Fort Worth-Yuma Mail (Star Post Route No. 31454)

By the 1870s remote areas of the frontier not served by the railroads needed mail delivery routes. In response the U.S. Post Office Department, in 1873, began establishing Star Post Routes. On Aug. 15, 1878, Star Route No. 31454 was opened between Fort Worth and Yuma, Arizona Terr., under contract to J.T. Chidester. Stagecoaches carried the mail along much the same route used by the Butterfield Overland Mail in the late 1850s. Fort Worth to Yuma mail was discontinued after completion of the southern transcontinental railroad in 1881. (1976)

Fort Worth-Yuma Mail (Star Post Route No. 31454) is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7215, -97.5068 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Chapin School (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jackson, Miller, and Redford Place.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439002038. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.