Lower Penasco
Upper Penasco
Mayhill
Weed
Chisum
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Angie I. Chisum was postmaster from August 14, 1884 to December 8, 1885 when the office was discontinued with the mail being sent to Roswell.
The Chisum post office was located in the present East Grand Plains county southeast of Roswell, what is now the Clardy Farms.
Upper Penasco / Now Mayhill
John T. Edwards, Aug. 25, 1884;
A. M. Coe, Nov. 13, 1884;
Mary L. Coe, Jan. 7, 1885.
Now in Otero County.
Typed by C. W. Barnum.
Lower Penasco
Arthur J. Mieiring
A Post Office called "Lower Penasco" was established in Lincoln County on November 11, 1884. J. B. Mathews, the first Postmaster, was a Deputy Sheriff at one time for Pat Garrett. Probably was too busy to stay around to attend to Post Office matters for the records indicate that he turned the job over to his wife, Mrs. Dora M. Mathews on Jan. 21, 1885. She held the office until April 26 of the year when James F. Hinkle received the appointment. This was the beginning of holding public office and keeping public trust for Hinkle. He was also mayor of Roswell and president of the First National Bank of Roswell for many years.
Lincoln County records show Melta Bryan as Postmaster from March
19, 1887 to October 6, 1891 followed by Ella M. Mugg and after her Mary B.
March, July 7, 1894. The exact date of the discontinuation of the Lower Penasco
office is not known but it did take place after it went into Chavez County which
was carved out of Lincoln County, May, 1889.
Weed
Sylvia Deppe
Though Weed was in Lincoln County when it was established Dec. 2, 1885 it is now in Otero County. The office has been moved eight times but has always remained very near the location it now occupies.
The first Postmaster was Niles J. Stramquist and those who followed him while the office was in Lincoln County were:
| John H. Rhodes Oct. 4, 1887 | Samuel Collins Oct. 1891 |
| Alva Webber July 3, 1890 | Fredrick J. Miller Aug. 23, 1894 |
| Susan J. Lawrence Mar. 4,1891 | James D. Bunting Jan. 24, 1896 |
Transcribed by C. W. Barnum