This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jhflann Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.floyd/9751.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for posting that clipping. I was born in the town of Martin in 1933 and left Kentucky in 1944. My grandfather's place was about halfway between Martin and Maytown, and my uncle's place was on the Johns Branch road uphill from Warco. Between 1942 and 1944, I used to walk from either my grandfather's place or my uncle's place to Martin or Maytown, often along the ridges of the hills rather than the highway. When I was child, Dinwood was the name of the town and Alphoretta was the Post Office, and there was a sign, "Dinwood", on the old highway at the Dinwood road. A similar situation occurs regarding Maytown: The name of the town is Maytown and the name of the Post Office is Langley. So Dinwood and Alphoretta are the same place. I recently learned that the town of Martin was originally named Bucks Branch (or Bucks Branch Depot)(before 1910), then Smalley (1910-1914), and then Martin (from about 1914). The oldest part of town may have been along the railroad tracks at the mouth of Bucks Branch. Smalley is a "spur" just north of Bucks Branch. The Stephens Branch road is between Dinwood/Alphoretta and Warco. Warco is on the Johns Branch road where it meets the old highway. I am fuzzy about what is between Warco and Maytown/Langley. A great deal of our knowledge of place-name history, throughout the country, is rapidly disappearing into the obscurity of folklore, which is a pity. Now that the Town of Martin has become the City of Martin, I wonder how long it will be before no one there will remember its history. Halsey (John Halsey Flannery) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.