Sources:
Haas, Oscar. History of New Braunfels and
Comal County, Texas, 1844-1946; Hart Graphics, Inc.; Austin, TX,
1968, pp. 131-134, 309.
Used with permission.
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Archives, or visit your local bookstore.
Anderson-Lindemann, Brenda. Spring Branch & Western Comal County, Texas; Omni Publishers, Inc., 1998.
Post Offices/Postmasters for Hill Country Area
(not including New Braunfels)
Post Office |
Notes |
Postmaster |
Date Appointed |
Ammanns |
Existed for only nine months In home of Charles Ammann |
Charles Ammann |
1 Feb 1881 |
Anhalt |
In Krause Store Discontinued: 31 Mar 1907 |
Louis Krause |
24 Nov 1879 |
Bergheim |
Changed to Bergheim Postal Substation in 1967 |
Andreas Engel Alfred Engel Rudolph Engel Alfred Engel Bernadine Engel-Cobb Bernadine Engel-Cobb Helen Engel-Marquart Stanley Jones |
17 May 1901 1916 1917 20 Jun 1919 31 May 1965 1967 1974 1980 |
Boerne |
In Staffel Store Now in Kendall County |
August Staffel John G. O'Grady Ferdinand Lohmann Bertha Staffel August Schweppe Henry Theis Patterson D. Saner Hugo B. Wendler Jared W. Carlson |
18 Jan 1856 30 Jan 1866 4 Aug 1869 15 Dec 1870 1 Feb 1881 28 Oct 1889 1894 1 Aug 1898 26 Jun 1900 |
Bracken |
Post office discontinued 1932 Now served by rural mail routes |
Charles Schmitz W.W. Meeks Oscar Kramer William Fincke Adolph Bremer Hugo Bremer Wesley R. Rosenberg Bertha Rosenberg Gilmer Rosenberg |
26 Dec 1883 25 Sep 1886 10 Dec 1886 15 Dec 1887 13 Jul 1889 13 Feb 1908 31 Jan 1911 7 Jun 1930 18 Mar 1931 |
Bulverde |
Original post office discontinued 30 Apr 1919 Bulverde Community Rural Post Office opened Jun 1959 |
Charles Groenke Jane Wood Kay Byrd Danette Tucker Cathy Kelfer Melissa Wood |
9 Dec 1879 Jun 1959 1978 1979?
1983 |
| Comal Ranch | After Civil War, became part of Spring Branch post office | Wm. DeForest Holly Charles Power |
19 Oct 1861 24 Apr 1862 |
Crain's Mill |
Discontinued: 5 Nov 1866 Reopened as "Crane's Mill": 17 Jan 1873 Crane's Mill located in Engel Store; Site now at bottom of Canyon Lake |
James B. Crain John J. Lackey James B. Crain John B. Lackey August Engel, Sr. August Engel, Jr. |
19 Oct 1857 31 Mar 1859 12 Jul 1859 23 Mar 1860 17 Jan 1873 1 Apr 1905 |
Curry's Creek |
Was Hodges Mill prior to Civil War Abbreviated to "Curry" in 1894/1895 Discontinued to Kendalia, TX |
John W. Sansom Richard W. Nowlin William Jones Richard W. Nowlin Benjamin F. Patton Thomas Short George W. Saunders William K. Jones ___ Jones William R. Piper John J. Davis George W. Saunders Charles M. Carter |
15 May 1866 25 Oct 1867 9 Apr 1868 18 Oct 1869 5 Oct 1870 28 Feb 1871 29 Nov 1872 26 Jun 1873 30 Apr 1874 18 Dec 1876 21 Jan 1878 13 Jun 1878 29 Oct 1894 |
Danville |
In Klaus Store Discontinued: 1894 |
William Klaus |
9 Jun 1875 |
Fischer Store |
Name changed from Fischer Store to Fischer: 1 Oct 1950 Serves Crane's Mill, Hancock, Sattler areas |
Hermann Fischer, Sr. Hermann Fischer, Jr. Willie Fischer Eddie Fischer Eddie Fischer Gertrude O. Fischer Krin K. Byrd |
24 Jul 1876 24 Jul 1893 24 Jul 1928 24 Jul 1946 1 Oct 1950 29 Mar 1975 9 Jan 1993 |
Goodwin |
In Gruene Store Discontinued: 3 Mar 1904 Now served by rural route from New Braunfels |
Henry D. Gruene |
6 Jun 1890 |
Guadalupe |
Discontinued to Schiller, TX on 14 Aug 1890 |
Charles Winzel Henry Koch Casper H. Sueltenfuss |
5 Mar 1875 15 Mar 1880 2 Feb 1883 |
Hancock |
In Frank Guenther Store Discontinued; Now at bottom of Canyon Lake; Area now served from Fischer |
Theodore Heise Frank Guenther |
15 Oct 1914 25 Apr 1916 |
