Post Offices In New First Congressional District, Texas, 1968

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Keep in mind that these are the names of post offices - not necessarily towns.

(A) Acting Postmaster, (MA) Military Acting, (N) Name changed by marriage,
(**) Denotes a postmaster appointed under authority of Confederate States of America.

BOWIE COUNTY

(Pop. 68, 412)
In northeastern Texas bordering Oklahoma and Arkansas. Named for James Bowie, Alamo hero. First attempted settlement of the area was made by Ben Milam, close friend of David G. Burnet, who went before the legislature at Monclova in 1835 to request that a land commissioner give tittles to Red River area settlers. Created from red River County in 1840. Bowie County has been its present size since 1846 when Titus and Cass Counties were detached from it. Organized in 1841. County seat - Boston.

ALMONT

In northwestern Bowie County twelve miles north of DeKalb.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Edwin W. Thompson Nov 20, 1893 Levi C. Boswell Sep 14, 1898
John Mills Mar 7, 1896 John W. McDaniel Sep 20, 1899
John W. McDaniels Jan 7, 1897 Joel T. Wheeler Feb 6, 1900
William W. Whitten Mar 14, 1898
Office discontinued December 15, 1904; Mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

ANNIE

Postmaster Appointed
Silas McCrarey ** Feb 13, 1865

BASSETT

(Pop. 100)
In southwestern Bowie County four miles southwest of Simms. Named for J. Bassett, owner of land on which settlement was made.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Gordantia E. Dalby Jun 1, 1882 Annie Cole June 2, 1917
Joseph Peters Feb 9, 1883 Robert M Davidson Sep 15, 1920
Thomas G. Powell Aug 2, 1894 William H. Cole Oct 8, 1921
Jesse G. Tohill Mar 14, 1898 W. J. Johnson (A) Jul 14, 1935
Wilber P. Lash Mar 30, 1900 William J. Johnson Feb 11, 1936
Vance Kirby Jun 26, 1901 Mrs. Ethel B. Johnson Jun 12, 1944
John E. Myers Nov 18, 1902 Mrs. Zelma Roach Jun 16, 1945
Zema G. McCoppin Apr 25, 1912 Mrs. Zelma Price (N) Feb 16, 1947
William T. Bird Aug 8, 1913 Mrs. Verna L.Thomas Dec 5, 1947
Ada L. Alexander (A) Apr 21, 1916 Oscar E. Canant (A) Jan 6, 1956
Ada L. Alexander Jul 10, 1916 Hulen Watkins Oct 12, 1956
Office discontinued October 31, 1958; Mail ordered sent to Simms.

BEAVER DAM

In northern Bowie County three miles north of Spring Hill on the Red River.

BOOKER

Three miles west of DeKalb.
Postmaster Appointed
Major L. Johnson Feb 16, 1903
Office discontinued November 30, 1905; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

