Site of J.D. Earnest Ranch Stage Stand

During the ownership of rancher J. D. Earnest, this site was used as a rest stop on the stage line between San Angelo and Sonora. Owned and managed by Theodore Jackson Savell (1872-1954), the operation began providing mail and passenger service to the area in 1894. Each weekday two stages pulled by four horses made the 75-mile run. On rare rainy occasions the passengers helped push the stagecoach up muddy hills. The Savell line remained in operation until 1909, when mail was first delivered to the county by automobile. (1980)

Site of J.D. Earnest Ranch Stage Stand is a historical marker in Eldorado, Schleicher County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Schleicher County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.7225, -100.6352 near Eldorado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Eldorado Cemetery (cemetery), about 9.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include West Texas Woolen Mills, First National Bank Building, and Schleicher County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5413004416. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.