Fain/Phaine/Almaville According to the HISTORY OF ALMAVILLE, TN compiled by the Heritage Committee of Almaville Extension Homemakers Club, November 1985, "Older residents remember a local boy, David Fain and Alma, the pretty girl he hoped to marry. Alma died young, whether through sickness or accident no one recalls. When Alma died, David Fain's dream of a happy married life with his sweetheart died too. The enormity of David's grief cast a pall over the tiny Rutherford County community of Locks. [As Almaville was then called] In 1898, the post office department requested David Fain to operate the local post office from his general store. He was also asked to name the post office. Fain chose to name the post office for his sweetheart, Alma. He took the name Alma and added "ville" to it and suggested the name to the post office department. The name was approved, and when the community prospered, it was named Almaville." (From the "Introduction" page of the above named publication.) This publication was written by members of the local community who told their tales based upon memory or what they had been told by older generations and by various people affiliated with the history of the area, among whom was C.C. Henderson who wrote THE STORY OF MURFREESBORO. A listing of acknowledgements and bibliography is printed before the table of contents. I believe this publication is out of print, but the local library has a copy. Also perhaps a way to check this would be through the post office department. > >> The following new message has been posted on Forum at >> <http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>. >> >> *************************************************************************** >> >> >> MESSAGE: (#2029) Fain/Phaine/Almaville >> >> <http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi?rev=2029> >> AUTHOR: Randi >> DATE: Thursday, 13 January 2005, at 2:39 p.m. >> >> I am trying to find out more about Almaville, Rutherford County, >> Tennessee, >> and how it came to be named. I have heard that David Phaine provided >> the name >> in 1879 but cannot find substantiation for the information. Can >> anyone help >> me. >> >> Thanks. >> >> *************************************************************************** >> >> >> This is an automatically-generated notice. If you'd like to be >> removed from >> the mailing list, please visit Forum at >> <http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/webbbs/queries/index.cgi>, or >> send your >> request to [email protected] If you wish to respond to this >> message, >> please post your response directly to the board. Thank you! >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.11 - Release Date: 1/12/2005 > > >