First Post Office

Across the street, south, was the first building erected to house the Junction post office. Junction's first postmaster, Mrs. Harriet Kountz, appointed 1876, at first kept the mail in her home. In 1879, her husband, Dr. Ezekiel Kountz, built a post office, drugstore, and general mercantile house on the square. Lumber was hauled from Austin. Mrs. Kountz moved the office here and served until 1881. Dr. Kountz, first county clerk of Kimble County, used store as county office until courthouse was built nearby. Old store was dismantled 1911. (1966)

First Post Office is a historical marker in Junction, Kimble County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.4885, -99.7656 near Junction. The nearest cataloged historic site is Junction (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Kimble County Courthouse, Kimble County, and Kimble County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267001533. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.