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POSTMASTERS
& POST OFFICES OF
GONZALES COUNTY, TEXAS
1846 - 1930
BARTEK
(Gonzales)
Bartek, John H., 6 Feb 1896
Discontinued 18 Jun 1896; never
in operation
BEBE
(Gonzalez)
Bair, Warren G., 10 Aug 1900
Jennings, Coleman E., 26 Jun
1901
Neuman, Jos. F., 29 May 1902
Hausler, Emil W., 5 Feb 1906
Oakes, Henry R., 11 Dec 1908
Taylor, Jas. H., 25 Feb 1914
BELLEVILLE (Gonzales) (see also CENTREVILLE)
Hall, Wm. A., 27 Jan 1849
Cg'd to BELMONT, 1 Oct 1849
BELMONT
(Gonzales) (see also BELLEVILLE)
Gay, Thos. A., 1 Oct 1849
Beaty, Muhlenburg H., 26 Dec
1851
Ramsey, John J., 17 Jly 1861
(CSA) [moved off]
Beaty, M. H., 31 Jan 1862 (CSA)
Williams, T. T., 17 Mar 1865
(CSA)
Beaty, Miss R. E., 31 Jan 1866
Esler, Christian, 24 Oct 1866
Chesher, John B., 5 Sep 1871
Beaty, Chas., 25 Oct 1871
Niblo, Henry G., 23 Nov 1874
Beatty, Leander T., 21 Jun 1875
Beaty, Chas. P., 27 Aug 1875
Pierce, John K., 5 Oct 1875
Jones, Wm., 5 Jan 1876
Waldie, Sam'l. H., 25 Jly 1876
Grubbs, Woody J., 10 Aug 1887
Brenner, Chas. P. F. L., 14 Jan
1891
Schnabel, Anton, 10 Apr 1891
Rather, Charlie S., 30 Jly 1894
Fonss, Henry C., 24 Dec 1896
Schnabel, Anton, 20 Jun 1898
Schnabel, Albert, 18 Apr 1903
Forshagen, Adolph, 29 Jun 1906
Schnabel, Anton, 31 Aug 1909
Forshagen, Adolph, 5 Mar 1918
BIG
HILL (Gonzales) (see also CHINA GROVE)
Barber, Reuben R., 10 Apr 1857
Cates, Rufus, 5 Sep 1860
Cates, Rufus, 6 Aug 1861 (CSA)
Kokernot, Miss C. A., 22 Mar
1866
Woods, Mrs. Mary, 24 Oct 1866
Terrell, Harvey, 19 Feb 1868
Discontinued 9 Sep 1868
(Re-established) Fitzgerald,
Milam M., 1 Jly 1872
Discontinued 11 Sep 1873
CAPIOTE
(Gonzales)
Hampton, W. M., 3 Mar 1873
Fly, J. D., 23 Jly 187__?
Cg'd to LEESVILLE, 25 Aug 1874
CENTREVILLE (Gonzales)
Hall, Wm. A., 9 Feb 1848
Cg'd to BELLEVILLE, 27 Jan 1849
CHEAPSIDE (DeWitt, Gonzales)
Preston, Leonidas A., 29 Mar
1890
Kullin, Mary E., 18 Apr 1893
Braeur, Henry E., 12 Dec 1898
Carter, Arthur, 11 Dec 1914
CHINA
GROVE (Gonzales)
Jones, Russell, 7 Jan 1850
Hamon, Abe O., 10 Dec 1855
Jones, Russell, 19 Jly 1856
Barber, Reuben R., 6 Feb 1857
Cg'd to BIG HILL, 10 Apr 1857
CORDOVA
(Gonzales)
Morris, Miss Ellen, 20 Nov 1866
Discontinued 9 Aug 1867
COST
(Gonzales)
Hindman, Sam'l. C., 22 Sep 1897
Lindemann, Williebald F., 22
Jan 1906
Lindemann, Wm. E., 14 Mar 1914
CRANZ
(Gonzales)
Spaulding, Alice, 29 Sep 1905
Traweek, Carrie C., 16 Jly 1906
McLean, Josephus P., 18 Mar 1907
Ham, Buster, 28 Jly 1909
Discontinued 15 Dec 1913; mail
to Waelder
CUERO
(Gonzales, DeWitt)
Friar, Dan'l. B., 22 May 1846
Now in DeWitt
County
DEWET
(Gonzales)
Kaeding, Julius, 19 Feb 1901
Schoultz, Fred'k. A., 22 Mar
1907
Stroman, Coleman D., 14 Mar 1908
Worthy, Milus F., 24 Jun 1909
Discontinued 30 Sep 1910; mail
to Rancho
DEWVILLE
(Gonzales)
Dew, John F., 28 Jun 1894
Vernor, Jas. W., 12 Apr 1901
Vernor, Zenas T., 18 Mar 1907
Murphy, Elijah M., 17 Nov 1910
Davenport, Robt. S., 20 Jun 1913
DILWORTH
(Gonzales)
Moren?, Johanna C., 30 Jun 1892
Twitty, Clara A., 25 Jan 1893
Bramham, John H., 8 Aug 1893
Minton, Willis H., 10 May 1894
Mooney, Wm., 23 Mar 1898
Smith, Jos. M., 24 Aug 1901
Vrazel, Joe J., 6 Feb 1909
Walshak, Rich'd. A., 13 Dec 1913
DRYER
(Gonzales)
Devot?/Derot?, Chas. G., 17 Jly
1897
Wernken, John W., 22 Apr 1898
Schulze Jr., Adolph, 11 Mar 1903
Discontinued 31 May 1906; mail
to Shiner
ETTOWA
(Gonzales)
Wilson, Winston W., 19 Sep 1890
McCown, Jas. R., 6 Aug 1891
Discontinued 15 Sep 1891; papers
to Waelder
FOX
(Gonzales)
Davis, Robt. M., 23 Oct 1890
Kaeding, Julius, 2 Dec 1890
Brown, Jacob W., 2 Jly 1891
Discontinued 18 Apr 1892; mail
to Rancho
GONZALES
(Gonzales)
Peck, B. B., 22 May 1846
Gilchrist, Robt. J., 4 Jun 1847
Ponton, Wm. L., 16 Dec 1850
Hunt, Thos. W., 19 Dec 1851
Lane?/Law?, John V., 11 Aug 1853
Law, John V., 17 Jly 1861 (CSA)
Keyser, Miss Sallie Kit, 19 Oct
1865
Bellinger, Edmund, 20 Jly 1867
Kent, Alfred, 5 Feb 1868
Law, John V., 27 Jan 1873
Carey, Wm. D., 24 Nov 1873
Collins, Wiley V., 6 Apr 1886
Baquet, Wm. C., 11 Apr 1890
Ramsay, J. W., 5 Apr 1894
Davis, Anderson L., 27 Jan 1899
Davis, Will K., 6 May 1909
Ramsay, D. U., 29 May 1913
Davis, Will K., 26 Aug 1922
GUNN
(Gonzales)
Spaulding, Alice, 2 Oct 1905
(Order rescinded 20 Oct 1905)
HAMON
(Gonzales)
Hamon, Abe O., 20 May 1884
Hamon, Annie, 29 Oct 1902
Du Bose, Joe S., 27 Aug 1907
Allert, Wm. J., 30 Nov 1915
Allert, Wm. S., 5 Sep 1917
Allert, Albert A., 13 Sep 1919
Hamon, Judge, 12 Apr 1921
Hamon, Ruth, 13 Dec 1922
Discontinued 31 Jan 1924; mail
to Gonzales
HARWOOD
(Gonzales) (see also MULE CREEK)
Hodge, Wm. A., 26 Aug 1874
Johnston, Wm. P., 12 Oct 1874
Williams, J. F., 3 Mar 1875
McClelan, Nathan B., 18 Mar 1875
Doyal, Michael C., 8 May 1882
Plimsall, Jos., 1 May 1897
Caperton, Thos. A., 5 Mar 1900
Caperton, Dora, 9 Feb 1912
Littlefield, Clemons E., 31 Mar
1922
HERMIS
(Gonzales)
Ermis, Frank L., 13 Mar 1894
Discontinued 16 Oct 1899; papers
to Dryer
HICKSTON
(Gonzales)
Henry, Silas W., 3 Mar 1898
Blaine, Jas. A., 15 Jan 1903
Browne, Jordan, 25 Jly 1906 (Declined)
Adams, Willie J., 5 Jan 1907
Henry, Maggie L., 13 Jly 1915
Henry, John R., 24 Sep 1919
Discontinued 31 Oct 1921; mail
to Waelder
HOPKINSVILLE (Gonzales)
Zumwalt, Isaac K., 28 Nov 1853
[resigned]
Tomlinson, T. J., 1 Mar 1862
(CSA)
Wellborn, C. H., 5 Nov 1864 (CSA)
Steubing, Nancy J., 30 Jly 1866
Taylor, Jas., 5 Dec 1867
Robinson, Stillman T., 2 Sep
1872
Discontinued 10 Jan 1876
KARNEY
(Gonzales) (see also PILGRIM'S LAKE)
Karney, Rudolph, 18 Jly 1894
Dawson, Jas. T., 4 Oct 1899
Cg'd to PILGRIM, 5 Jly 1900
KECK
(Gonzales)
Jones, Norman, 26 Nov 1901
Sauer, Carl, 24 Apr 1902
Discontinued 30 Nov 1905; mail
to Gonzales
LAKELAND
(Gonzales)
Kelcy, Wm. E., 28 May 1867
Discontinued 20 Nov 1867
LEESVILLE (Gonzales) (see also CAPIOTE)
Nance, Jas. A., 25 Apr 1874
