BY CAROL MOSLEY
Special to the Telegraph
Local residents are not the only ones delighted that their Graham Post Office is back in business. The convenience has been missed by neighboring towns as well.
The Graham location on C.R. 18 is sometimes utilized by Brooker residents, since their own post office is only open for services until 12:30 p.m. The Brooker Post Office is a tiny building about seven miles from Graham. Even some residents from Alachua County who live along C.R. 225 use the Graham location, which has hours from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Both post offices are closed on Saturday and Sunday.
The Graham Post Office was closed due to a “health issue” at the end of October 2024. People with Graham P.O. boxes were instructed to pick up their mail and obtain other services at the Brooker Post Office. Sylvia Anglen, Graham’s postal worker, would go to Brooker to sort and bundle the Graham mail according to box numbers.
Anglen said she is glad to be home and Graham is glad to have her back. In addition to the place where locals get and send their mail, the post office is a place to catch up with neighbors you haven’t seen for a while.
At the moment, some services are still getting up and running due to computer adjustments. But, stamp purchases, package mailings and box renewals will be available any day now. Meanwhile, the mail is being sorted and put in the boxes at Graham once again.
The townspeople of Graham consider the post office to be a vital entity of recognition as a town. There is no town governance, no stores, but there is a 32042 zip code that identifies the town on a map. And there are a whole lot of independent folks who have a proud history of growing up and growing old in the little town of Graham. They want their address to reflect that.
