Tom Green County, Texas

Jim Wheat's POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF TEXAS, 1846 - 1930

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(Updated December 30, 2005)

 

POSTMASTERS & POST OFFICES OF
TOM GREEN COUNTY, TEXAS
1859 - 1930

 

BEN FICKLIN (Bexar, Tom Green)

Vinck, John B., 17 Dec 1875

O'Doherty, Anthony, 9 Jly 1877

Wahemund, Wm. L., 5 Sep 1881

Pollock, Sam'l., 6 Sep 1882

Discontinued 25 May 1883; mail/papers to Fort Concho

 

 

BOHEMIA (Tom Green)

Linbrugger, Wm., 27 May 1907

Discontinued 30 Jun 1909; mail to San Angelo

 

 

BRONCHO (Tom Green)

Lee, Andrew P., 6 Oct 1885

Discontinued 21 Jun 86; no papers

 

 

CAMP CHARLOTTE (Tom Green, Irion)

Garrison, Wm., 6 Nov 1885

Pittman, J., Preston, 27 Aug 1886

Snodgrass, Jas. C., 12 Aug 1887

To Irion County

 

 

CARLSBAD (Tom Green)

Perry, Ed. C., 27 Jly 1908

Perry, May E., 26 Apr 1913

Duncan, Lida M., 6 Nov 1920

 

 

CHRISTOVAL (Tom Green)

Doty, Chris. C., 21 Jan 1889

Ogden, John A., 29 Jun 1889

Jones, John, 18 Sep 1890

Weddell, Jas. 5 Feb 1898

Crawford, Wm. S., 30 Aug 1899

Wilson, Walter L., 9 Dec 1914

Hamm, Thos. L., 5 Dec 1917

Hunter, Henry S., 8 Jun 1920

Hanmun?, Maggie, 17 Oct 1923

Harris, Miss Viola L., 1 Feb 1931 (Acting postmaster)

 

 

CUMMINS (Tom Green, Sterling)

Kellis, Jos. H., 22 Jan 1890 (C)

Cummins, Robt. B., 25 Feb 1891

To Sterling County

 

 

FORT CHADBOURNE (Runnels, Tom Green, Coke)

Douglas, Robt. E., 8 Jan 1886

To Coke County

 

 

FORT CONCHO (Bexar, Tom Green)

Veck, Wm. S., 12 Jan 1880

Millspaugh, Jas. L., 21 Dec 1880

Smith, Orlando W., 13 Jun 1882

Millspaugh, Jas. L., 24 Sep 1883

Discontinued 1 Dec 1884; mail to San Angelo

 

 

GAMMA (Tom Green, Sterling)

Copeland, Chas. G., 26 Aug 1890

To Sterling Co.

 

 

GARDEN CITY (Tom Green, Glasscock)

Hines, Mrs. Amanda H., 28 Jly 1886

Gardner, Dora A. 14 Sep 1886

To Glasscock County

 

 

GERMANIA (Tom Green, Midland)

Bahnert, Gustav, 9 Apr 1884

Ketels, John, 3 Sep 1884

Neistherwu__?, Fred, 21 Jan 1885

[To] Midland County

 

 

HARRIET (Tom Green)

Lovelace, Chas. P., 6 Jly 1909

Cg'd to HARRIETT, 27 Aug 1909

 

 

HARRIETT (Tom Green) (see also HARRIET)

Lovelace, Chas. P., 27 Aug 1909

Duncan, Geo. W., 9 Oct 1912

Evans, Thos. L., 30 Oct 1915

Lovelace, Cliff A., 17 Nov 1917

Beck, John M., 30 Jan 1919

Discontinued 21 Oct 1927; mail to San Angelo

 

 

HAYRICK (Tom Green)

Buchanan, Wm. F., 6 Jan 1886

Discontinued 13 Jun 18__?; papers to Fort Chadbourne

 

 

HUGHES (Tom Green)

Mattox, S. P., 24 Mar 1908

(Order rescinded 17 Jly 1908)

 

 

KNICKERBOCKER (Tom Green)

Grinnell, Ed'n. M., 17 Aug 1881

Tweedy, Jos., 7 Dec 1885

Tweedy, Oliver L., 21 Aug 1889

Geddes, Alfred A., 4 Dec 1894

Tweedy, Jos., 10 Jun 1897

Etheridge, John B., 12 Sep 1921

 

 

LYNNELL (Tom Green, Sterling)

Smith, Mrs. Nellie, 23 Oct 1890

To Sterling County

 

 

McGRATH (Tom Green)

Boyd, Theo. D., 6 Apr 1910

Cg'd to TANKERSLY, 23 Jly 1910

 

 

MANESTEE (Tom Green)

Cain, Wm. B., 29 Jun 1888

Cawley, John R., 2 Jun 1893

Ringer, J. H., 15 Dec 1893

Spencer, Jas. C., 16 Jun 1894

Discontinued 7 Feb 1898; papers to Robert Lee, Coke Co.

