Starr County, Texas

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POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF
STARR COUNTY, TEXAS
1849 - 1930

 

AGUA NUEVA (Starr, Jim Hogg)

(See AQUA NUEVA)

 

 

ALTAVISTA (Starr, Jim Hogg)

Jones, Allen C., 8 May 1906

To Jim Hogg County

 

 

AQUA NUEVA (Starr, Jim Hogg)

Garcia, Sixto, 10 Jun 1910

Ramirez, Zenon, 12 Aug 1913

To Jim Hogg County

 

 

CUEVITAS (Starr, Jim Hogg) (see also OLD SAN ANTONIO)

Salinas, Encarna, 26 Jly 1894

Ramirez, Ramon G., 12 Apr 1901

Guerra, Zaragosa, 13 Jly 1904

Rodriguez, Eugenio, 10 Sep 1907

To Jim Hogg County

 

 

DELMITA (Starr) (see also ZARAGOZA)

Pena Jr., Niceforo C., 1 May 1931

 

 

EL SAUZ (Starr)

Resendez, Leandro, 27 Apr 1928

 

 

ESCOBARES (Starr)

Naranjo, Emilio, 13 Feb 1901

Discontinued 31 Oct 1903; papers to Roma

 

 

ESPERANZA (Starr)

Garcia, Rafael G., 3 Jun 1887

Discontinued 24 Oct 188__?; papers to Pena Station

 

 

FALFURRIAS (Starr, Brooks)

Trevino, Jose, 13 Dec 1898

Caldwell, Walter E., 16 Jly 1902

Rice, Robt. H., 12 Dec 1902

Treadwell, Jas. H., 30 Jan 1907

Lopez, Lazaro, 2 Aug 1907

Gardner, W. A., 28 Apr 1908

Into Brooks County, 2 Feb 1911

 

 

GARCIAS (Starr)

Flores, Patricio S., 23 Dec 1897

Molina, Federico S., 17 May 1909

Discontinued 15 Jly 1918; mail to Samfordyce

(Re-established) Saenz, Lucas, 7 Aug 1923

Cg'd to GARCIASVILLE, 1 Feb 1929

 

 

GARCIASVILLE (Starr) (see also GARCIAS)

Saenz, Lucas, 7 Aug 1923

 

 

GRULLA (Starr)

Hinojosa, Lucas, 17 Sep 1897

Garcia, Eustolia, 11 Mar 1902

Longoria, Andres, 21 Jan 1907

Longoria, Tristan, 6 Apr 1912

Garcia, Maria E., 17 Sep 1913

Longoria, Enriqueta, 13 Oct 1915

Longoria, Tristan, 6 Nov 1923

Longoria, Isaac, 3 Dec 1928

 

 

GUERRA (Starr, Jim Hogg)

Lodovie, Jos. J., 30 Apr 1906

To Jim Hogg County

 

 

LA GRULLA (Starr)

Elizonda, Caystiano de la Garza, 29 Aug 1881

Discontinued 17 Oct 1881

 

 

LA REFORM (Starr)

Gonzales, Juan B., 12 Apr 1917

Molina, F. S., 10 May 1923

Discontinued 15 Nov 1923; mail to Santa Elena

 

 

LOS SAENZ (Starr)

Vale, Jos. J., 25 Jan 1929

 

 

OLD SAN ANTONIO (Starr)

Guerra, Francisco P. P., 8 Aug 1892

Cg'd to CUEVITAS, 26 Jly 1894

 

 

PAISANO (Nueces, Starr)

Rohrman, Wm. W., 20 Nov 1886

Discontinued 7 Dec 1891; papers to Concepcion

(Re-established) Sutherland, Wm. G., 27 Jly 1892

Quintanilla, Teveriano G., 31 Oct 1896

Ramirez, Calixto, 10 Oct 1900

Discontinued 31 Dec 1905; mail to Falfurrias

 

 

RIOGRANDE (Starr) (see also RIO GRANDE CITY)

Juarez, Miguel P., 4 Jan 1895

Recio, Federico, 14 Jun 1897

Tijerina, Cruz, 3 May 1898

Contreras, Abundio, 14 Nov 1905

Alvarez, Casimiro P., 15 Nov 1924 (Acting postmaster)

 

 

RIO GRANDE CITY (Starr)

Davis, Clay, 3 Feb 1849

Haynes, John L., 27 Nov 1849

Davis, Rich'd. W., 13 Jan 1851

Munroe, Jas., 11 Aug 1853

Smith, Wm., 13 Jly 1854

Davis, H. C., 15 Nov 1854

Munroe, Jas., 8 Feb 1855

Kelsey, John P., 12 Nov 1856 [removed]

Davis, H. Clay, 6 Aug 1861 (CSA)

[CSA postal records indicate that a "Mrs. S. S.

