Elba


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---  Came into existence when a post office was established in William Matherly's store, March 12, 1866.
By 1870, Elba had already petitioned for a new school, had 2 doctors:  James C Latham and William G. Hokins, merchants were
Dan Files, John Gooch, who were blacksmiths, William S Elder operated a Grist mill and William Mathely was the postmaster.
A stagecoach made many stops there and by 1870 it's population was 125.
There was a covered bridge over the creek, that was said to be haunted, which after being investigated, turned out to be a cow seeking
 refuge under the bridge.
As the village began to decline, the post office closed permanently on Aug. 15, 1907.
The great flood of 1937 finished Elba for good.