BOSTON

Nineteen miles west of Texarkana. Named for W. J. Boston, first store operator in the area. Town was established prior to the Texas Declaration of Independence. Boston was made county seat when the county was organized in 1841. Originally located slightly more than three miles from it's present site, the courthouse was moved to present location when a survey revealed that Boston was not within five miles of the center of the county. The first settlement became known as Old Boston.
  Most of the business of the town moved to a location a few miles north in 1869 when the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built through the area. All three sites are within a four mile radius.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
L. D. Vandike May 22, 1846 Harm Eberhard Feb 20, 1876
John Loop Nov 30, 1846 Nathaniel B.Anderson Apr 19, 1867
John W. Elliot Jan 28, 1848 N. W. Glover Dec 17, 1868
Robert M. Lindsay Feb 25, 1850 W. I. Odell Feb 17, 1869
Lee Morris Jun 10, 1850 J. W. Montgomery Apr 5, 1875
James P. Wright Dec 12, 1850 Ceylon J. Bickford Jul 29, 1875
Lewis S. Johnson Feb 6, 1852 Jay N. Faust Sep 29, 1875
Orlando S. Poole May 13, 1852 Thomas W. Hooks Sep 4, 1876
James R. Moss Jul 24, 1856 James B. Thomas Sep 28, 1876
Joseph A. Lucas ** Jul 12, 1861 D. B. Rayworth Apr 27, 1877
H. C. Hunter ** Jul 21, 1864 O. P. Moss Jun 18, 1877
Charles H. Temple Jul 16, 1866 J. N. Faust Aug 15, 1877
Office discontinued September 18, 1877. Office reestablished November 6, 1877.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Thomas W. Hooks Nov 6, 1877 William Blaxam Apr 7, 1884
Cicero L. Sharp Sep 23, 1878 Julius O. Battle Apr 24, 1884
Berry R. Tidwell Dec 19, 1878 Robert H. Watlington Nov 24, 1888
Cader P. Helms Jun 1, 1882 Thomas J. Watlington Apr 18, 1893
Thaddeus Shaw Mar 29, 1883 George W. Morris Nov 5, 1897
Thomas H. Eakle Jan 28, 1884
Office discontinued August 31, 1900. Office reestablished October 3, 1900.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
George W. Morris Oct 3, 1900 William F. Griffin May15, 1922
John Brown Sep 15, 1905 Bessie B. Berry Apr 24, 1924
Susan E. Williams Jul 24, 1911 Edgar Wellborn (A) Dec 12, 1930
Susan E. Lynch (N) Date Not Shown Edgar Wellborn Jan 15, 1931
Edgar W.Wellborn(A) Nov 16, 1919 Elizabeth Wilson Apr 21, 1931
Edgar W. Wellborn Mar 6, 1920 Mrs. Daphne Birdwell Oct 1. 1946
William F. Griffin (A) Feb 17, 1922

BROWNSTONE

Named for Randolph H. Brown at the time of settlement in the late 1890's. Name Changed. See Darden for details.

BUCHANAN

Thirteen miles south-southwest of Texarkana.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Joseph G. Furguson Jun 19, 1882 Oliver B. Whitridge Sep 10, 1897
James A. Buchanan Aug 4, 1887 Adelia F. Balthrop Jun 1, 1898
James H. Draughon Jul 9, 1888 Susan C. Whitteredge Jan 5, 1900
Wyley R. Balthorp Feb 2, 1894 Adelia T. Few Jan 4, 1902
Office discontinued July 30, 1904; mail ordered sent to Texarkana, Arkansas.

BUSH

Six miles northwest of Dalby Springs.
Postmaster Appointed
Isaiah S. Feazel Mar 4, 1890
Office discontinued August 1, 1890: mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

CARBONDALE

Five Miles southeast of Simms in south central Bowie County. Named for the coal deposits in the area.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
David J. Morgan Jul 19, 1907 Nathan Griffith (A) May 2, 1934
James S. Ashford Jun 11, 1908 Harvey A. Ashford Jul 12, 1934
Office discontinued July, 1954; mail ordered sent to Maud.

CHANCEY

Seven miles southeast of Texarkana.
Postmaster Appointed
Benjah Chance Oct 6, 1890
Office discontinued December 7, 1892: mail ordered sent to Texarkana.

COLLEGE HILL

In southwestern Bowie County seven miles south of DeKalb. Established in the early 1890's by W. H. Petty, gin and sawmill operator.
Postmaster Appointed
William H. Petty Feb 5, 1902
Office discontinued July 31, 1907; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

CORLEY

(Pop. 64)
In south central Bowie County three miles west of Maud. Named for John C. Corley, early settler.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Apointed
Jay Carr Turner Apr 12, 1882 Victor J. Evans Apr 27, 1895
Otway P. Moss Mar 12, 1886 Bessie Berry Mar 15, 1917
John W. T. Berry Jul 16, 1890 William M. Watson Jun 13, 1917
Thomas E. Burnett Jan 13, 1893 Hardie E. Jackson Jan 4, 1923
Richard S.M.Watson Jun 5, 1894 Mrs. Cecil L. Jackson Feb 19, 1929
Office discontinued July 31, 1954; mail ordered sent to Maud.

DALBY SPRINGS

(Pop. 50)
In southwestern Bowie County twelve miles south of DeKalb near Booth Creek. Named for Warren Dalby, pioneer settler. Office established under the name Dalby's Springs.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Joseph G. Dalby May 16, 1860 Richard F. Gilmer ** Apr 30, 1862
J. G. Dalby ** Dec 28, 1861
Office discontinued November 5, 1866. Office reestablished February 8, 1877.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
J. M. Burroughs Feb 8, 1877 Mrs. Annie Parker May 13, 1935
G. B. Dalby May 16, 1877 Mrs.Annie Humphries Aug 13, 1936
Green D. Dalby Jul 5, 1877 Vivian R Lumpkin (A) Sep 18, 1936
Aristotle C. Tisdale Jan 9, 1885 Mrs.Josie L. Ketchum Feb 8, 1937
Joseph T. Woodson Jun 23, 1890 Mary E. Hughes (A) Oct 1, 1940
William G. Simington Nov 23, 1890 Mary E. Hughes Nov 23, 1940
Adolph A. Shaw Nov 4, 1896 Mary E.Anderson (N) Jul 15, 1941
Philip A. Dalby Nov 8, 1897 Mrs.Francs Scrimsher Jan 16, 1948
James D. Lumpkin Nov 24, 1905 Sampson D. Lowery May 18, 1948
Charles D. Heard Oct 6, 1911 Sampson D. Lowery Jan 1, 1949
Sue D. Simington FEb. 12, 1916 Mrs.Norma L. Mathis Jun 22, 1951 (A)
Mrs. Lee Ketchum Feb 11, 1924 Mrs.Norma L. Mathis Dec 31, 1951
Mrs. Ivy Parker (A) Apr 9, 1935
Office discontinued Februrary 28, 1954; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

DARDEN

In southwestern Bowie County four miles west of DeKalb in the low hills of the Sulphur Fork and Red River. Office established under the name of Brownstone.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Randolph H. Brown Nov 20, 1911 Samuel D. Shaw May 6, 1914
Name of office changed to Darden, July 16, 1917.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Samuel D. Shaw Jul 16, 1917 Martha Sturgeon Jul 17, 1923
Martha Sturgeon (A) Jan 1, 1923 James C. Sturgeon Feb 27, 1925

DAY

Six miles south of Texarkana.

DEKALB

(Pop. 2,161)
In west central Bowie County twelve miles north of Dalby Springs. Named for the German general of the American Revolutionary Army. A pioneer settlement of northeast Texas, it was county seat in 1840-41.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
J. J. Williams May 22, 1846 John M. Kimball Jan 7, 1847
Office discontinued May 26, 1847. Office reestablished July 19, 1848.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
John M. Kimball Jul 19, 1848 William J. Wyse ** Aug 19, 1864
J. M.Kimball ** Jan 17, 1862
Office discontinued November 5, 1866. Office reestablished April 19, 1867.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Elijah D. Mathews Apr 19, 1867 Joshua Cunningham Apr 1, 1903
Mrs. Ann A. Wyse Oct 26, 1870 L. A. Smith Apr 28, 1908
James R. Wyse Jul 19, 1880 D. P. Porter Jan 23, 1913
Joe F. Beville Mar 1, 1881 Fred G. Taylor (A) Sep 1, 1919
Gerard W Whitefield Jun 23, 1881 Clarence S. Braswell Apr 5, 1920
Mathew W. Ogburn Sep 10, 1884 Phillip L. Swatzell (A) Jul 5, 1924
Charles D. Wyse Apr 29, 1885 Phillip L. Swatzell Dec 10, 1924
Josh W. Cunningham Feb 12, 1890 Tom Lenox (A) Jan 25, 1935
Cora M. Morrow Apr 20, 1893 Mrs. Hazel M. Ricks Oct 20, 1924 (A)
Arthur L. Smith Mar 14, 1898 Mrs. Hazel M. Ricks Aug 16, 1944
Mrs. Ada Smith Mar 31, 1893

ELI

Ten miles northwest of Texarkana.
Postmaster Appointed
Eli H. Moores May 9, 1905
Office discontinued November 15, 1905; mail ordered sent to Texarkana.

EYLAU

In eastern Bowie County nine miles east of Redwater on Red River. Settled by Collin M. Akin who bought land along the river soon after the battle of San Jacinto.
Postmaster Appointed
Jay N. Faust Feb 10, 1885
Office discontinued July 23, 1895; mail ordered sent to Buchanan.

HARTMAN

In southwestern Bowie County on the St. Louis and Southwestern Railway. Once a sawmill site.

HODGSON

In western Bowie County six miles southwest of DeKalb. Named for John J. Hodgson, early settler and first postmaster.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
John H. Hodgson Jun 6, 1893 Lee E. Harkey Aug 1, 1896
George T. Elliott Aug 2, 1894 Alfred M. Braswell Apr 1, 1902
Office discontinued January 30, 1904; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

HOOKS

(Pop. 2,048)
In central Bowie County seven miles east of New Boston. Established in 1836 as a supply center for the Warren Hooks Plantation.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
James Smith Apr 9, 1884 Dona C. Barrow Nov 22, 1918
Peter S. Ramseur Apr 17, 1886 Julia Barrow (A) Sep 20, 1920
William B. Parker May 16, 1888 Julia Barrow Nov 27, 1920
John H. Oliver Aug 27, 1888 Lamar V. Gibson (A) Jan 14, 1922
Frank M. Williams Mar 8, 1890 Lamar V. Gibson May 15, 1922
Robert M. Hooks Aug 11, 1893 Brit Allen (A) Jan 5, 1927
Henry D. Nichols Feb 8, 1894 Brit Allen Jan 13, 1927
Laban A. Jones Feb 9, 1895 Joseph W. Perry (A) Feb 6, 1927
Henry D. Nichols Apr 3, 1900 Joseph W. Perry Aug 23, 1927
Walter M. Mitchell Apr 25, 1907 Mrs. Alice Griffin (A) Apr 17, 1944
George A. Lawrence Sep 25, 1909 Mrs. Allen W. Griffin Dec 19, 1944
Frank I. Perry Oct 29, 1914

INDEX

Ten miles north of Texarkana.
Postmaster Appointed
George W. Garrett Nov 11, 1893
Office discontinued October 24, 1895; mail ordered sent to Ogden, Arkansas.

INGERSOL

Named for Robert Ingersol, prominent citizen in 1889 when town was established. Name changed: See REDWATER for details.

JETIE

Six and three-fourths miles north of Dalby Springs.
Postmaster Appointed
Willis L. Lawrence Mar 2, 1900
Office was discontinued September 30, 1901; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

JOYCE

A rural community served by a mail route from Maud.

KINGSVILLE

Thirteen miles east of Boston.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
William H. Shipp May 14, 1873 T. J. Watlington Oct 19, 1874
Robert H. Watlington Dec 24, 1873 John King Dec 15, 1874
Office discontinued April 18, 1873; Office reestablished May 6, 1878.
Postmaster Appointed
James Kenney May 6, 1878
Office discontinued October 18, 1880.

LANE

Postmaster Appointed
J. J. McCloskey Dec 10, 1860

LEARY

(Pop. 496)
In northeastern Bowie County five miles east of Hooks. Named for Dan T. Leary, local land owner.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
James T. Wiggins Mar 6, 1894 William J. Cole May 19, 1899
John M. Spear Aug 5, 1896 W. D. Slupp Sep 13, 1901
Office discontinued December 14, 1901; Office reestablished January 23, 1902.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Daniel M. Smith Jan 23, 1902 Mrs.Georgia Morgan Apr 23, 1940
Columbia A. Lee Dec 10, 1902 Mrs. Georgia Morgan Oct 1, 1947
Tip Cooley Jan 18, 1904 Mrs. Dorothy J. Tyler Sep 2, 1959
Mrs. Georgia Morgan Feb 1, 1940
Office discontinued February 29, 1960; mail ordered sent to Texarkana.
Leary now has a contract station. The contractor is Myrtie Lee Endsley.

LENOXVILLE

Eight miles east of Annona, Red River County.
Postmaster Appointed
W. W. Pope Jun 11, 1875
Office discontinued September 30, 1875.

LYNOX

Twelve miles north of DeKalb.
Postmaster Appointed
Earnest Unsell Nov 24, 1905
Office discontinued April 15, 1909; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

McCOWEN

Fifteen miles north of DeKalb.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Haywood McCowen Mar 14, 1901 William H. Briley Jun 22, 1907
Office discontinued September 15, 1909; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

MAGINNIS

Sixteen miles northeast of Texarkana.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Herschel Scrimshire Aug 11, 1880 Charles L. Gates Jul 12, 1884
Ben A. Rodgers Nov 12, 1883 Francis M. Ivy Mar 3, 1890
Office discontinued February 6, 1894.

MALTA

(Pop. 150)
In northwestern Bowie County six miles west of New Boston on Texas and Pacific Railraod. Named for Malta, Illinois, by Lynn Tucker, pioneer settler from that town.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Jeff D. Norman Dec 2, 1896 Roy C. Anderson Nov 1, 1941
Tobe Morris Jul 14, 1903 Arthur H. Anderson Apr 11, 1942 (MA)
William M.Solley Sep 28, 1905 Roy R. Atchley (MA) Feb 1, 1943
John T. Baldwin Jun 17, 1909 Arvil R. Anderson Feb 7, 1946
Mrs. Ora Cecil Miller Apr 15, 1939 (A) Mrs. Georgia Raney Jun 26, 1948
Mrs. Ora Cecil Miller Jul 31, 1939 Mrs. Thelma Terrel Apr 25, 1951 (A)
Roy C. Anderson May 10, 1941 (A) Mrs. Thelma Terrel Sep 13, 1951
Office discontinued February 28, 1955; mail ordered sent to New Boston.

MARSH

Ten miles northwest of DeKalb.
Postmaster Appointed
John Cowen Jun 7, 1888
Office discontinued December 26, 1888; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

MAUD

(Pop. 951)
Fourteen miles southwest of Texarkana in southern Bowie County. Named for Maud Knapp, daughter of Samuel D. Knapp, first postmaster and donor of land for town site. One of the earliest settled areas, extensive settlement was discouraged because of Spanish claim to the land, lawlessness and outlaws from the Neutral Ground area. Arthur G. Wavell attempted to locate a colony in the area in 1825 but the project did not succeed.
Postmaster Appointed
Samuel D. Knapp Jan 18, 1881
Office discontinued July 31, 1882; mail ordered to Corly. Reestablished June 6, 1893.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Richard S.M.Watson Jun 6, 1893 Herman H. Helms Oct 20, 1923
Peter W. Morrow Nov 28, 1893 Paul Fomby Feb 5, 1932
Henry Ray Feb 7, 1901 Harley Arnold Feb 26, 1934
Joseph B. Tidwell Feb 9, 1907 Randell Barberee (A) Sep 30, 1951
Harley Arnold Aug 3, 1921 Randell Barberee Jun 30, 1952
Ben L. Goza (A) Feb 12, 1923

MILL CREEK

Twelve miles north of DeKalb.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Elijah M. Birdwell Oct 23, 1851 Isaac N. Lassiter Jun 6, 1855
Office changed to Red River County.
Postmaster Appointed
James F. Warren Jul 7, 1857
Office discontinued January 23, 1867. Office reestablished in Bowie County, Sep 29, 1871.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Thomas H. Lenox Sep 29, 1871 Alexander C. Ward Aug 19, 1873
John J. Banks Mar 13, 1872 Silas McCrary Jun 14, 1875
Office discontinued September 6, 1875; Office reestablished May 4, 1876.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Alexander C. Ward May 4, 1876 Henry M. Little May 16, 1877
Office discontinued June 28, 1877.

MOORES

Named for Colonel Charles Moores on whose property the mail route was located in 1841. Also known as Mooresville. An early church was organized here in 1842 by a Methodist circuit rider, J. W. McKenzie.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Reuben Moores Dec 23, 1842 James C. Moore Mar 13, 1874
James C. Moore Dec 1, 1851
Office discontinued November 5, 1866.

MOORES LANDING

Forty-five miles north of Jefferson.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
L. D. Harper Mar 6, 1874 Joseph McReynolds May 11, 1874
Office discontinued September 14, 1874.

MYRTLE SPRINGS

Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Robert J. Battle Nov 11, 1850 Orren D. Battle Apr 14, 1853
Gains M. Hooks Dec 3, 1851 John R. Rochelle Oct 5, 1835

NASH

(Pop. 485)
Five miles west of Texarkana. Named for Manny Nash, railroad division superintendent in 1906. The town was established in the late 1880's and originally named Park when a post office was granted in 1884. Office established under the name of PARK.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
John N. Parker Mar 12, 1884 Emma Jones Feb 28, 1898
Andrew J. Winter Aug 22, 1890 Emma Parker Sep 4, 1900
Andrew J.Stambaugh Nov 2, 1892 James Kenney Nov 19, 1902
Thomas P. Wagnon Apr 19, 1893
Name of office changed to NASH, June 8, 1906.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
James Kenney Jun 8, 1906 Mrs. Effie B. Pounds Feb 1, 1840 (A)
Leona A. Freeman Aug 16, 1917 Mrs. Effie B. Pounds Apr 25, 1940
Minnue Kenney Aug 23, 1918 Mrs. Ruby L. Hart Nov 30, 1956
Amanda M. Kenney Dec 10, 1924 Mrs. Ruby L. Hart Aug 17, 1962

NEW BOSTON

(Pop. 4,010)
Seven miles west of Hooks. In the early days, W. G. Boston located a few miles from here and opened a store. The place was known as BOSTON. When the Texas and Pacific Railroad built through the county north of Boston, New Boston was founded. (See Boston for additional historical information)
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Leslie C. Demorse Jan 26, 1877 Oliver J. Daniel Nov 16, 1912
John W. Wever Dec 16, 1879 T. A. Fuller May 20, 1913
W. W. West Jul 19, 1886 Edgar W. Welborn Jan 3, 1914 (A)
Peter L. Holstein Dec 14, 1886 Tobe Morris Jan 27, 1914
Daniel R. Brown Aug 1, 1889 George W. Morris Nov 21, 1918
Henry Adams Jan 28, 1892 Llewellyn R. Atkins Mar 17, 1924 (A)
Joseph A. Ellis May 17, 1892 Milledge Hart, Jr. Jul 1, 1935 (A)
Richard B. Harrison Aug 6, 1897 Mrs. Ruby N. Hart Feb 16, 1936
John A. Hooker Mar 9, 1911 Mrs. Ruby N. Hart Jul 30, 1937

OAK GROVE

(Pop. 80)
Four and one-half miless west of DeKalb. Named for a beautiful oak grove nearby. Office established under the name of ROLYAT.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
James F. Brooks Jun 30, 1893 George H. Lumpkin Jul 12, 1906
Jasper N. Teague Jan 31, 1898
Name of office changed to Oak Grove, October 13, 1906.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Robert W. Bird Mar 8, 1907 Thomas D. Buttram Nov 30, 1925
Thomas P. Jennings Jul 20, 1909 William O. Buttram Jul 1, 1950
William O. Buttram Feb 21, 1912 Clyde N. McGregor Feb 20, 1952 (A)
Steve Y. Kirk, Jr. Jun 29, 1918 Clyde N. McGregor Jun 30, 1952
Thomas D. Buttram Jun 24, 1925 (A)
Office discontinued April 15, 1954; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

OLD BOSTON

In central Bowie County. Named for W. J. Boston who operated the first store in the area. Established about 1830, it is the oldest of the three towns called BOSTON within a radius of four miles. (See Boston and New Boston) Once the County seat when the county was organized in 1841 until a survey revealed that the site lacked three miles of being within five miles of the center of the county. The courthouse was moved to a new location and the original location became known as Old Boston.

OWENSBURG

Seven miles northwest of Simms.
Postmaster Appointed
John F. Poer Sep 15, 1893
Office discontinued October 18, 1894; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

PARK

Named for J. N. Parker, first postmaster. Name changed. See Nash for details.

PINKHAM

Four and one-half miles west-northwest of Dalby Springs.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Joseph Peters Oct 3, 1898 John T. Barrett May 19, 1900
Office discontinued September 14, 1907; mail ordered sent to Simms.

POER

Three and one-half miles west of Simms in central Bowie County. Settled around the Poer Plantation in 1830. The post office was named for John F. Poer.
Postmaster Appointed
John F. Poer Sep 15, 1897
Office discontinued September 30, 1904; mail ordered sent to Simms.

POPE

Twelve miles northwest of DeKalb in western Bowie County. A rural community settled in the late 1880's.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Ida B. Hale Apr 14, 1894 Jodie R. William Oct 26, 1895
J. B. Knight Aug 20, 1895 Jack Knight Feb 15, 1904
Office discontinued December 31, 1905; mail ordered sent to Avery, Red River County.

POWELL GROVE

Thirteen miles southwest of Boston.
Postmaster Appointed
Irwin Penley Jul 23, 1869
Office discontinued October 18, 1870.

RED CUT HEIGHTS

(Pop. 563 - No other information)

REDBANK

Eleven miles north of Hooks in central Bowie County. Named for the color of the soil in the area; it was settled between 1830 and 1845.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
James Hubbard Mar 11, 1901 Forrest Hooks Dec 19, 1901
Office discontinued March 31, 1902; mail ordered sent to New Boston.

REDWATER

(Pop. 451)
Thirteen miles southwest of Texarkana in southeastern Bowie County. Originally called Ingersol at the time the town was established in 1889, it was renamed for the color of the water springs in the vacinity by a petition of E. T. Page. Office established under the name of INGERSOL.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
William A. Atwood Jun 27, 1881 Felix A. Atwood Oct 1, 1885
Joe W. Lupton Aug 21, 1882 Ernest T. Page Apr 26, 1886
Name of office changed to Redwater, December 13, 1894.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Ernest T. Page Dec 13, 1894 Mrs.Augusta Cambell Jun 30, 1951 (A)
Henry Munz Aug 24, 1901 Areland Strickland May 21, 1953 (A)
Giles T. Moser Mar 13, 1903 Areland Strickland Aug 16, 1954
Jesse S. Jones Mar 24, 1911

ROSCHELLE

Nine and one-half miles southeast of New Boston.
Postmaster Appointed
James W. Roschelle May 7, 1883
Office discontinued October 17, 1883; mail ordered sent to New Boston.

SHAW

Five miles south of DeKalb.
Postmaster Appointed
John Mills Mar 18, 1887
Office discontinued August 29, 1887. Mail ordered sent to DeKalb. Office reestablished May 28, 1890.
Postmaster Appointed
W. W. Davis May 28, 1890
Office discontinued April 15, 1891. Office reestablished April 23, 1891.
Postmaster Appointed
John W. Shaw Apr 23, 1891
Office discontinued July 24, 1896; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

SILOAM

(Pop. 75)
In southwestern Bowie County five miles west of Simms on a local road out of Simms.
Postmaster Appointed
George E. Wright Feb 20, 1895
Office discontinued September 14, 1907; mail ordered sent to Simms.

SIMMS

Nine miles southwest of Boston in southwestern Bowie County. Named for G. W. Simms who was active in obtaining a post office for the town.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
James H. Simms Aug 4, 1890 Mrs.Birdie L. Lindsay Jun 30, 1954 (A)
Mrs. Mary W. Simms Nov 13, 1938 (A) Mrs. Birdie Lindsay Oct 4, 1957
Nannie E. Webb May 17, 1939

SOUTH TEXARKANA

(Pop. 343)

SPRING HILL

Ten miles north of DeKalb in te western part of Bowie County. In 1940, it was a rural school community with a population of forty.

SULPHUR

Ten miles south of Maud. In 1940 it was a rural community and fishing camp with population of twenty. An order established a post office was rescinded on February 25, 1904, when all three men appointed to be postmaster declined the appointment.

SULPHUR STATION

Nine miles east of Redwater.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Lodowick C. Leeds Jun 25, 1874 Calvin W. Newkirk May 23, 1894
John T. Roots Dec 9, 1874 Lewis G. Bickford Sep 28, 1896
James H. Bemis Feb 12, 1877 Dennis W. Ray Nov 2, 1898
Louis B. Todd Mar 30, 1888
Office discontinued June 14, 1899; mail ordered sent to Buchanan.

TEXARKANA

(Pop. 33,000)
Named for its location on the state line between Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas, a short distance above the Louisiana boundary. Texarkana's history and development are unique because of its two state location. The site of Texarkana was once a Caddo Indian Village located on THE GREAT SOUTHWESTERN TRAIL which for hundreds of years was the main line of travel from Indian villages along the Mississippi River to those of the South and West. Remnants of this early civilization are seen in Indian mounds located nearby.
  The city of Texarkana was established on December 8, 1873 at the junction of the Cairo and Fulton and Texas and Pacific railroads. This is the only post office in the United States located in two cities, serving two states and showing two states in its postmark (by a special act of Congress about 1935), it is not surprising that confusion still exists as to its location.
  Early postal records were made more difficult to find because the post office was shifted back and forth between two states until, at the insistence of Texas, two post offices with two postmasters existed for a time. The death of one of the postmasters resulted in the combing of the post offices and a building was erected at the present site, directly on the state line - half in Arkansas, half in Texas. Office originated in Lafayette County, Arkansas.
Postmaster Appointed
Edwin Bancroft Jan 31, 1874
Office changed to Miller County, Arkansas.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Henry F. Best May 10, 1875 Walter W. Shaw Jul 20, 1883
Office changed to Bowie County, Texas.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Willis Whitaker Feb 2, 1886 Charlotte A. Whitaker Sep 15, 1886
Office changed to Miller County, Arkansas.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Charles E. Bramble Apr 11, 1887 Walter W. Shaw May 28, 1889
Office changed to Bowie County, Texas.
Postmaster Appointed
Richard Brunazzi Jan 27, 1890
Office discontinued December 13, 1892; mail ordered sent to Texarkana, Arkansas.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
William R. Kelly Oct 28, 1893 Edgar E. Hudspeth Mar 29, 1922
Benjamin Foreman Jun 8, 1897 James T. Burnett (A) Mar 1, 1934
Jacob G. Bickley Feb 26, 1901 Albert Judson Pryer Mar 31, 1934 (A)
Lyman S. Roach Feb 1, 1905 Albert Judson Pryer Mar 12, 1935
P. G. Henry May 20, 1913 Fred P. Ivey (A) Aug 10, 1950
Edgar E. Hudspeth Feb 20, 1922 (A) Arthur L. Jennings Jul 8, 1951

WAKE VILLAGE

About two miles west of Texarkana in eastern Bowie County. Wake Village has a contract station. The contractor is William M. Wardlow.

WAMBA

(Pop. 100)
In eastern Bowie County near the Red River, five miles northwest of Texarkana. The area began to attract settlers as early as the 1830's.
Postmaster Appointed Postmaster Appointed
Laurell B. Fort Oct 20, 1897 Joseph H. Woodward Apr 5, 1915
Ransom S. Roseborough Feb 16, 1901
Office discontinued April 15, 1916; mail ordered sent to Texarkana, Arkansas.

WEVER'S

Postmaster Appointed
Charles O. Getz Dec 1, 1902

WHYBARK

Ten miles north of DeKalb.
Postmaster Appointed
Charles O. Getz Dec 1, 1902
Office discontinued September 30, 1904; mail ordered sent to DeKalb.

WOODSTOCK

Postmaster Appointed
Robert N Woodward Jan 15, 1887
Office discontinued March 15, 1901; mail ordered sent to New Boston.