HISTORY—NEWBERRY SPRINGS POST OFFICE

The first Post Office in this area was established about 1911 and was called “Wagner”, that being the name of the first Postmaster, a Miss Morris Wagner.  Sometime later on the name was changed to “Water” because of the abundant supply of underground water in this area.  The Santa Fe Railroad supplied other areas that were short of water, from a spring-well which they still own.  It is about a mile west of the Post Office. 

In 1924 or 1925 the name was again changed again—this time to “Newberry” after a short period of time being known as “Newberry Springs”  However, on February 1, 1967 the present name of “Newberry Springs” was made official through the Post Office Department after a petition was circulated asking for it. 

In the late 1930’s, Faith L Sodders was Postmaster.  Frank La Brash purchased the Cliff House Market from people by the name of Sodders, and was Postmaster for many years.  The next owners of the Market, Mr. Mrs. George Lomker, then continued to keep the Post Office, later selling out to Lou Fullingim and his wife Katherina, who became Postmaster until she was replaced in early 1956 by Acting Postmaster, Edgar A. Poe, who having failed to take the Postmasters Examination, was replaced later that year in November by Mrs. Dorothy P. Faust. 

Mrs. Faust retired May 31, 1972 after serving almost sixteen years as Postmaster.  Mrs. Virginia Coppi, Mrs. Faust’s principle clerk was then appointed Postmaster to take her place.  When Mrs. Faust became Postmaster the Post Office had been moved across the street north from the old market to a new one, but on April 1, 1957 it was moved to a small wooden cabin just north of old “66” on Newberry School Road.  After a Rural Route was established in 1961 a new, larger modern facility was built on this site to replace the existing structure.