Do you know of Arthur ???
When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer - that's the case with Arthur.
This entry has been created as a placeholder - we hope to develop more information in the future.
This entry could be in error. It might be that our source had a mis-print, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. We hope to learn more about Arthur in the future.
We found mention of Arthur as a post office, but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arthur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Communities Also Named Arthur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Arthur - they are located in Arkansas (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Adding Arthur to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Arthur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list, the Arthur post office opened in 1886.
We also found Arthur in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Arthur ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Arthur:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.
From that list:
The Arthur post office opened in 1886 and had closed by 1907.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Arthur - Services available: no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |