At the shady intersection that is Cabaniss, this old shotgun store stands as a monument of the community’s past. The area was settled as Gullettsville by 1834, when a post office by that name opened. It closed in 1849. It was renamed for Judge Elbridge Gerry Cabaniss* thereafter and a post office for the newly named village was open between 1872-1904. There is a reference to a Castleberry’s Store in historical writings about Cabaniss, but I don’t know if this is it, or if it even survives.

*- I believe this to be Elbridge Gerry Cabaniss (1802-1872) but it could be his son, Elbridge Gerry Cabaniss [same name, not “Jr.”] (1845-1924).