Baxter Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was just another morning at Baxter Post Office when a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. As he sorted through packages, an old envelope kept sliding off the pile and landing on its own with a soft thud. Curious, the driver picked it up and saw that the return address read simply 'To Whom It May Concern.' When he opened it, there was nothing inside but a tiny piece of paper that said 'PS: Please stop delivering my mail!' Turns out, someone had accidentally subscribed themselves to every letter in town.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Baxter Post Office one afternoon and found something unusual in his truck bed—a small, neatly wrapped package addressed simply to ‘The Friendly Mailman.’ Curious, he brought it inside. Inside, the friendly mailman turned out to be a card from an anonymous neighbor congratulating him on his recent promotion. Everyone had a good laugh, especially when they realized that every day, the mailman received dozens of similar packages—all meant for someone else. From that day on, whenever anyone forgot whose package was whose, they’d just say, 'It must be for The Friendly Mailman!'

3. It was an ordinary Tuesday morning at Baxter Post Office when a delivery driver pulled up with a package so large it looked like a small tree. Nobody had ever seen anything like it before. The delivery driver struggled for several minutes trying to get it inside, until finally someone shouted from behind the counter: ‘For crying out loud, just leave it outside!’ And that’s how, on that fateful Tuesday, Baxter Post Office became famous for having the world’s largest package waiting patiently under the awning. A regular neighbor later joked, ‘At least now we know what Santa uses for wrapping paper.’

4. At Baxter Post Office, every morning begins with the same routine: stamps being sorted, letters shuffled, mailboxes opening. But one day, amidst the usual hum of activity, a delivery driver heard a strange whirring sound coming from inside one of the mail slots. Curious, he bent down and peered into the slot. Suddenly, an envelope popped out and landed right on his nose, startling him so much that he dropped the whole stack of mail he'd been holding. A regular standing nearby burst out laughing, saying, 'Welcome to Baxter Post Office—we never know what’s going to come flying out next!'