Having a post office was vital to any community, no matter how small. Some maps would not recognize a communityâs existence if they did not have a post office. The postmaster was the go-to person for information, complaints and keeping mail moving in and out of that post office to suit the government and its customers/patrons. Nine men were appointed El Campo postmaster between 1890 and 1936. Christian Bruns was appointed March 17, 1890. A land agent for Weimar Land Co., he resigns as more people arrive and more land is sold. Eckhard Rauch is appointed July 26, 1890 (the first clerk is J...