 

 

MERETA (Tom Green)

Fisher, Wade J., 12 Apr 1902

Hess, David L., 23 Dec 1910

Hess, Irvin D., 22 Nov 1922

Bledsoe, Jas. D., 16 Feb 1924

Bledsoe, Thos. D., 28 Aug 1925

 

 

MIDLAND (Tom Green, Midland)

Welch, Chas. H., 4 Jun 1884

[To} Midland County

 

 

MOGUL (Tom Green)

Norfleet, Jasper H. B., 19 Jan 1893

Discontinued 28 Jun 1895; never in operation

 

 

MONAHAN (Tom Green, Winkler)

Hogg, Silas, 4 Dec 1883

Jones, Wm. B., 3 Nov 1885

[To] Winkler County

 

 

MONTVALE (Tom Green, Sterling)

Rogers, Marcus L., 4 Nov 1885

Cummings, Robt. B., 28 Apr 1888

Cooper, Jas. H., 22 Jun 1888

[To] Sterling County

 

 

ODESSA (Tom Green, Ector)

White, Elza, 19 Aug 1885

Willson, Theo. F., 9 Mar 1886

Rathvon, Harry A., 9 Nov 1886

[To] Ector County

 

 

ORIENT (Tom Green)

Harris, Thos. F., 7 May 1909

Brown, Wm. O., 7 Aug 1913

Graves, Joe H., 14 Sep 1926

 

 

RETHAVILLE (Tom Green)

Mayes, Benj. C., 16 May 1888

Westfall, Jas. I., 16 Oct 1888

Cg'd to WATER VALLEY, 22 Jan 1889

 

 

SANATORIUM (Tom Green)

James, Lewis S., 20 Jun 1919

Haley, John L., 13 Jan 1920

McShan, J. C., 31 Jan 1921 (Acting postmaster)

Grigg, Ora L., 2 Mar 1922

 

 

SAN ANGELA (Tom Green)

Osmer, Nathan A., 20 Jan 1881

Osmer, Ellen E., 3 Jan 1883

Cg'd to SAN ANGELO, 25 Oct 1883

 

 

SAN ANGELO (Tom Green) (see also SAN ANGELA)

Ellis, Wm. E., 25 Oct 1883

Harris, Robt. E., 6 May 1885

Smith, Sam'l. L. P., 16 Apr 1889

Phelan, J. L., 19 Dec 1893

*Blanchard, Ed. [Edwin], 27 Jly 1897

Ions, Penrose N., 2 Feb 1914

Boulware, Sadie M., 1 Sep 1922 (Acting postmaster)

Herring, Theo. M., 16 May 1929 (Acting postmaster)

 

*Deaths

Special to The News.
...
BLANCHARD. -- San Angelo, Texas, Aug. 23. -- Word of the recent death of Edwin Blanchard, former postmaster here, has been received here. He died at Los Gatos, Cal., and was buried at San Francisco in a soldiers' cemetery. Mr. Blanchard, widely known both here, and in other sections of Texas, was San Angelo postmaster from 1898 to 1914, when he left here. He was given leave in 1899 to serve in the army during the Spanish-American War. Little had been heard of the former San Angeloan in recent years, until word of his death was sent here by a Legion Post commander on the coast.

- August 24, 1934, The Dallas Morning News,
Sec. 2, p. 5.
- o o o -

 

 

SANCO (Tom Green, Coke)

Durham, John L., 10 Jly 1888

[To] Coke County

 

 

SHERWOOD (Tom Green, Irion)

Kelly, Wm. S., 10 Aug 1881

McDonald, Thompson, 8 Nov 1882

Elliott, Wm. N., 30 Jan 1885

Cochran, Francis W., 28 Nov 1888

[To] Irion County

 

 

STERLING (Tom Green, Sterling)

Cope, Amanda M., 28 Aug 1890

Cope, Alice H., 11 Nov 1890

To Sterling County

 

 

STILES (Tom Green, Reagan)

Stiles, Wm., G., 17 Apr 1894

Gardner, John E., 18 Dec 1900

McElroy, Wm. W., 7 Jun 1901

Reasonover, Jordan, 10 Dec 1902

To Reagan County

 

 

TANKERSLY (Tom Green) (see also McGRATH)

Boyd, Theo. D., 23 Jly 1910

Boyd, Mrs. Cherrie, 11 Jan 1927

Reid, Julius A., 13 Apr 1927

Boyd, Mrs. Willye B., 17 Apr 1931

 

 

VANCOURT (Tom Green)

Webb, Florence E., 19 Mar 1906

Dickey, Wm. C., 25 Jan 1907

York Jr., Calvin J., 24 Mar 1908

Bates, Walter J., 24 Sep 1910

Thormahlen, Fred'k. A., 4 Mar 1912

Bledsoe, Wm. D., 26 Oct 1912

York, Jas. D., 20 May 1916

 

 

VERIBEST (Tom Green)

Roberson, Annie M., 12 Jun 1926

 

 

WALL (Tom Green)

Wall Jr., Jas. M., 19 Mar 1906

Lock, Jas. A., 20 Jan 1912

Howard, Allen W., 6 Feb 1913

Howard, Rich'd., 20 May 1921

 

 

WARFIELD (Tom Green, Midland)

Rathvon, Harry A., 11 Jan 1884

[To] Midland County

 

 

WATER VALLEY (Tom Green) (see also RETHAVILLE)

Hanson, Margaret C., 22 Jan 1889

Hanson, Jas. O., 2 Apr 1891

Reasonover, Jordan, 10 Oct 1895

Spring, Orva P., 28 Nov 1899

Spring, Leo E., 5 Jun 1902

Armstrong, Walter S., 13 Dec 1909

 

 

YANDELL (Tom Green)

Williams, David, 6 Nov 1885

Knapp, Jacob W., 2 Feb 1888?

Discontinued 27 Sep 1888; mail to Rethaville