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-Map of School Districts of Bosque County
*8. Valley Mills, April 19, 1870, First
Postmaster: Moses Isenhower.
*9. Iredell, December 21, 1870, First Post-
master: W.G. Keeler.
10. Powell Dale, May 5, 1873 (discontinued
August 29, 1881), First Postmaster: James A.
Hudson.
11. Hill Creek, October 2, 1873 (discontin-
ued January 13, 1891), First Postmaster:
Javan V. West.
12. Brazos Point, October 29, 1873 (discon-
tinued July 24, 1896), First Postmaster:
Jefferson A. Day.
13. Russel's Gap, August 21, 1876 (discon-
tinued May 15, 1883), First Postmaster:
William H. Russell.
14. Norway Hills (Mills), April 12, 1879
(discontinued July 17, 1890), First Postmast-
er: Alvin Y. Reeder.
15. Vaughan, May 19, 1879 (discontinued
September 15, 1881), First Postmaster: John
H. Gauldy.
*16. Cranfills Gap (Established in Hamil-
ton County as Neill's Creek, the second post
office of this name; changed to Bosque
County, May 21, 1879, with Samuel B.
Cranfill as postmaster.), April 18, 1879, First
Postmaster: Samuel B. Cranfill.Postmaster: Amos Chambers.
26. Eulogy, November 13, 1885 (discontin-
ued February 29, 1912), First Postmaster:
Charles M. Smith.
27. Mosheim, July 21, 1887 (discontinued
about May, 1972), First Postmaster: Jeff
David Howard.
28. Merrivale, May 20, 1889 (discontinued
October 14, 1903), First Postmaster: Robert
E. Conine.
29. Rural, January 20, 1892 (discontinued
January 29, 1895), First Postmaster: Richard
A. Rymer.
30. Chase, April 27, 1893 (discontinued
June 30, 1906), First Postmaster: Thomas J.
Rhodes.
31. Help, April 14, 1898 (discontinued
January 15, 1908), First Postmaster: Eliz-
abeth A. Smith.
32. Dell, June 28, 1898 (discontinued
December 15, 1904), First Postmaster: John
H. Hart.
33. Roswell, June 28, 1902 (discontinued
June 15, 1930), First Postmaster: Chester
Smith.
The following short-lived post of-
fices have not been located:
1. Hog Creek, February 22, 1867, First
Postmaster: Mrs. Margaret Patton. Estab-
lished in McLennan County; transferred to
Bosque County, and soon after discontinued
October 21, 1868.
2. Kingsville, May 14, 1873 (discontinued
April 8, 1877) (re-established May 6, 1878)
(discontinued October 18, 1880), First Post-
master: William H. Shipp.
3. Griffinville, May 31, 1877 (discontinued
August 8, 1878), First Postmaster: Peter
Tancrek.
4. Sun, June 1, 1887 (discontinued Septem-
ber 2, 1887, First Postmaster: William O.
Harris.
by Rebecca Radde17. Steele's Creek, August 26, 1879 (discon-
tinued December 29, 1879), First Postmaster:
John W. Simms.
*18. Morgan, December 22, 1879, First
Postmaster: E.J. Nicholls, (John W. Simms
appointed postmaster December 29, 1879).
19. Cayote, December 29, 1879 (discontin-
ued September 30, 1909), First Postmaster:
Robert G. Goodall.
20. Womack, January 8, 1880, First Post-
master: H.S. Anderson, (Thomas J. Womack
appointed February 7, 1881).
21. Fowler, November 29, 1880, First
Postmaster: Albert G. McMahon, Name
changed to: Steiner, December 12, 1916
(discontinued), First Postmaster: William C.
Pallmeyer.
22. Norse, December 27, 1880 (discontin-
ued December 31, 1929), First Postmaster:
Ole K. Lomjen.
*23. Kopperl, September 5, 1881, First
Postmaster: David A. Greisler.
24. Greenock, January 17, 1882 (discontin-
ued June 15, 1916), First Postmaster: Susan
V. Greer.
*25. Walnut, September 10, 1883, First
Postmaster: Joseph P. Grace, Name changed
to: Walnut Springs, September 16, 1892, First101
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Bosque County History Book Committee. Bosque County: Land and People (A History of Bosque County, Texas), book, 1985; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91038/m1/117/?q=campbell: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.