Whirlwind, WV; The Place that History Forgot....










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At the end of this lane in the background is where the United States Post Office for Whirlwind
WV was located for almost two years. Shirley (Bryant) Smith (my mother) was Postmaster. The
post office was located in the corner of our country store, a small wooden building across the
yard from our house. I do not know the location of the first Post office, but the one in picture 
below was the second (or third) post office, and the Postmaster at the store/post office 
pictured here was Jim Mullins. [information on Postmasters and dates of service was obtained 
from the United States Postal Service in Washington, D.C., and is available for purchase on
microfilm at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.]








(Based on recent research, I believe this building dates back to circa 1910-1914 or earlier. 
I recently discovered that this is probably where the Whirlwind (now extinct) post office was
located from 1914 to 1938. Sadly, this building is no longer standing. It was an historic 
landmark. Ron and I were there in the 1985 when this picture was taken.  A cousin, who had a 
lovely home on the property said there was some of the old inventory still inside.  She
specifically mentioned shoes.





POST MASTERS FOR WHIRLWIND 
LOGAN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA 

Name	                 Title	         Date Appointed

Lawrence W. Riddle 	Postmaster 	    03/31/1910
Sol Riddle 	        Postmaster 	    05/25/1911
James Mullins 	        Postmaster 	    04/30/1914
Lindsey Blair 	        Postmaster 	    04/28/1938
Mrs. Shirley Smith 	Acting Postmaster   10/23/1940
Mrs. Shirley Smith 	Postmaster 	    12/05/1940
Mrs. Pearl Lowe 	Acting Postmaster   07/12/1941
Mrs. Pearl Lowe 	Postmaster 	    11/05/1941
Mrs. Tema Workman 	Acting Postmaster   03/01/1947
Mrs. Tema Workman 	Postmaster 	    06/16/1947
Mrs. Verlie Smith 	Acting Postmaster   11/05/1949
Mrs. Ernestine Tomblin 	Acting Postmaster   03/31/1951
Discontinued on January 31, 1952; mail to Harts 



                                         


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