Discontinued 19 Jly 1875
(Re-established) West, Larkin
N., 30 Mar 1877
Wyatt, Ed. L., 14 Jun 1886
McNemar, Henry C., 1 May 1897
Littlefield, Zack T., 27 Apr
1904
Cocke, Lawson C., 20 Sep 1913
Littlefield, Zach. T., 15 May
1922
McCLURE'S HILL (Gonzales)
Williamson, John A., 18 Mar 1858
Discontinued 8 Oct 1859
MAURIN
(Gonzales)
Moore, D., 3 Jly 1900
Fortune, Jean, 18 Jan 1902
Neighbors, Lon, 22 Dec 1904
Maurin, Firmin, 22 Jan 1906
Baker, Jos., 1 Jly 1908
Maurin, Firmin, 26 Oct 1912
Discontinued 31 Mar 1915; mail
to Gonzales
MONTHALIA (Gonzales)
Potts, Mark L., 6 Dec 1893
Siepman, Arnold, 27 May 1896
Pape, Aug., 30 Nov 1898
Afflerbach, Otto, 27 Nov 1900
Phillipus, Willie O.,30 Jan 1930
Afflerbach, Irma, 30 Oct 1930
(Ad interim)
Phillupus, Willie O., 8 Mar 1931?
MOULTON
(Gonzales, Lavaca)
Winters, Jas., 13 Sep 1855
Walker, Jas., 23 Jan 1856
Cline, John, 31 Jly 1856
McGill, Jeff'n. W., 9 Nov 1857
Fishburn, Jacob W., 21 May 1858
Later in Lavaca
County
MULE
CREEK (Gonzales)
House, Alfred, 13 Nov 1872
Cg'd to HARWOOD, 26 Aug 1874
NEVILLE
(Gonzales)
Minear, Philip N., 12 Sep 1890
Discontinued 21 Dec 1896; papers
to Harwood
NEW
BRAUNFELS (Gonzales, Comal)
Thomas, Chas., 22 May 1846
Now in Comal
County
NICKEL
(Gonzales)
Cobb, Robt. S., 17 Jly 1886
Quebedeaux, John E., 31 Jan 1889
Discontinued 31 Mar 1909; mail
to Dilworth
NIXON
(Gonzales) (see also NIXONVILLE)
Curry, Chas. S., 3 Apr 1908
Wilson, Osceola G., 28 Nov 1914
Edwards, Millard H., 16 Jly 1924
(Acting postmaster)
NIXONVILLE (Gonzales)
Curry, Chas. S., 20 Oct 1906
Cg'd to NIXON, 3 Apr 1908
NOPAL
(Gonzales, DeWitt)
Smith, Merrill W., 28 Apr 1896
Now in DeWitt
County, 24 Oct 1896
OAK
FOREST (Gonzales)
Cox, Thos. I., 29 May 1877
Discontinued 26 Dec 1882; mail
to Gonzales
(Re-established) O'Banion, Joe
L., 8 Mar 1887
Cardwell, Wm. A., 29 Apr 1890
O'Banion, Joe L., 26 Dec 1891
Wade, Geo. W., 18 Apr 1893
Wade, Mose A., 8 Oct 1908
Holmes, Jas. W., 5 May 1917
Ainsworth, Spencer M., 18 Feb
1918
Wilson, Reginald G., 12 Apr 1919
(Failed to qualify)
Barnett, Jas. E., 17 Jly 1923
Discontinued 30 Jun 1925; mail
to Gonzales
OTTINE
(Gonzales)
Otto, John A., 12 Oct 1892
Karnstadt, Louis F., 21 Jly 1897
Schnabel, Anton, 16 Mar 1903
Karnstadt, Louis F., 17 Jly 1903
Fehlis, Arno G., 28 Nov 1914
PALO
ALTO (Gonzales)
Evans, DeWitt C., 4 Oct 1856
Evans, DeWitt C., 5 Aug 1861
(CSA)
Discontinued 5 Nov 1866
PEACH
CREEK (Gonzales)
Kindred, Alex., 29 Jun 1857
Discontinued 7 Feb 1860
PECAN
GROVE (Gonzales)
Johnson, John L., 19 Sep 1856
Discontinued 20 Apr 1860
PILGRIM
(Gonzales) (see also KARNEY)
Dawson, Jas. T., 5 Jly 1900
Grissom, Jas. B., 16 Jly 1906
Smith, Jas., 20 Sep 1907
Jenkins, Frank, 13 Oct 1908
PILGRIMS
LAKE (Gonzales)
Dunning, Jos. B., 27 Oct 1879
Stapp, Calep O., 20 Sep 1890
Cg'd to KARNEY, 18 Jly 1894
PLUM
CREEK (Gonzales, Caldwell)
Good, J. J., 14 Jun 1847
Cg'd to LOCKHART, Caldwell
Co.
RANCHO
(Gonzales)
Wroe, Wm. A., 2 Jly 1855
Longworth, Wm., 20 Oct 1855
Gillespie, Jas. C., 30 Nov 1857
Steiner, B., 23 Jan 1860
Gillmore, Jesse, 31 Mar 1860
Steiner, Bernard, 22 Feb 1861
Cone?/Cain?, Henry, 17 Jan or
30 Apr 1862 (CSA)
[Cone/Cain was acting postmaster
as of 6 Mar 1862]
Discontinued 5 Nov 1866
(Re-established) Hall, Miss Fannie,
23 Nov 1866
Patterson, John, 5 Jan 1867
Phillips, W. M., 9 Dec 1872
Gillespie, Jas. C., 24 Feb 1874
Turner, Susan A., 20 Dec 1890
Davis, Wm. Thos., 5 Oct 1891
Moore, Wm. N., 19 Feb 1903
Discontinued 14 Jan 1911; mail
to Nixon
ROUND
LAKE (Gonzales)
Fields, Bailey S., 30 Jun 1858
Pierpont, Wm. J. D., 8 Dec 1859
Pierpont, W. J. D., 7 Apr 1862
(CSA)
Discontinued 5 Nov 1866
(Re-established) Jayne, Miss
Sophia R., 27 Nov 1867
Discontinued 13 Aug 1868
(Re-established) Sansom, Jas.
B., 1 Dec 1869
Nance, H. B., 25 Aug 1873
Discontinued 17 Nov 1873
(Re-established) Sansom, John
W., 14 Sep 1874
Discontinued 2 Oct 1876
SALT
STREAM (Gonzales)
Barnett, Jas. A., 21 Nov 1855
Discontinued 11 Mar 1857
SAMPLE
(Gonzales)
Sample, Grover C., 1 Aug 1905
Parira, John H., 2 Nov 1907
Mutschler, Eugene O., 14 Nov
1911
Houston, Nina B., 19 Apr 1917
Johnston, Ida M., 10 Mar 1919
Sample, Annie, 19 Apr 1927
SANDY
FORK (Gonzales)
McMillan, Sam'l. W., 8 Aug 1857
Carmichael, H. M., 25 Nov 1859
McMillan, Sam'l. W., 10 Apr 1860
Baldridge, Wm. H. H., 17 May
1860
Baldridge, Wm. H. H., 13 Mar
1862 (CSA)
Discontinued 5 Nov 1866
(Re-established) Mahan, Jas.,
14 Jan 1867
Discontinued 15 Jly 1869
SATURN
(Gonzales)
Davis, Leroy A., 16 Jan 1902
Beeson, Chas. E., 8 Dec 1910
Discontinued 31 Aug 1914; mail
to Waelder
SEDAN
(Gonzales)
Griffin, N. C., 4 Dec 1884
Bockins, Jas. M., 19 Jan 1885
Discontinued 31 Dec 1909; mail
to Nopal
SEGUIN
(Gonzales, Guadalupe, Gonzales,
Guadalupe)
Neill, John, 22 May 1846
[To] Guadalupe
County
Back to Gonzales County
[Apparently cg'd back to Guadalupe County]
SLAYDEN
(Gonzales)
Brelsford, Nathan W., 12 Nov
1889 (C)
Aycock, Fannie, 21 Apr 1898
Brelsford, Logan, 21 Nov 1903
Botts, Walter S., 4 Jun 1920
Hyman, Harrell N., 4 Jun 1923
Brelsford, Logan, 3 Mar 1925
SMILEY
(Gonzales)
Livingston, Duncan M., 29 Oct
1884
Phillips, Wm. M., 14 Feb 1888
Lowry, Jos. M., 4 Jan 1889
Sayler, Marcus A., 26 Mar 1890
Colley, Franklin P., 25 Nov 1891
Smith, Ed. K., 10 Apr 1896
Roberts, Francis M., 24 Mar 1900
Colley, Eugene G., 18 Jun 1901
Breeding, E. L., 24 Mar 1904
(X)
