Sunday, August 30, 2009

Mayoworth

Barnum and Mayoworth are such small towns, we couldn't even find actual town structures; only a trailer or two. We did drive through the main gravel road through Mayoworth and say a sign that said it was the site of the old stagecoach station and the old post office. That was all that was left.
The town was established in 1890 at the home of Griffith Jones, an old Union soldier locally known as “Corporal Jones.” His daughter, May, married William Worthington. The name was a combination of May and Worthington.

Mayoworth Post Office was established in July, 1889 and discontinued in October, 1944. The mail was then handled by Kaycee Post Office.

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