Do you know of Skiles ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Skiles. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Skiles.<1>

Our sources for Skiles (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Skiles other than they indicate that Skiles would be found somewhere in Karnes County, Texas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1887 and closed  in 1893.

Communities Also Named Skiles ...

We found one communities that share the name Skiles.

Within Texas, the name Skiles is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Skiles in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Bledsoe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Skiles [Bledsoe County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Skiles ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Skiles:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Skiles - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Karnes County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Karnes County.