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Cave Turned Into Post Office

The Dean Post Office is located in Deaf Smith County, Texas in a caliche rock cave on the North bank of the Palo Duro Creek served as the local post office from 1892 to 1899. It is located near the site of an old Indian campground and reliable live water spring. Individual “boxes” were hand dug into the wall for the settlers in the area to come by and pick up their mail This location is near the site of an old Indian campground and reliable live water spring. The site made for a perfect resting point for horses and dependable water going from Amarillo area to Hereford.  . .  . for more like this please see Texas Cowboy History

Deaf Smith County Unclaimed Estates

These Deceased Residents of Deaf Smith County Left a total $23,155 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Know the Heirs? Let them know they can collect it from the Texas Comptroller's Office . . . See the list