Smith, Ed. K., 6 Jun 1904
Breeding, Ed. L., 2 Jan 1909
Pouncey, John W., 28 Nov 1914
Smith, Jesse P., 26 May 1924
SOUR
SPRING (Gonzales, Caldwell)
Jackson, Jas. O., 5 Jun 1857
Watson, Jos., 20 Mar 1858 [resigned]
Later in Caldwell
County
SOUTH
RIVER SIDE (Gonzales)
Botts?, Robt. C., 19 May 1879
Dubose, Wm., 29 Nov 1880
Discontinued 12 Oct 1881
STIEREN
(Gonzales)
Kelly, John A., 10 Apr 1903
Orts, A. J., 15 Jly 1903
Discontinued 30 Sep 1903; papers
to Gonzales
STROMAN
(Gonzales)
Stroman, Govan N., 11 Jly 1894
Discontinued 7 Aug 1896; papers
to Wrightsboro
THOMPSONVILLE (Gonzales)
Polley, Hilliard J., 15 Jun 1869
Williamson, Weldon J., 7 Aug
1871
Cg'd to WAELDER, 29 Oct 1874
WAELDER
(Gonzales) (see also THOMPSONVILLE)
Williamson, Weldon J., 29 Oct
1874
Dupont, George L., 9 Apr 1879
McCraw, Wm. S., 16 Aug 1886
Allen, Mary F., 31 Oct 1889
Brookes, Miss Lou, 1 Nov 1893
Hopkins, Sam'l. L., 7 Jan 1897
Hopkins, Coleman P., 5 Jan 1898
Hopkins, Frank E., 20 Oct 1911
Harrell, Mary, 16 Dec 1915
Foster, Mary, [date not given]
(Name cg'd by marriage)
Rhodes, Robt. H., 12 Jan 1923
WALSH
(Gonzales)
Jennings, Coleman E., 1 Apr 1903
Discontinued 28 Feb 1906; mail
to Gonzales
WELLS
(Gonzales)
Wells, Jas. F., 28 Jan 1885
Discontinued 15 Dec 1885; mail
to Harwood
WINNTON
(Gonzales)
Williamson, John P., 28 May 1869
Green, Wm., 7 Aug 1871
Green Jr., Wm., 25 Jan 1877
Discontinued 27 Nov 1889; papers
to Nickel
WRIGHT(S)BOROUGH (Gonzales)
Swearingen, Jos. W., 27 Apr 1869
Discontinued 26 Sep 1870
(Re-established) Pierpont, J.
W. D., 21 Feb 1871
Kennedy, Robt. J., 11 Oct 1871
Willeford, Jepthey C., 27 Jun
1872
Lowry, Marion G., 28 Sep 1874
Laird, John F., 21 Feb 1876
Hinton, Walter W., 29 Jun 1917
ZEDLAR'S MILL (Gonzales)
York, Jas. M., 21 Apr 1873
Sherman, Chas. M., 21 Mar 1878
Hagins, Zaddick B., 3 Feb 1879
Mollenhauer, Henry, 26 Apr 1880
Discontinued 3 Feb 1882; papers
to Albuquerque
(Re-established) Halbert, L.
N., 8 Mar 1882
Morley, Henry, 3 Nov 1885
Cg'd to ZEDLER'S MILLS, 15 Mar
1886
ZEDLER'S MILLS (Gonzales) (see also ZEDLAR'S MILLS)
Morley, Henry, 15 Mar 1886
Rhode, Wm. B., 6 Jun 1888
Discontinued 22 Aug 1888; papers
to Rancho
ZINT
(Gonzales)
Whiteside, Jas. E., 7 Oct 1899
Smith, Wm. H., 13 Mar 1900
Schoultz, Fred'k. A., 31 Dec
1903
Discontinued 14 Apr 1906; mail
to Smiley
ZOAR
(Gonzales)
Baker, Jas. P., 28 Nov 1853
Discontinued 30 Aug 1855
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