Arkansas Ties ... A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, and a Whole Lot of Arkansas

Hill - Mitchell Post Office Columbus, Hempstead County, Arkansas   Building #2. J. C. Hill had a store in this building until about 1945. David Mitchell returned from World War II and bought the store from Mr. Hill. Probably in the early 50s, Mr. Mitchell was appointed postmaster and the post office was located in his store. The post office remained in this building until about 1991. Mr. Mitchell retired as postmaster in the late 70s and Mattie Lou Crawford followed by Crit Caldwell served as postmaster while the post office was located in Mr. Mitchell's store. Mr. Mitchell continued running his store until about 1995 when he closed it down. As you can tell by the pumps in front, he also sold gas which was common for country stores back then. This building was probably built in the late 1800s. - James McJunkin Closed maybe 5 years?