Hodges Mill |
Discontiued after Civil War, became Curry's Creek, TX |
John S. Hodges John S. Hodges Neill Robinson William C. Jones William Jones Allen Ryann |
7 Nov 1856 17 Feb 1857 17 Feb 1858 4 May 1859 13 Aug 1861 8 Sep 1862 |
Hunter |
Closed: 30 Sep 1953 Now served by rural carrier from New Braunfels |
Gustavus A. Schleyer Nicolaus Manger Randolph Richter August Wallhoefer Bennett H. Thornton Aug. J. Wallhoefer Adolph Simon Ernst B. Striegnitz Ernest Laechlin Oscar K. Kramer Helmuth C. Ludwig Mrs. Bruno Wallhoefer |
25 Jun 1883 12 Dec 1888 15 Jun 1891 26 Dec 1891 10 Jun 1897 3 Feb 1905 16 Feb 1912 26 Oct 1912 14 Nov 1913 19 May 1917 22 Apr 1920 1937-1953 |
Kendalia |
|
Charles G. Vogel James J. Mershon Jesse W. Lawhon Mary Ann Moss Lucrelia Jones Jesse W. Lawhon Jesse W. Lawhon Jesse W. Lawhon Simon Schneider Harris B. McCrooklin Edgar Heidrich Freddy J. Fischer Elva Ellen Wolfe Elva Ellen Wolfe Lanette E. Edmondson |
13 Nov 1882 17 Jul 1884 17 Aug 1887 25 Oct 1887 13 Mar 1890 15 Jan 1891 13 Mar 1896 18 Dec 1900 11 Dec 1907 27 Apr 1917 11 Nov 1918 29 Mar 1949 29 Sep 1949 14 Jul 1952 18 Apr 1981 |
New Pittsburg |
Now Blanco |
James C. Stephenson Thomas Durham John P. Tennison Marion F. Bell Andrew Yager Marion F. Bell |
26 Sep 1857 28 Sep 1858 29 Apr 1859 26 Jan 1861 1 Aug 1866 8 Oct 1866 |
Panther Creek |
Existed for only three months |
Fred K. Hofheinz Louis Willke |
3 Jun 1879 24 Jul 1879 |
Sattler |
In Sattler home Discontinued: 1950 Community now served by star route out of Fischer |
Henry Sattler Henry W. Sattler William Sattler Peter D. Smith Charles Baetge William Sattler Henry Weil John Marschall Peter Nowotny, Jr. Bruno L. Pape William R. Posey Hugo Liesmann Emil Guenther |
16 Sep 1856 6 Mar 1862 18 Jun 1867 5 Apr 1870 24 Mar 1873 3 May 1880 13 Jul 1880 8 Dec 1885 14 May 1900 4 Aug 1906 30 Jan 1908 15 Apr 1909 10 Dec 1910 |
Schiller |
Existed 1890-1901 Office moved several times due to flooding Discontinued to Bergheim, TX |
Casper H. Sueltenfuss |
14 Aug 1890 |
Sisterdale |
Ottmar W. Behr Edward Degener Adolph Neubar Frederic Ebell August Langbein August Langbein August Langbein |
23 Oct 1851 9 Feb 1856 27 Apr 1866 24 Jun 1874 1891 15 Mar 1896 19 Dec 1900 |
|
Smithson Valley |
Discontinued: 13 Sep 1929 Now served by star route from New Braunfels |
Benjamin F. Smithson Henry Busch Henry Busch Charles Ohlrich August G. Startz Edwin H. Bose Julius Bremer Dorothy Paulus |
17 Sep 1857 17 Dec 1860 13 Sep 1861 10 Apr 1866 12 Nov 1897 2 Oct 1911 30 Jun 1914 1945 |
Solms |
Reininger & Hoffmann Later Reinarz & Schwab Discontinued to New Braunfels: 31 Oct 1903 |
Frederick E. Hoffmann Otto Reinarz |
27 Aug 1894 12 Nov 1897 |
Spring Branch |
|
Ludwig "Louis" Willke Charles A. Porter, M.D. Christian H. Holtz Christian "Gottlieb" Elbel Bernhard Monken Heinrich "Hans" Specht William Specht Charles Knibbe Hermann J. Knibbe Rudolph F. Rose Fred J. Rose Mildred Louise Taylor Fred J. Rose Gladys T. Rose, acting Gladys T. Rose Shirley S. Eismann Estella Reeves |
1 Jul 1858 25 Sep 1860 10 Jul 1866 29 May 1867 1872 15 Feb 1875 14 Sep 1906 8 Nov 1907 29 Sep 1914 1 Jan 1950 24 Aug 1951 30 Sep 1955 18 Oct 1957 19 Aug 1960 18 Feb 1965 24 Jul 1982 Jan 1992 |
Twin Sisters |
|
Otto Wuppermann Enoch B. George Nathaniel K. Raynes Augustus Engel |
24 Dec 1856 25 Jan 1859 28 Oct 1861 10 Jul 1867 |
View |
In Rohde Store and Hall Discontinued: 31 Mar 1904 Rural routes established |
Edward Rohde |
8 Sep 1899 |
Wesson |
Discontinued; Served by star route from New Braunfels |
Charles Beierle |
2 Aug 1893 |