Uvalde County, TX
History

First Post Offices in the Dry Frio Canyon
[Source: "Branches & Acorns" SWTGS Quarterly Vol. VI, No. 1 - September 1990]

EXILE

Postmaster

Date

William C. Lee February 16, 1885
James H. Dausman December 9, 1889
John D. Eaton March 23, 1892
John D. Cowan March 23, 1895
Douglas E. Naylor April 23, 1895
Douglas E. Naylor December 14, 1895
Fannie L. Clark October 31, 1896
Joseph T. Love July 1, 1907
Grace Dick February 24, 1910

HEARD

Postmaster

Date

William D. Heard February 16, 1885
Leon F. Heard April 6, 1888
Daniel Tucker August 28, 1891
James T. Wolverton July 25, 1893
James W. Camp November 11, 1893

ALDINE

Postmaster

Date

Elijah L. Kelly February 16, 1885
(Discontinued August 16, 1890. Moved to Heard P.O.)

BOWLES

Postmaster

Date

G. M. Kelly December 1, 1897
David Soloman March 1, 1899
Thomas D. Heard April 13, 1899
(Heard served until 1912 when the P.O. was combined with Reagan Wells.)

REAGAN WELLS

Postmaster

Date

Lovis B. Herrington July 3, 1912
John Oliver Cummins May 28, 1920
Wesley White August 2, 1923
John H. Heard September 15, 1924-28
Dexter Heard October 3, 1928-1944
Arvie J. Heard 1944-1960
Estelle Cummins 1960-1970
(The Reagan Wells P. O. was discontinued in 1970. Since that time, mail has been delivered to Reagan Wells Route from Uvalde, Texas.)