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Mosheim, TexasPhoto: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas · CC BY 2.0
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History · Mosheim

Mosheim’s post office opened in 1887

Below: maps from 1888 on.

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How Mosheim began

When was Mosheim founded?

1887

The Mosheim post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 48139 years
Founding year: the first Mosheim post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Mosheim’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Mosheim are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18884 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1985. Watch Mosheim change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mosheim’s history is told.

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On the map

Mosheim on the map, 1888 to 1985

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mosheim. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mosheim on the 1888 USGS mapMosheim on the 1894 USGS mapMosheim on the 1956 USGS mapMosheim on the 1985 USGS map1888Meridian sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mosheim.

The story so far

Mosheim, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mosheim yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mosheim is a census designated place (CDP) in Bosque County in Central Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mosheim had a population of 48.

Its first post office opened in 1887.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Mosheim, 1887 to 1972

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887Post officeThe Mosheim post office opens
  3. 1888On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1972Post officeThe Mosheim post office closes
By decade

Mosheim, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Mosheim

Nobody well known was born in Mosheim itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jennifer Love HewittAmerican actress and singer · b. 1979
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Steve MartinAmerican comedian, actor, musician and writer · b. 1945
Ashlee SimpsonAmerican singer and actress · b. 1984
C. Wright MillsAmerican sociologist · b. 1916
Corinne GriffithAmerican actress, film producer, author · b. 1894
Tom ConnallyAmerican politician · b. 1877
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Mosheim had its own post office from 1887 to 1972.

Mosheim
1887–1972
18801950today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Mosheim’s history

What year was Mosheim founded?

The Mosheim post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.