Paul's Store

Paul's Store, also known as Terrapin Neck, was seventeen miles east of Center in eastern Shelby County. Settled after the Civil War, the community had a post office from 1886 to 1906. It was named for William A. Paul, its first postmaster and the owner of the community gin, store, and sawmill. In 1946 Paul's Store had a reported population of fifty and a gin, a store, and a school. By the 1960s these institutions had closed, but the population was still estimated as fifty. By 1988 the site had been incorporated into Huxley.

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Belongs to

Paul's Store is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Paul's Store is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [Pauls Store]
  • (Terrapin Neck)

Location

Latitude: 31.82461490
Longitude: -93.91796690

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No