Knoxville Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning in Knoxville, Tennessee, a postal worker noticed something strange. As he walked through the post office parking lot, a small dog began barking frantically at an empty mailbox. No one else seemed to notice or care, but the dog kept going on and on. The worker picked up the dog and took it inside, only to discover that every letter slot was filled with tiny pieces of paper—each one had a different flavor of dog treat written on it! It turned out that a regular customer had been leaving snacks for his furry friend, who was just doing his job as a loyal canine taste-tester. The end.

2. At the Knoxville Post Office one afternoon, an elderly lady approached the counter and asked the clerk with a twinkle in her eye: ‘Do you know what today is?’ The clerk smiled and replied, ‘No ma’am, I don’t.’ With a mischievous glint, she whispered, ‘It’s my birthday!’ The whole office burst into laughter as everyone wished her happy birthday. It turned out that every year on that day, someone from the neighborhood would bring cupcakes for the old lady, making her special day even more memorable.

3. In Knoxville, Tennessee, a delivery driver asked curiously: ‘Why does everyone wave at that old mailbox?’ ‘Because,’ said an elderly neighbor with a twinkle in his eye, ‘that’s where my secret mailman pen pal lives.’ The delivery driver looked puzzled for a moment before breaking into laughter, realizing it was just another Knoxville oddity.

4. In Knoxville, Tennessee, a delivery driver parked his truck next to the post office and noticed something peculiar on the ground. Curious, he bent down to pick it up—only to discover a small envelope addressed simply to ‘The Mailman Who Never Retires’. He opened it carefully, finding inside an old letter folded meticulously. It read: 'Dear Mailman, please deliver this letter to yourself every day until you retire.' Signed anonymously, it was dated thirty years ago. Since then, every evening, a regular guy from the neighborhood drops off a package with yesterday’s newspaper wrapped neatly inside, just for fun.