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Texas Post Offices
U.S. Postal Service logo
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
In this feature we showcase various architectural elements of the post offices of larger towns in Texas, abandoned or picturesque post offices in small towns, and a cornucopia of eagles, columns, cornerstones, inscriptions, murals and perhaps an interesting piece of mail.

Many buildings are still in use while others currently serve as museums, antique stores and even residences.

Texas Post Office Murals - next page

Texas Post Offices - Images
  • Afton 6-1-07
  • Aguilares
  • Alleyton
  • Andice
  • Armstrong
  • Banquete
  • Beckville
  • Bee House
  • Belton
  • Bend
  • Big Spring
  • Brady
  • Brenham
  • Brookesmith
  • Brownsville 6-18-07
  • Bulverde 2-18-08
  • Burton
  • Bynum
  • Camp Verde
  • Carbon 12-13-07
  • Carlton
  • Castolon 3-27-07
  • Cat Spring
  • Chapman Ranch
  • Christine 1-6-07
  • Coolidge
  • Comfort - Former Post Office c.1908
  • Covington
  • Cottonwood
  • Coyanosa 2-18-08
  • Crockett
  • Cypress Mill 3-17-08
  • Dale 7-1-07
  • Danevang
  • Del Rio
  • Desdemona
  • Doss
  • Dryden
  • Eagle Pass
  • Eastland
  • Egypt - Former Post Office
  • Elbert
  • Energy - Old and new
  • Fort McKavett
  • Fort Worth - former
  • Fowlerton
  • Fredonia
  • Glen Flora
  • Golden
  • Goldsmith
  • Gordon
  • Greenville 12-16-06
  • Gunter 10-30-07
  • Hearne
  • Hext
  • Hermleigh
  • Hidalgo 1889 Post Office 5-1-07
  • Hochheim 2-25-08
  • Honey Grove 5-8-08
  • Houston - razed 1888
  • Hye
  • Imperial 12-11-07
  • Izoro
  • Jacksonville
  • Jonesboro
  • Justiceburg
  • Kenney, Austin County
  • Kent 3-19-08
  • Kerrick - Former Post Office 6-11-07
  • Kerrville
  • Kingsbury - Former Post Office
  • Kirvin 10-9-07
  • Knickerbocker 2-1-07
  • Kurten
  • La Joya
  • Leroy 4-14-08
  • Lipan
  • Lodi 7-1-07
  • Lowake
  • Luckenbach
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  • Malone
  • Marshall
  • McAllen
  • McCoy 6-1-07
  • McLeod 4-18-07
  • McFaddin - Old and New
  • McKinney - 1911 Post Office Building
  • Mentone - Old and New
  • Miles
  • Millsap - 1877 log cabin 5-10-07
  • Mingus
  • Moline
  • Morgan Mill
  • Muldoon
  • Mullin
  • Mumford
  • Nemo
  • Normanna 9-7-07
  • Odell 6-1-07
  • Old Glory
  • Ottine Feature
  • Pampa 1-12-08
  • Pandora 2-1-07
  • Panna Maria
  • Pecan Gap 4-21-08
  • Pecos
  • Peggy
  • Pharr
  • Pierce - Former Post Office
  • Plum - Former Post Office
  • Pontotoc
  • Pottsville
  • Port Arthur
  • Priddy
  • Purmela
  • Rainbow
  • Reagan
  • Roans Prairie 1-7-08
  • Roma
  • Roosevelt
  • Rosser
  • Rowena
  • Runge - Former Post Office
  • San Isidro
  • San Perlita
  • Sandy
  • Santa Anna
  • Satin
  • Segovia
  • Shafter
  • Speaks
  • Star
  • Strawn
  • Sweet Home
  • Talpa
  • Tarzan
  • Telegraph
  • Tell 4-5-07
  • Texarkana
  • Tolar
  • Tuff 4-1-07
  • Tuleta 2-1-07
  • Valentine
  • Valera
  • Vigo Park
  • Waxahachie - Former Post Office
  • Weesatchee
  • Wellborn
  • Westminster
  • Wetmore 1-23-08
  • Whittenburg
  • Whon
  • Winchester
  • Windom
  • Wortham 11-12-07
  • Wrightsboro
    More to come.
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  • History? It's in the mail by Delbert Trew
    How about some true mail tales from the past?
  • LOVE AND CACTUS: February 14th, Valentine, Texas By Phil Lately
    The Naming of Valentine, Texas, The Post Office, The Postmark, and How to get your Valentine postmarked Valentine, Texas
  • Rockets Over The Rio or Waiting for Goddard By Phil Lately
    The First International Rocket Mail in the Western Hemisphere
    • Mailbox Blues
  • Mailbox was rural portal to outside world by Delbert Trew

    Images
  • Garciasville
  • Peggy
  • Serbin
  • Shady Grove
  • Westphalia
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    Post Office Architectural Detail
  • Baytown - Former post office tile design commemorating Baytown's 50th Anniversary
  • Engle - Old painted sign
  • La Grange Post Office details showing train, ship and airplane
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    Letters
  • The Home Front: anecdotal stories, sample letters and photos (From World War II Chronicles: "The Higginbotham Brothers of East Texas")
  • A German Soldier's Last Letter (From World War II Chronicles: "The Higginbotham Brothers of East Texas")
  • Camp Swift, and a POW's letter (From World War II Chronicles)
  • Pioneer's Letter by Bob Bowman (From "All Things Historical")
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    Texas Stamps, Postmarks and Covers
  • Offical Dedication Hensley Field Army Airport, Dallas Texas
  • Rowanville postmark - 1909
  • Whittenburg postmark
    • Letterheads & Stationeries
  • A.P. Borden Estate
  • Cotulla business letterhead
  • Doering Hotel envelope
  • Encinal business letterhead
  • Hotel Coleman Stationery
  • Nueces Hotel stationery
  • Pierce's letterhead
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    Texas Post Offices Forum

    Can't wait to explore this newest addition to your site! As a Postmaster, I am especially going to enjoy it. Wanted to clue you in on my own office. Even though the building is only about 3 years old, it's facade is built to resemble the mercantile store that sat on the site over 100 years ago. The town's residents gathered the money to pay an architect to modify the standard format the Postal service was planning for the location. Thus as Glen Flora's Post office is the "oldest" new Post Office, Burton has the "newest" old Post Office. Come see us! - Kathryn Cockroft Postmaster Burton TX 77835, July 03, 2002


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