Hedrick" was acting postmaster at Rio

Grande City sometime during the war]

Davis, Louisiana, 23 Mar 1866

Spencer, Geo., 21 Dec 1866

Tachau?, Henry G., 5 Mar 1873

Nix, Jas. I., 23 Nov 1874

Edwards, Jas. H., 29 May 1882

Nix, Jas. I., 2 Feb 1883

Davis, Miss Luciana G., 11 Feb 1885

de la Pena, Silverio, 24 Jly 1890

Stewart Sr., Sam'l. J., 3 Feb 1892

(Order rescinded 15 Oct 1892)

de la Pena, Silverio, 24 Jly 1890

Kennedy, Thos. W., 14 Aug 1893

Cg'd to RIOGRANDE, 4 Jan 1895

 

 

ROBBERSON (Starr)

Robberson, Geo. W., 1 Oct 1909

Saenz, Mateo, 19 Dec 1911

Discontinued 29 Jun 18; mail to Rio Grande

 

 

ROMA (Starr)

Hollister, Henry R., 15 Apr 1850

Discontinued 26 Jly 1852

(Re-established) Williams, Elsy B., 27 Sep 1852

Cox, Noah, 16 Aug 1853

Cox, Noah, 14 Aug 1861 (CSA)

Suspended postmaster at Brownsville (CSA)

Moses, Alfred, 23 Mar 1866

Discontinued 9 Sep 1868 [by U. S. Govt.]

(Re-established) Hastings, Dan'l. M., 6 Jan 1869

Duffy, Miguel, 19 Aug 1873

Muguerza, Wm., 9 Sep 1873

Hastings, Clarence B., 30 Nov 1875

Cox, Noah, 7 Jly 1881

Cox, Clotilda, 7 May 1883

Mayo, Ruperto E., 9 Aug 1883

Hastings, Fred'k. H., 22 Dec 1885

Hastings, Clarence B., 25 Aug 1890

Ramirez, Manuel, 7 Dec 1894

Hastings, Clarence B., 19 Jan 1899

Ramirez, Manuel, 15 Nov 1899

Gonzales, Servando, 9 Jan 1908

Trevino, Francisco P., 20 Apr 1915

Noranjo, Emelio, 6 Jun 1919

Muguerza, Guillermo, 14 Jly 1921

Ramirez, Manuel, 11 Feb 1922

Ramirez, Effren M., 30 Dec 1922

 

 

SALINENO (Starr)

Oosterveen, Adolph, 11 Oct 1899

Discontinued 19 Jan 1900; never in operation

[Apparently re-established]

Canales, Patricio G., 20 Nov 1911

Hinojosa, Juan, 26 Oct 1918

 

 

SANISIDRO (Starr)

Pena, Amado, 21 Apr 1904

Elizondo, Manuel, 23 Aug 1906

Discontinued 30 Apr 1910; mail to Sanramon

(Re-established) Pena, Amado, 19 Jly 1910

Discontinued 30 Sep 1913; mail to Santa Elena

 

 

SANTA ELENA (Starr)

Munoz, Anastacio, 27 Oct 1909

Garzas, Andres G., 7 Jun 1910

Garza, Nieves, 16 Jan 1917

 

 

VIBORAS (Starr)

Trevino, Rafael, 9 Jun 1909

Barrera, Francisco G., 20 May 1911

Trevino, Rafael, 24 Apr 1914

Berrera, Francisco G., 28 Apr 1916

Guerra, Hortensia E., 4 Apr 1918

Guerra, Isidro, 22 Dec 1928

 

 

ZARAGOZA (Starr)

Pena Jr., Niceforo C., 12 Sep 1925

Cg'd to DELMITA, 1 May 1931