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BARRSVILLE
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
U.S. POST OFFICE HISTORY

From a history of Columbia County, Florida, (BOOK) page 151.

To the south of Lake City, FL lay Mikesville, Leno, Barrsville, Columbia City, and Mount
Tabor.

Mikesville was about six miles from Fort White, FL.

Page 152: Barrsville on the Old Military and Telegraph Road lay some fourteen (14) miles from
Lake City and Eight Miles from the Santa Fe River and had originally been settled by Giles
Underwood Ellis in 1845 and was originally called " Ellisville, Florida. "

Barrsville, Florida was regarded as being in an area suitable for orange cultivation as was
Mount Tabor located south of Lake City, FL.

Barrsville Florida United States Post Office History:

The U.S. Post Office in Barrsville, Columbia County, Florida existed intermittently from June 8,
1871 to March 9,1882.

The first U.S. Post Office in the area was established on January 29,1843 as the Ellisville U.S.
Post Office. However, the Ellisville U.S. Post Office was discontinued on September 29,1843.

The U.S. Post Office was reestablished as the Barrsville Florida Post Office on June 8,1871 and
the name was changed, on Jan. 3,1872, to Barrsville U.S. Post Office.

The Barrsville U.S. Post Office was discontinued on December 29,1872, but was reestablished
on February 2,1875. Then it was discontinued March 9,1882 and moved to Mt. Tabor, FL. It
was reestablished March 26,1883.

The post office was discontinued at Mt. Tabor on April 22,1887, but then Reestablished July 6,
1903. Finally it was discontinued on July 31,-1904 and moved to Fort White, FL.

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