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Texas became the 28th state on December 29, 1845
Capital - Austin
Motto - Friendship
Nickname - Lone Star State
Song - Texas, Our Texas
Flower - Bluebonnet
Tree- Pecan
Bird - Mockingbird


In memory of
Malcom Luther "Mike" Basham
First TXGenWeb State Coordinator
25 May 1942
to
15 September 1997


Adjacent Counties
  Collin County, TX - N
  Denton County, TX - NW
  Ellis County, TX - S
  Kaufman County, TX - E
  Rockwall County, TX - E
  Tarrant County, TX - W
   
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Post Offices & Postmasters of Dallas County

A-C  Dallas D-F G-I J-L
  M-O P-R S-Z  

Sources:
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832 - Sept. 30, 1971; National Archives microfilm M841, NNEB-20 (reels1 - 3)

Pickett Papers, Confederate States of America, Volumes 98 - 99; Library of Congress microfilm, reel 52

 

DALWORTH PARK (Dallas) DECKMAN (Dallas)
Mitchell, Ellis, 29 Nov 1912 Haskett, Wm. W., 27 Oct 1874
McIlhenny, Sam'l A., 6 Aug 1915 To GRAND PRAIRIE, 13 Aug 1877
Armstrong, Robt. H., 2 Jan 1920    
       
DE SOTO (Dallas)   DUCK CREEK (Dallas)
Rinehart, Jacob F., 2 Apr 1884 Valentine, Henry K., 20 Jly 1848
Morris, Thos. A., 14 Jan 1885 Discontinued 28 Jly 1851
Nance, David C., 27 Mar 1891 (Re-established)  
Nance, Gus. A., 30 Sep 1893 Lyons, Wm. M., 26 Sep 1854
Cathey, Jethro B., 27 Feb 1895 Webb, Alex W., 7 Mar 1860
Discontinued 30 Jun 1906 Webb, A. W., 13 Mar 1862 (CSA)
mail to Cedarhill Discontinued 5 Nov 1866
    (Re-established)  
DUNCANVILLE (Dallas) Strother, Mrs. Emily, 12 Nov 1877
Nance, Chas. P., 2 Oct 1882 Discontinued 8 Apr 1878
Horne, Jas. R., 26 Feb 1884 (Re-established)
Kellow, Thos. B., 5 Oct 1887 Alexander, Wm. M., 22 Aug 1878
Campbell, Edgar S., 6 Jun 1896 Embree, Kelly H., 22 May 1883
Sliger, Ballard H., 16 Mar 1899 Alexander, Jesse B., 27 Mar 1884
Worley, Sam'l, 3 Jly 1901 Robinson, Jeff'n D., 14 Jan 1886
Clancy, Elijah A. D., 4 Apr 1902 Cg'd to EMBREE, 1 Feb 1887
Sliger, Thos. A., 13 Aug 1904    
Sliger, Ethel M., 6 Mar 1915 EAGLE FORD (Dallas)  
Grimes, Annie E., 14 Aug 1919 Houghton, Ed, 4 Aug 1858
Sliger, Thos. A., 15 Sep 1920 Hougton, Edward, 12 Jly 1861 (CSA) (declined)
    Newton, E. W., 13 Sep1861
ELAM (Dallas) (see also ELAM STATION) Discontinued  5 Nov1866
Packwood, Orlando T., 7 Sep 1899   (Re-established)  
(Rescinded 21 Nov 1899)   Horton, Charles B., 5 Nov 1874
Pruitt, Thos. H., 24 Nov 1899   Lavais [Lavois], Bruno, 13 May 1879
Discontinued 15 Mar 1904   Luck, John, 22 Dec 1886
mail to Rylie   Logsdon, Samuel G., 3 Apr1888
    Bowers, George R., 28 Nov1890
ELAM STATION (Dallas) (see also ELAM) Edwards, Hardy M., 1 Jly 1914
Prewitt, Jas. O., 9 Apr 1884 Dickshott, Charlie, 11 Jan 1916
Elam, Robt. C., 14 Jan 1886 Jaap, Abraham P., 12 Dec 1917
Markham, Preston L., 27 Sep 1886 Discontinued 15 Nov 1918
Umphress, Mitchell A., 25 Jan 1888 mail to Gates  
Moore, Wm. T., 26 Dec 1888    
Cg'd to ELAM, 7 Sep 1899 EMBREE (Dallas)
(Order rescinded 21 Nov 1899) Robinson, Jeff'n D., 1 Feb 1887
Moore, Wm. T., 26 Dec 1888 Cg'd to GARLAND, 9 Dec 1887
Cg'd to ELAM, 24 Nov 1899    
       
ESTELLE (Tarrant, Dallas) FARMERS BRANCH (Dallas)
Burgoon, Henry, 21 Aug 1882 Webb, Isaac B., 5 Jan 1848
Discontinued 15 Sep 1904 Cook, Robt. M., 17 Oct 1853
mail to Coppell Webb, Isaac B., 18 Aug 1858
    Marsh, Harrison C., 9 Nov 1858
FINLEY (Dallas) March, H. C., 12 Jly 1861 (CSA)
Mills, John, 15 Dec 1899 Discontinued 5 Nov 1866
Story, Carroll M., 24 Jan 1901 (Re-established)  
Discontinued 30 Aug 1902 Longmire, Chas., 5 Nov 1875
papers to Kit Longmire, John H., 21 Aug 1883
    Asbury, Francis W., 10 Feb 1890 (C)
FIVE MILE (Dallas) (see also FIVEMILE) Turnipseed, Wm. R., 4 Apr 1893
Craw, J. S., 28 Aug 1874 Asbury, Ed'n. W., 29 Sep 1897
Discontinued 30 Dec 1874 Asbury, Minnie L., 9 Mar 1908
    Smith, Thos. J., 24 Feb 1915
FIVEMILE (Dallas) (see also FIVE MILE) Melvin, Harry E., 16 Jun 1917
Long, Games A., 20 Feb 1896 Good, Noah F., 1 Aug 1918
Reynolds, Jas. B., 24 Mar 1896 Dennis, Homer A., 25 Nov 1921
Long, Geo. A., 3 Feb 1899 Dennis, Geo. N., 8 Oct 1927
Discontinued 30 Sep 1901 Dennis, Homer A., 21 Apr 1929 (Ad interim)
papers to Dallas Butts, Mrs. Dena, 22 Nov 1929