Jim Wheat's POSTMASTERS
& POST OFFICES OF TEXAS, 1846 - 1930
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~ GLOSSARY ~
Note: Counties within parentheses
following the name
of the post office; e.g., "ROADVILLE (Anderson, Houston)"
designate the lineage of that post office.
That is, Roadville
was originally located in Anderson County, but was changed
to Houston County. (usually a result of county boundary
changes)
To discern the complete lineage
of such a post office, search
all counties listed in the parentheses.
The date appearing after the
postmaster's name is the
date that he or she was appointed.
Acting postmaster
Served temporarily, or for another
postmaster.
Ad int (Ad interim)
Refers to the tenure of an acting
postmaster who serves
until the regular postmaster returns
from military service.
[Apparently re-established], etc.
Omissions by postal clerks are
fairly common in the original
postal registers -- especially in regard to the re-establishment
date of a post office.
Bracketed entries reflect the
compiler's speculations on
these omissions.
Cg'd (Changed)
The name of the post office was
changed, or its site was
moved to another location, though
in some instances, when
a name change occurred, the post office location was also
changed.
Example: "Elizabeth," in Denton County was
changed
to "Roanoke," but the records
do not indicate that Roanoke
was, in fact, located approximately
3 miles southeast of
Elizabeth.
(C)
Later commissioned. Notation
in the postal registers
that a postmaster was com-missioned
was not begun
until late 1889.
(CSA)
Confederate States of America.
Ed. / Ed'n.
Edward./Edwin
Mod. Eff. [Modified Effective]
Presumably indicates that an
extension to continue
service at the post office was issued
by the Post Office
Department.
Order / Appointment rescinded
An order of the Postmaster General
establishing or
discontinuing a post office, or appointment
of a postmaster which was later rescinded by
the Postmaster General.
Papers to... / Mail to...
When an office was discontinued,
the mail formerly
under its jurisdiction was sent to
a nearby, and probably
the nearest, post office.
"(see also...)"
entries indicate that the name
of the
post office was changed. Check the
previous name(s)
for a complete lineage of the post
office.
Example: "SAN PEDRO (Houston) (see also AUGUSTA)"
Suspended
Apparently the same as "discontinued."
(X)
Not commissioned.
[1] or [2]
Indicates a post ofice that appears
to have no
connection to the other indentically-named
post office.
Example:
VINEYARD [1] (Jack)
White, Jas. K., 26 Jly 1882
...
VINEYARD [2] (Jack) (see also SEBREE)
Hopper, Jas. T., 16 Jun 1915
...
Sources:
Record of Appointment of Postmasters,
1832 - Sept. 30, 1971;
National Archives microfilm M841, NNEB-20 (reels 1 - 3)
Pickett Papers, Confederate States
of America, Volumes 98 - 99;
Library of Congress microfilm, reel 52
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