Wagersville

History

"Located about 7 miles due south from Irvine on Highway #89, and was named for Mr. Jonah Wagers who owned and operated a large general store in the community. In the early days mail was brought in on horseback from Drip Rock and the carrier made 2 stops each day at the post office, one in the early morning at the beginning of his route from Drip rock to Wagersville to Station Camp to Wisemantown and to Irvine, and the second on the return of his circuit about 8:00 P.M. According to Mr. Laban Park, who is a descendant of Mr. Asa Park, one of the original settlers of the community, "neither rain, sleet, snow nor knee-deep mud" kept the mail from coming through. The Wagers store and post office was a gathering place for all who lived in the area and waiting for the 8:00 P.M. mail carrier's visit was a nightly social event for the men. Among those receiving mail from the Wagersville post office were the Durbins, Wilsons, Flynns, Fowlers, Parks, Scrivners, Wagers, and Cox families.

The post office was established in Jonah Wagers' store on May 14, 1891, with Mr. Wagers as postmaster, who served two separate terms. Other postmasters were Lewis C. Fowler, Levi H. flynn, Brown L. McGeorge, Allen Powell, Mabel F. Scrivner, Francis J. Wagers, Wade Park, Miss Daisy Mae Brinegar, Mrs. Bertha Isaacs, Mrs. Nannie Parsons, and Mrs. Daisy Flynn, who served from October 23, 1955, until she retired July 31, 1970. Mrs. Sharon Park was the last Wagersville postmaster when the post office was discontinued in 1965. Residents receive mail through Route #3 of the Irvine Post Office." - Place Name Survey-Estill County, Kentucky, Bobby L. and Lorene Rose, circa 1970s.