1 Reply Latest reply on Feb 3, 2021 11:31 AM by Cara Jensen

Seeking records of the Graysville, GA Post Office

Dan Phillips Jan 26, 2021 11:57 AM

I'm looking for all of the documents I can find pertaining to the Graysville, GA Post Office, which has existed since 1862. The US government, I believe, leased or rented space from a private individual(s) until 1974 when a new building was built. There must have been an agreement to lease the property and compensation for salaries and supplies. I now own a building which at one time was used as a post office. It still has bars on the windows and my wife remembers going in to it as a child. Graysville, GA was a prominent location during the Civil War and at one time had a field hospital. That building has since burned down.

Re: Seeking records of the Graysville, GA Post Office

Cara Jensen Feb 3, 2021 11:31 AM (in response to Dan Phillips)

Dear Mr. Phillips,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the series Reports of Site Locations, 1837 - 1950 in the Records of the Post Office Department (Record Group 28) that includes a file unit for Georgia: Candler - Chattooga which contains records for the Graysville P.O. beginning on image 358. We also located a series titled Records of Appointment of Postmasters and the Establishment of Post Offices in the Records of the Post Office Department (Record Group 28) that contains records for Catoosa County Georgia. These records have been digitized and are available using the Catalog.

We suggest that you contact the Catoosa County Tax Assessor for property records and the Georgia Archives for additional records regarding the Graysville Post Office property.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
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