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From: Peggy LaPorte <>
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Re: ARKANSAS PLACE NAMES
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 20:28:16 -0600
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Valerie,
I am sorry I can not remember the name of the book, but there is a book that
gives the names of former post offices in towns that no longer exist and I
used it to find a town that I couldn't identify. Any genealogical librarian
will probably know what it is.
Good luck,
Peggy

----- Original Message -----
From: "VALERIE BURKE DELEON" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Re: ARKANSAS PLACE NAMES


> Hi, all--
> As long as people are thinking about Arkansas place names, could you all
keep
> the place "Patten's Gap" in mind? No one seems to have heard of it, but
this
> was the recollection of my gggrandmother, and she might have gotten the
> spelling or pronunciation wrong. It's the place she grew up (and knowing
> what county they were in would help me considerably!) If anyone sees or
hears
> of any place in Arkansas that even remotely sounds like "Patten's Gap," I
sure
> would appreciate hearing it.
>
> Thanks!
> Valerie
>
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