ARARAT VIRGINIA POST OFFICE HISTORY

The following are a list of United States Post Offices in the western section of Patrick County that is serviced by the Ararat Post Office 24053.

ARARAT (Years of Operation and Postmasters)

May 21, 1825-1833

    Harden H. Moore

    James W. Wauhop

    John Boyd

    John Fleming

1848-1920

    Nathaniel Scales

    John W. Gates

    William T. Moore

    Joseph H. Moore

    Francis M. Gates

1936-present

    Elizabeth Epperson Smith (1936-1973)

    Mavis P. Martin (1973-1992)

    Annette Handy (1992-present)

Other Post Offices

Bateman (Sandy Plains) Along The Dan River at Meadowfield

    1907

        Annie J. Bateman

Brim (Originally in North Carolina and later moved to Patrick County near Hwy 103)

    1934

Carter's Mill

    1869-1920

        Nancy Clement

        Idell G. Smith

        Ruth A. Weatherman

        Davis H. Gates

Clark's Creek (Located in Pedigo Home Near Clark's Creek)

    1859-1866

        Abram Pedigo

Friend's Mission

    1890-1907

        Lewis N. Hage

        Julia A. Kirkman

The Hollow

The Pedigo Home and Bondurant Store Building were the site of The Hollow Post Office

    1872

        Joseph R. Pedigo (Pedigo Home on Clark's Creek)

    1920-25 (Replaced Ararat and located at Bowman Home shown above and below on the Ararat Highway)

    The Hollow Post Office above left today and above right and below at the intersection from the past.

 Johnson's Creek

    1877-1893

        James H. Smith

        Susan F. Smith

        Daniel G. Smith

Lone Cedar

    1879-1900

        John H. Clark

        Martha Clark

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