Ochopee in Collier County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ochopee Post Office
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, October 3, 2015
1. Ochopee Post Office Marker
Inscription.
Ochopee Post Office. . Considered to be the smallest post office in the United States, this building was formerly an irrigation pipe shed belonging to the J. T. Gaunt Company tomato farm. It was hurriedly pressed into service by postmaster Sidney Brown after a disastrous night fire in 1953 burned Ochopee’s general store and post office. The present structure has been in continuous use ever since, as both a post office and ticket station for Trailways bus lines, and still services residents in a three-county area, including deliveries to Seminole and Miccosukee Indians living in the region. Daily business often includes request from tourist and stamp collectors the world over for the famed Ochopee post mark. The property was acquired by the Wooten Family in 1992.
Considered to be the smallest post office in the United States, this building was formerly an irrigation pipe shed belonging to the J. T. Gaunt Company tomato farm. It was hurriedly pressed into service by postmaster Sidney Brown after a disastrous night fire in 1953 burned Ochopee’s general store and post office. The present structure has been in continuous use ever since—as both a post office and ticket station for Trailways bus lines—and still services residents in a three-county area, including deliveries to Seminole and Miccosukee Indians living in the region. Daily business often includes request from tourist and stamp collectors the world over for the famed Ochopee post mark. The property was acquired by the Wooten Family in 1992.
Erected 1994 by Collier County Board of County Commissioners.
Location. 25° 54.076′ N, 81° 17.837′ W. Marker is in Ochopee, Florida, in Collier County. Marker is on Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) 0.2 miles west of Bass Lake Road, on the
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left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 38000 Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee FL 34141, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on October 30, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2. submitted on June 4, 2019, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on October 30, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.