Marker Inscription
---
Historical Marker
Ranger Post Office, Old
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
About this site
Ranger Post Office, Old is a historical marker in Ranger, Eastland County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Eastland County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 60 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4724, -98.6819 near Ranger. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ranger, Roaring, Pioneer (Ranger), and Evergreen.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5133003792. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Ranger received its first post office in December 1880, when James M. Davis was appointed postmaster of the new railroad town. The community boomed after the 1917 McCleskey No. 1 oil strike made it "Roaring Ranger," and the old post office building is noted for Emil Bistram's 1939 WPA-era mural "The Crossroads Town."
Sources: tshaonline.orgglasstire.com
Get Texas Roam — all 28,000 sites in your pocket
See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum and landmark across Texas on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and check in as you roam.
Nearby in Eastland County
Historical Marker
First Oil Well Drilled in Eastland County
Ranger · 1936
Historical Marker
Ranger, Roaring
Ranger · 1967
Cemetery
Pioneer (Ranger)
Ranger
Cemetery
Evergreen
Ranger
Historical Marker
Ranger Municipal Airport
Ranger · 2006
Cemetery
Bullock
Eastland County
Historical Marker
Merriman Cemetery
Ranger · 1993
Cemetery
Merrinman
near Ranger