The Yorkville Enquirer reported on March 16, 1887 – “The PO Dept. has ordered the establishment of a PO at Zadok in York County with James M. Stroup as postmaster. It will be in Mr. Stroup’s Store on the Bethany Road six miles from Yorkville and near the location of the former post office of that name.”
ZADOK POST OFFICE: Established in March 1878 with Zadoc D. Smith as Postmaster. Later James M. Stroup was appointed Postmaster. It was located in Stroup’s Store, on what was known as the Bethany Road, about six miles northwest of York on a road leading from York to Blacksburg. It replaced another post office in the area.
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Oct. 17, 1888 – “Two new post offices are being established in York County on the route from Yorkville to Clark’s Fork. One is at McGill and McGill’s store to be known as Hero P.O. and the other at Stroup’s Store to be known as Stroup’s P.O.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Feb. 27, 1889 – “Recently the store of Mr. James M. Stroup, six miles north of Yorkville on the Kings Mountain Road was broken into and $200. worth of goods were stolen. The post office drawer was also broken into.”
Open the MORE INFORMATION link (found under the primary picture), to view an enlargeable, 1896 Postal Map of York County, S.C.
ZELPH’S MOUNTAIN: Just over into Cherokee County, into the area what was York County until 1897, a mile or so east of Hopewell Baptist Church, rises a rocky prominence called “Zeph’s Mountain”. You can hear different tales as to how and when the little mountain got its name. Sometimes it is called “Self’s” and deals with a Confederate who deserted the cause and hid out on the mountain. But W. D. Hardin of Smyrna who was operating a sawmill in the area seems to have given the correct version in the summer of 1924. Hardin said the name went back to the Revolutionary War and Zephaniah Dover a Tory who was living in the area. Zeph was notorious for his meanness and terrible deeds against the American Patriots during that war. Dover made the mountain his retreat whenever the Whigs got too hot on his trail.
“Wild Hogg,” Yorkville Enquirer, 28 February 1908.
Miles S. Philbeck, Upper Broad River Basin Pioneers, p. 155.
York County Deed Book A, p. 133.
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