Campaigners have refused to give up the fight to save their post office and have called on the authorities to help them.
Potten End's branch is one of 2,500 to have been axed following a nationwide shake-up.
As of October 1, The Village Stores will no longer run the service, which may force the shop out of business.
In a bid to save the post office parish council
lors and residents are now looking at ways to keep it open.
Heading the fight is Mike Wallis, of Vicarage Road.
He said he was currently trying to appeal the Post Office's decision, but also called on the support of the authorities.
"Essex County Council has given funding and re-opened one. We want both Herts County Council and Dacorum Borough Council to look at what Essex has done and to help to fund a service in Potten End.
"There is not enough support for rural communities. The buses have been cut and the post office closed, which is making the village increasingly isolated," he explained.
Another option is for the parish council to form a community project whereby residents would be able to drop parcels off in a communal area which would be collected by a delivery company.
If a success, after several months The Villages Stores may legally be able to take the service on.
Supporting Potten End Mike Penning MP, said: "We have seen other councils come up with really imaginative ideas and the residents seem determined to find a way to keep it open."
In response leader of the borough council, Andrew Williams, said: "There are five, three of which are rural, post offices closing in Dacorum. I sympathise and understand with what they are saying.
"The rural situation is worsening and it's having a damaging effect on village life, but it's more than the borough can financially support."
Speaking on behalf of the county council, Richard Roberts, executive member for corporate strategies and partnerships, said:
"The county council is seeking to resume talks with the Post Office as a matter of urgency, to see whether we can make some services available from council buildings.
Although no financial support was suggested, he added: "We are concerned about the effects of closures on local people and we want to find some practical ways to help."
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