The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Oct. 17, 1888 – “Mr. W.B. Good of Hopewell has bought the plantation of Mr. G.L. McNeel at Bullock’s Creek and will move there soon. He has sold his farm at Hopewell to Mr. E.J. Wylie, who will reside there next year.”
City Directories and History: First established 21 January 1832 with Thomson McCluney serving 12 January 1835 when it was discontinued. The office was reestablished in 19 March 1850 with David Hamilton appointed Postmaster. John G. Davidson became the postmaster 15 December 1851 and served in that capacity until his death in 1861. The office was discontinued until 3 December 1866 when it was reestablished with Mary E. McNeel serving as Postmistress. Mary’s husband, Gustavus L. McNeel had established a mercantile business on the present site of the home of David A. Garner and a home directly across from the store. Richard and Mary Holshouser Fortenberry presently own the home. On 27 January 1873, Gustavus McNeel replaced his wife and served until 11 October 1878 when Samuel M. McNeel was appointed. McNeel operated the Post Office from his home for about ten years, and resigned in 1889 when he moved to Yorkville. William Banks Good purchased the lands, store and home of Samuel M. McNeel and continued the Post Office after he was appointed postmaster 18 December 1888 and served until John D. Good was appointed 1 December 1914. We know that the post office was operating from the McNeel home in 1900 and it may have been that the McNeels used part of the house as for the post office. Banks Good eventually moved the post office across the road to the store where it continued until 1919. Haskell D. Cranford from 29 August 1919 to operated the last post office for Bullocks Creek when it was consolidated with Sharon on 30 August 1930. In 1909 Mr. John McAlilly became the first mail carrier and continued to just before 1919. Will Feemster then took up the position, first picking up the mail at Good’s store and later at the Cranford home. Feemster’s declining health caused him to retire and then Lester Cranford temporarily carried the mail until a new carrier could be found. Mr. Tom Sims was the last carrier before the office was consolidated with the Sharon office.
Open the MORE INFORMATION link (found under the primary picture), to view an enlargeable, 1896 Postal Map of York County, S.C.
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