Keener	05/02/1904	
Kenansville	04/01/1903	
Kenly	07/01/1902	
Kernersville	03/01/1902	
Kerr	06/01/1904	
King	11/02/1903	
Kings Mountain	03/01/1902	
Kinston	07/01/1902	
Kittrell	03/02/1903	
La Grange	07/01/1902	
Lake Landing	06/15/1904	
Lattimore	04/01/1904	
Laurinburg	02/15/1904	
Leaksville	11/01/1904	
Leland	10/15/1904	
Lenoir	03/01/1902	
Lexington	07/01/1902	
Liberty	01/01/1902	
Lillian	11/15/1904	
Lillington	07/15/1904	
Lincolnton	07/01/1903	
Linwood	09/01/1903	
Littleton	10/01/1904	
Lockville	10/15/1904	
Loray	08/01/1904	
Louisburg	03/02/1903	
Lowell	03/01/1902	
Lucama	12/01/1903	
Lucia	11/16/1903	
Lumber Bridge	05/01/1903	
Lumberton	10/01/1901	
Lyons	05/16/1904	
Macclesfield	12/15/1904	
Macon	06/01/1904	
Madison	04/01/1903	
Magnolia	03/02/1903	
Maiden	09/15/1904	
Margaret	11/01/1904	
Marietta	10/01/1904	
Marshville	10/01/1903	
Matthews	07/15/1903	
Maxton	01/01/1902	
Maysville	02/02/1903	
Mc Cullers 	03/02/1903	
Meadows	11/01/1904	
Millboro	11/15/1904	
Milton	11/02/1903	
Mocksville	07/01/1902	
Moltonville	12/15/1904	
Monroe	08/01/1900	
Mooresboro	11/01/1904	
Mooresville	04/01/1903	
Morganton	02/02/1903	
Moriah	09/15/1904	
Morrisville	08/01/1903	
Morven	10/01/1904	
Mount Airy	02/02/1903	
Mount Holly	12/01/1902	
Mount Olive	05/01/1903	
Mount Pisgah	12/15/1904	
Mount Ulla	11/15/1904	
Murphy	03/02/1903	
Nashville	08/01/1902	
Neuse	06/01/1904	
Newbern	01/01/1902	
Newcastle	11/01/1904	
Newell	09/01/1904	
Newhill	04/15/1904	
Newton	04/01/1902	
Newton Grove	03/01/1904	
Norlina	01/15/1904	
Northside	05/16/1904	
Old Hundred	05/01/1903	
Olivebranch	08/15/1904	
Ore Hill	01/01/1902	
Orrum	11/01/1904	
Oxford	05/01/1900	
Palmyra	08/01/1904	
Palmyra	11/01/1904	
Parkton	05/01/1903	
Peachland	01/01/1904	
Pfafftown	04/01/1903	
Pikeville	03/02/1903	
Pilotmountain	10/01/1904	
Pinelevel	09/15/1904	
Pineville	05/01/1902	
Pinnacle	08/01/1904	
Pittsboro	10/15/1904	
Plymouth	11/01/1902	
Polloksville	05/16/1904	
Poors Knob	01/15/1904	
Price	10/15/1904	
Princeton	08/01/1903	
Raeford	07/15/1904	
Raleigh	08/01/1900	
Ramseur	01/15/1904	
Randleman	07/15/1904	
Red Springs	07/01/1902	
Redwood	04/15/1904	
Reepsville	11/01/1904	
Reidsville	03/01/1902	
Rennert	07/01/1902	
Rich Square	05/16/1904	
Richlands	04/01/1904	
Riley	06/01/1904	
Robersonville	11/01/1902	
Robeson	11/01/1904	
Rockcut	10/01/1903	
Rockingham	10/01/1904	
Rockwell	04/01/1902	
Rocky Mount	07/01/1902	
Rockypoint	07/01/1903	
Rogers Store	11/15/1904	
Roseboro	03/01/1904	
Rosehill	12/02/1901	
Rougemont	11/02/1903	
Rowland	07/01/1902	
Roxboro	03/01/1902	
Ruralhall	04/01/1903	
Rutherfordton	03/02/1903	
Salisbury	04/01/1902	
Sandifer	07/15/1903	
Sandyridge	12/15/1904	
Sanford	06/01/1904	
Saratoga	12/01/1903	
Scotland Neck	12/01/1903	
Scranton	01/01/1904	
Seaboard	01/01/1903	
Selma	08/01/1903	
Sevensprings	03/02/1903	
Shallotte	04/01/1903	
Shannon	10/01/1904	
Sharpsburg	10/15/1904	
Shelby	09/01/1902	
Shelmerdine	11/01/1904	
Silver City	08/01/1903	
Skyland	04/01/1904	
Smith	06/01/1904	
Smithfield	07/23/1900	
Snowhill	02/02/1903	
Solitude	01/01/1904	
South Washington	04/15/1904	
Southcreek	06/01/1904	
Speed	06/01/1904	
Speights Bridge	02/02/1903	
Stanley	10/15/1904	
Statesville	04/01/1902	
Stedman	11/01/1904	
Stem	11/02/1903	
Stokesdale	04/01/1903	
Stoneville	04/01/1903	
Stonypoint	10/01/1903	
Summerfield	10/15/1902	
Sunbury	10/15/1904	
Supply	09/01/1904	
Swanquarter	01/01/1904	
Sylvester	10/01/1904	
Tabor	07/01/1904	
Tarboro	09/01/1903	
Tarheel	11/15/1904	
Taylor	05/16/1904	
Taylorsville	03/01/1902	
Thomasville	09/01/1903	
Thompsonville	12/01/1904	
Tillery	06/01/1904	
Timberlake	11/01/1904	
Tobaccoville	04/01/1903	
Traphill	11/01/1904	
Trenton	02/02/1903	
Trinity	01/15/1904	
Troutmans	04/01/1903	
Turkey	04/01/1902	
Tyner	05/16/1904	
Unionridge	09/15/1904	
Unionville	12/15/1904	
Vanceboro	02/02/1903	
Verona	06/01/1904	
Vineland	04/01/1903	
Wade	08/01/1904	
Wadesboro	01/15/1904	
Wake Forest	01/01/1902	
Wakefield	03/02/1903	
Wallace	04/01/1903	
Walnutcove	11/02/1903	
Wards Mill	06/01/1904	
Warren Plains	10/01/1904	
Warsaw	04/01/1902	
Washington	04/01/1902	
Waugh	12/15/1904	
Waxhaw	02/01/1902	
Waynesville	12/02/1901	
Wentworth	11/02/1903	
Westfield	12/15/1904	
Whitakers	07/01/1902	
Whiteville	05/01/1902	
Whittier	11/01/1902	
Wilkesboro	11/01/1904	
Willard	10/15/1904	
Williams	12/15/1904	
Williamston	11/01/1902	
Willow Spring	10/01/1903	
Wilmington	07/16/1900	
Wilsons Mills	10/01/1903	
Windsor	12/01/1904	
Wingate	08/01/1904	
Winston-Salem	02/01/1902	
Winterville	11/01/1902	
Woodland	01/01/1903	
Woodleaf	10/15/1904	
Woodsdale	05/16/1904	
Yadkinville	01/15/1904	
Yanceyville	09/01/1904	
Youngsville	01/01/1902	

HISTORIAN
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
APRIL 2008