Barker Post Office
Posted by: 
ggmorton
N 29° 46.964 W 095° 42.097
15R E 238819 N 3297770
A post office on the far western side of Houston.
Waymark Code: WM1RKA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2007
Views: 37
Marker Number: 12467
Marker Text:
The settlement that became Barker developed on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad in the late 1890s. G. T. Miller applied for a post office in 1898. It occupied a corner of his store, which also was used as a saloon. The structure was damaged in the 1900 storm, and postmaster Miller moved it to the east side of the Barker-Clodine Road and rebuilt it. He remained postmaster until 1911. Moved to a new location on the Katy Freeway (Interstate Highway 10) in 1967, it was designated a third-class post office in 1969 and a second-class office in 1977. In 1978 the postal service considered closing it, but residents rallied and saved it. Designated first class in 1981, the post office moved to baker road in 1984.
(2001)
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