Talco, Texas Post Office

TALCO
(Pop. 1,250)

In northwestern Titus County eighteen miles northwest of Mount Pleasant. Recollections of old timers attribute the name to the actions of a loafer on the front gallery of a general store who aimed a jet of chewing tobacco at a talcum powder can. At that time the community had just gotten a post office but had not been able to decide on a name. The tobacco juice hit the can, the brown stain blotting out the letter "m" in talcum. This suggested the name Talcu. Disapproval of the selected name by the Post Office Department resulted in a substitute name of Talco.

Office established under name of Goolesboro.

Postmaster	Appointed	Postmaster	Appointed
Calvin S. Stephens	May 13, 1878	Mrs. Jenia McClure	Mar. 27, 1882
Julia Binion	Jan. 5, 1881

Office discontinued December 5, 1882.

Office reestablished March 1, 1883.

Postmaster	Appointed	Postmaster	Appointed
Henry C. Glass	Mar. 1, 1883	Virginia A. Loveless	Mar. 13, 1886
L. S. Loveless	Feb. 12, 1886	Quinton S. Loveless	Jun. 13, 1895

Name of office changed to Talco, August 4, 1910.

Postmaster	Appointed	Postmaster	Appointed
Quinton S. Loveless	Aug. 4, 1910	George L. Barber (A)	Dec. 1, 1943
Leora Stevenson	Dec. 1, 1913	George L. Barber	Jan. 27, 1945
Stella W. Schultze	Dec. 20, 1930	Lenard R. Miller (A)	Dec. 31, 1956
Farris Brown (A)	Jan. 1, 1935	Mrs. Charlene Westbrook (A)	Nov. 23, 1962
Farris A. Brown	Jul. 17, 1935	Mrs. Charlene Westbrook	May 10, 1963