The below are the Indian Creek postmasters: > INDIAN CREEK (Brown) > > Harris, Francis A., 11 Sep 1876 > Matthews, Presly, 26 Jly 1880 > Warren, Jos. H., 27 Mar 1882 > Hooper, Wm. M., 9 Jly 1886 > Boyd, Jos. J., 22 Dec 1900 > McAden, Thos. J., 11 Dec 1902 > Keeling, Georgie, 7 Mar 1904 > Line, Geo. A., 13 Sep 1904 > Embrey, Terrell J., 25 Feb 1909 > Embrey, Mrs. Rossie J., 28 Oct 1914 > Edwards, Geo. C., 22 Oct 1929 > Herring, Mrs. Ora B., 24 Oct 1931 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Francis A. Harris opened a general store at Indian Creek in 1875. Nearly a year later, on September 11, 1876, the post office was established with Harris as the postmaster. Four years later the town grew to a sizable trade center for the southwestern section of the county, boasting two general stores, a blacksmith shop, a mill, and a gin in 1881. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Two locations for Indian Creek are: http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1359934 http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1379985 Indian Creek Cemetery is located here: http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1359940 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here is info about Indian CreeK: HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY Marker #2586 Location: Center Ave. near intersection with Austin Ave. City: Brownwood Marker Erected: 1989 Marker Text: The Pecan Valley Baptist Association was formed by representatives of Baptist congregations in this area in September 1876. Meeting at Indian Creek in June 1889, the association acted on an executive committee resolution calling for the creation of a Baptist college within the organization's boundaries. Brownwood was chosen as the site of the school. The Rev. John David Robnett, first president of the college Board of Trustees, traveled extensively to raise funds for the institution. His brother-in-law, Edward Howard Payne, made a large contribution to the school, which was then named in his honor. Howard Payne College opened its doors on September 16, 1890, the same day the cornerstone was laid for the main school building. Classes were held in Robnett Hall, a building John Robnett had built with plans to provide boarding facilities at the college. Dr. A.J. Emerson served as the school's first president. Over the years the college grew and enrollment increased. Daniel Baker College, a Presbyterian school which opened in Brownwood days before Howard Payne, was incorporated into the Baptist College in 1953. The school was raised to university standing in 1974. The old main building burned in 1984. (1989) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KATHERINE ANNE PORTER Marker #2905 Location: Brownwood take US 377 south about 6 miles to marker, on west side of highway City: Brownwood vicinity Marker Erected: 1990 Marker Text: (May 15, 1890-September 18, 1980) Born Callie Russell Porter in Indian Creek, Katherine Anne Porter moved to Hays County with her family following her mother's death in 1892. She left Texas in 1915 and worked as an actress, teacher, reporter, and publicist in such places as Chicago, Denver, Mexico, and New York. Her first book of short stories was published in 1930. Her acclaimed 1962 novel "Ship of Fools", was followed by the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter" in 1965. Upon her death in 1980, her ashes were buried next to her mother's grave in Indian Creek Cemetery. (1990) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Indian Creek School was also called Mays School (Could this be in the town of May) in Brookesmith in Brownwood in Brown County. The two school districts closes to Indian Creek are Brookesmith ISD 100 Vernon St Brookesmith, TX 76827 http://brookesmith.netxv.net/ and Early ISD 1080 Early Blvd Early, TX 76803 http://www.earlyisd.net/ You might write to these schools to see if they have the information for which you are searching. As I find more, I will post it. --sue -- Sue Seibert P. O. Box 61 Mineral Wells TX 76068-0061 siouxcitysue@cox-internet.com http://www.ralphandsue.com Chasing Our Tales Column: http://ralphandsue.com/ChasingOurTales/chasingourtalescolumn/