Emerson Dowland established Skullbone PostOffice and how

  Mr. Kit Parker, Supt. of Madison County Schools and a native of Skullbone, circulated a questionnaire among the elderly citizens and natives of Skullbone, to learn and establish Historical facts thereof.

We quote, "IN SUBSTANCE" pertinent excerpts as follows:

  WILLIAM A. FLIPPIN WROTE:

  "Skullbone village was first called 'North Gibson'".

  The name changed in the following manner:  The citizens around "North Gibson" petitioned the Government for a Postoffice, which was granted.  Emerson Dowland being the one that "got up" the petition and "sent it in," recommended to the Postoffice Department that the Postoffice be named "Clipper", Tennessee, in honor of his 5-year-old son.  But there was already one "Clipper" Postoffice up in the eastern half of Tennessee, thus Washington had to call on Dowland for some other name.   "Skullbone" was sent in, which was O.K'd by the Postoffice Department."

End of Flippin quote

(The above statement is the truth, but not the "whole" truth.  It should have been added that after "Clipper" was sent in, "Big Bill" Dowland peeled a challenger's skull with his bare fists and this revived "Skullbone" talk, so when the "rejection" arrived, Skullbone was sent in by Dowland, at the suggestion of Irvin Roark, and accepted.)