Swisher County, Texas

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POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF
SWISHER COUNTY, TEXAS
1887 - 1930

 

ADAIR (Swisher)

Hall, Thos. J., 5 Nov 1890

Discontinued 17 Oct 1895; papers to Happy

 

 

ARBY (Swisher)

Caler, Tippie, 30 Nov 1892

Discontinued 13 Nov 1894; papers to Tulia

 

 

AUBURN (Swisher) (see also TWIST)

Estes, John, 28 Apr 1910

Discontinued 31 Mar 1911; mail to Kress

 

 

COMMUNITY (Swisher)

Hart, Tivis W., 22 Aug 1895

Britain, Frank H., 13 Apr 1899

Discontinued 30 Mar 1901; papers to Tulia

 

 

DREKA (Swisher)

Dial, Jos., 30 Jun 1893

Discontinued 6 Nov 1893; no papers

 

 

FANCHON (Swisher)

Burkhalter, Frederic F., 11 Apr 1892

Jennings, Leroy P., 3 Jun 1893

Cox, Sarah Jane, 24 Oct 1894

Key, Dollie D., 22 Jan 1895

Cox, Sarah Jane, 4 Nov 1896

Mulkey, Cora E., 7 May 1898

Key, Jeff D., 2 Nov 1898

Burnham, Henry M., 14 Apr 1900

Key, Jeff D., 20 Mar 1901

Cox, Sarah J., 8 Apr 1902

Loring, Ed., 18 Aug 1906

Discontinued 15 Nov 1917; mail to Tulia

 

 

HAPPY (Swisher)

Currie, David, 14 Mar 1891

McNaughton, Jas. M., 9 May 1907

Miller, Wm. F., 28 Oct 1914

Currie, Eva, 23 Aug 1923

Dillon, Marion, 25 Oct 1929 (Acting postmaster)

 

 

KRESS (Swisher) (see also WRIGHT)

Moore, John F., 23 Jly 1908

Beck, Vivian A., 28 Oct 1914

Smith, Carl W. 10 Apr 1922

Wright, Elmer G., 10 Oct 1929

 

 

McKENZIE (Swisher)

Osborne, Anna H., 8 Oct 1897

Discontinued 23 Jun 1898; never in operation

 

 

MITCHELL (Swisher)

Kirby, John M., 2 Aug 1913

Discontinued 15 Oct 1914; mail to Tulia

 

 

TAGGART (Swisher)

Taggart, Lucius J., 25 Jan 1904

McGowan, Dorothy J., 3 Dec 1904

(Order rescinded 5 Apr 1905)

Taggart, Lucius J., 25 Jan 1904

Whitman, Sylvester T., 11 Apr 1905 (Declined)

Taggart, Lucius J., 25 Jan 1904

Discontinued 31 Aug 1905; mail to Canyon

 

 

TULIA (Swisher)

Parrish, Jas. H., 22 Aug 1887

Conner, Wm. G., 20 Sep 1889

Faulkner, Lewis M., 26 Oct 1891

Garrett, Jacob, 7 Sep 1892

Faulkner, Lewis M., 18 May 1893

Gass, Claud L., 8 Jan 1896

Clayton, J. M., 24 Oct 1899 (Declined)

Potter, John M., 17 Jan 1900

Clayton, Walter S., 9 May 1901

Potter, Jeff, 11 Apr 1902

Hutchison, W. B., 17 Jun 1913

Hutchison, L., 4 Apr 1917 (Acting postmaster)

Grigg, John W., 6 Apr 1918

Emmitt, John A., 2 Aug 1923 (Acting postmaster)

Potter, Jeff, 31 Jly 1924 (Acting postmaster)

 

 

TWIST (Swisher)

Gayler, Mary L., 10 Jly 1899

Estes, John, 16 Apr 1909

Cg'd to AUBURN, 28 Apr 1910

 

 

VIGO (Swisher)

Gardner, Chas. R., 15 Nov 1907

Newton, Chas. G., 10 Jly 1908

Cg'd to VIGO PARK, 7 Dec 1908

 

 

VIGO PARK (Swisher) (see also VIGO)

Newton, Chas. G., 7 Dec 1908

Brown, Lucy J., 27 May 1909

Webster, Jas. I., 10 Dec 1910

Huxford, Orville, 19 Jun 1914

Scott, Rich'd A., 15 Mar 1919

Rogers, Chas. H., 12 Mar 1931

 

 

WHITFIELD (Swisher)

Millet, Elmer C., 23 Oct 1891

Phillips, Rich'd. L., 19 Jan 1899

Christian, John C., 16 Sep 1899

Moore, John W., 27 Feb 1900

Hogue, Milborn N., 14 Nov 1903

Discontinued 30 Nov 1906; mail to Plainview

(Order rescinded ___? Nov 1906)

Hogue, Milborn N., 14 Nov 1903

Hogue, Aurilia C., 20 Apr 1907

Shelton, Lundy A., 26 Nov 1909

Tucker, Jesse F., 1 Apr 1910

Foster, Booker F., 24 Sep 1910

Foster, Ethel L., 2 Oct 1914

Discontinued15 Jly 1919; mail to Kress

 

 

WRIGHT (Swisher)

Wright, Hermine, 30 Jan 1891

Thompson, Mollie S., 29 Oct 1891

Jackson, Stephen N., 28 Jly 1893

Adair, Charley Lee, 4 Jan 1896

Ross, Thos. A., 7 Apr 1898

Moore, John F., 24 Sep 1906

Cg'd to KRESS, 23 Jly 1908

 

 

WYNNE (Swisher)

Wynne, Wm. C., 28 Jun 1892

Shows, Jas. B., 9 Sep 1893

McCormick, Thos. P., 28 Dec 1894

Shows, Lela, 14 Feb 1898

Discontinued 14 Jun 1899; papers to Community

 

 

ZENITH (Swisher)

Nisbet, Alex. R., 18 Nov 1892

Arceneaux, Jos. E., 25 Feb 1895

Discontinued 12 Jly 1895; papers to Tulia