Postmasters
Chas. S. Taylor Appointed May 10, 1906
Alfted A. True Appointed October 9, 1916
Josephine True Acting May 1, 1920 Appointed April 13, 1921
OFFICE DISCONTINUED JULY 11, 1922 REESTABLISHED NOVEMBER 11, 1927
David Griggs Appointed November 10, 1927 (Declined)
Mrs. Mary Platt Appointed December 5, 1927
James W. Platt Took Possession February 1, 1936 Appointed February 4, 1936
Mrs. Leone M. Platt Appointed June, 4, 1937
OFFICE DISCONTINUED AUGUST 12, 1944
July 5, 1906: “A new post office at the tungsten mines, just over the line in San Bernardino county, has been established with the name of Atolia, Charley Taylor is the new postmaster and the office is about ready for business.”—Randsburg Miner
Atolia Post Office & Automobiles, 19__. View looking ___. - Derick English Collection
March 15, 1916: “ONE OF THE AMUSING THINGS IN CAMP is the postoffice. It was built for 60 people and now takes care of mail for possibly 2000. It’s open from noon until 11 p. m. and one joins in a line outside the building to get a window to ask for mail. ” –Bakersfield Californian
March 20, 1916: “It has been very warm during the past few days and yesterday, the deputy postmaster suffered a sunstroke, causing the office be closed all day. ” – Bakersfield Californian
April 12, 1916: “The Randsburg-Mojave Stage Company is responsible for a petition that if successful will give this district two mails a day. Many singers have been secured and the documents are being sent to the proper authorities. New mail arrangements are surely a needed proposition, and many kicks are heard daily on account of local mail service” –Bakersfield Californian
April 29, 1919: “DESERT TOWNS IN KICK ON CUT MADE MAIL AND EXPRESS—
Randsburg, April 28.—Randsburg, Johannesburg, Atolia and the desert section tributary will after today be deprived of daily mail, newspaper, freight, and express service, by order of the federal control of railroads, express, and mail services. The news came as distinct surprise and shock to the general mining and business interests in the desert section served by the three towns. Under the new order, unless abrogated or modified, mail service will be delivered three times each week.
A move is on foot to have the mail, freight, express, and newspapers delivered from Mojave by motor truck, which now seems to be the only way to obtain daily service.
Randsburg has been on the map for 23 years and has had daily mail service continuously except for 30 days during the Western Federation of Miner’s strike on the Yellow Aster mine, when the service was suspended as a precautionary measure.” –San Bernardino County Sun
