San Benito Post Office

At the time the local community was granted its first post office in April 1907 it was known as Diaz. Because another town in Texas had previously been awarded the name Diaz by postal officials, the name of this post office was changed to San Benito later that year. Colonel Samuel A. Robertson served as first Postmaster and Emma (Purvis) Agar became the first of several women postal clerks to serve in San Benito. Municipal delivery began in 1925 along two routes. The post office operated from several locations in San Benito until relocating in 1933 to an impressive Federal office building newly constructed here on park land donated by the city. The post office opened on April 16, 1933, the day after an estimated 3,000 people attended an open house to inspect the building. Also housed in the Federal building at the time of its opening were offices of the International Boundary Commission, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Immigration, and the U.S. Civil Service Commission. The post office served as a social gathering place for many people in the community. San Benito Post Office currently serves San Benito and the surrounding towns of Los Indios, Blue Town, Arroyo City, Lozano, Las Yescas, Laurles, La Paloma, El Ranchito, and Rio Hondo.

San Benito Post Office is a historical marker in San Benito, Cameron County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 116 historical markers documented in Cameron County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 194 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.1345, -97.6297 near San Benito. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Methodist Church of San Benito (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Robertson, Col. Sam, Home of, Purvis, Albanus Clemens, and First Presbyterian Church of San Benito.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5061004528. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.