File Under: Little Post Office – West Virginia
When I’m cruising around, little post offices or post offices in interestingly-named towns catch my eye.
Don’t tell anyone this but, when I was a kid… I collected stamps. I was fascinated by them – their age, their history, the images within. They themselves were like little postcards. Looking stamps up in the philatelic catalog was like a treasure hunt. I know. A bit nerdy. But I loved it. Perhaps my penchant for the little post offices is a spillover from that.
Here are a few West Virginia post offices I stopped for last weekend:
North Matewan, WV:
Fanrock, WV:
This one caught my eye because I didn’t recall ever seeing a post office in what appears to be someone’s house before.
Panther, WV:
I liked the town name. Also, it put me on a jag of singing “Kool Thing” by Sonic Youth to myself for the next few hours. Kool thing, walkin’ like a panther…
Cucumber, WV:
Cucumber! It’s demented how much I love this as a town name.
War, WV:
You’ll have to go back for Smoot WV, which I snagged as a wild card bonus in the Rock n Ride (977 points!). It’s in a trailer. 🙂
I bet we could ride around for weeks and weeks spotting little and interesting POs in WV
I was just getting ready to tell her I actually passed one that’s in a trailer! I’m not talking shiny, new trailer either. Now I have to check my map to see if I went through Smoot…
I saw one in a trailer on 52. I think the town was Premier?
Yes, it was Premier: https://goo.gl/maps/ia7UjFhVjCP2
I’ve got a few towns bookmarked for “one day,” specifically Chloe and Rachel WV (I can live without the extra ‘a’ 🙂 )
I was NOT in Smoot. That means there’s another little town in WV somewhere with a dilapidated mobile home as a post office. I guess Uncle Sam was embarrassed to have a post office structure that’s nicer than most homes in the area. Sad, but true.
Ah, you are making me homesick. I love those tiny little towns and the people that populate them. It looks like you’re not far from Big Ugly State Park and Man, WV.
we were staying in Matewan, so just a bit southwest of both.
From another former philatelist, your secret is safe here.
As a native of West “By God” Virginia (which is the correct pronunciation) I love this!
I love the little post offices too, and WV doesn’t have a lock on trailer post offices, TN, AL, and probably GA have them too.