Stage Stations
1st Division Stations
San Francisco
Western terminus and 1st division headquarters, located in downtown San Francisco.
Clark’s Station
Located 12 minles south of San Francisco in what is now San Bruno.
Sun Water Station
Located 9 miles south of Clark’s Station in what is now San Mateo.
Redwood City
Located 9 miles south of Redwood City.
Mountain View Station
Located 12 miles south of Redwood City.
San Jose Station
Located 11 miles south of Mountain View Station in the city of San Jose.
Seventeen Mile House
Located 17 miles south of San Jose.
Gilroy Station
Located 13 miles south of Seventeen Mile House in what is now Gilroy, California.
Pacheco Pass Station
Located 18 miles east of Gilroy near the top of Pacheco Pass.
St. Louis Ranch
Located 17 miles east of Pacheco Pass
Lone Willow Station
Located 18 miles east of St. Louis Ranch near Los Banos.
Temple’s Ranch
Located 13 miles southeast of Lone Willow Station near Dos Palos.
Firebaugh’s Ferry
Located 15 miles southeast of Temple’s Ranch, on the San Joaquin River.
Fresno City
Located 19 miles southeast of Firebaugh’s Ferry.
Elkhorn Spring Station
Located 22 miles east of Fresno City near present-day Riverdale.
Whitmore’s Ferry
Located 17 miles southeast of Elkhorn Spring Station on the Kings River.
Head of Cross Creek Station
Located 15 miles southeast of Whitmore’s Ferry.
Vidalia
Located 12 miles southeast of Cross Creek Station.
Packwood Station
Located 12 miles east of Visalia.
Tule River Station
Located 14 miles south of Packwood Station.
Packwood Station
Located 12 miles east of Visalia.
Fountain Spring Station
Located 12 miles south of Fountain Spring Station.
Posey Creek Station
Located 15 miles southwest of Mountain House, on Posey (Poso) Creek.
Gordon’s Ferry (Kern River Station)
Located 10 miles south of Posey Creek Station on the Kern River just abover present-day Bakersfield.
Kern River Slough Station
Located 12 miles south of Gordons Ferry.
Sink of Tejon Station
Located 14 miles southwest of Kern River Slough Station.
Fort Tejon
Located 15 miles southwest of Sink of Tejon Station, north of and below the summit of Tejon Pass.
Reed’s Station
Located 8 miles southeast of Fort Tejon, near, to the south of the summit of the Tejon Pass.
French John’s Station
Located 14 miles east southeast of Reed’s Station, in the vicinity of the mouth of Cow Springs Creek Canyon.
Mud Spring
A later station operating in 1860, 14 miles east fron French John’s and 13 miles nort from Clayton’s Station (formerly Widow Smith’s Station.
Widow Smith’s Station (Clayton’s Station, Major Gordon’s Station)
Located 24 miles from French John’s Station, in upper San Francixquito Canyon near Green Valley.
King’s Station
Located 10 miles south of Widow Smith’s Station in lower San Francisquito Canyon.
Hart’s Station or Lyon’s Station
Located 12 miles south of King’s Station in Santa Clarita.
Lopez Station
Located 8 ½ miles southeast of Hart’s Station, in the San Fernando Valley north of Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana.
Cahuenga Station
Located 12 miles southeast of Mission San Fernando, in Cahuenga Pass, of the Santa Monica Mountains. The first station of the 1st Division, it was located 12 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
2nd Division Stations
Los Angeles
Located 12 miles southeastof Cahuenga station in the pueblo of Los Angeles. The 2nd Division was in a brick building, consisting of an office, blacksmith shop, stables and sheds.
Monte
Located 13 miles east of Los Angeles.
Rancho San Jose
Located 12 miles east of Monte in present-day Pomona.
Rancho Santa Ana del Chino
Located 12 miles southeast of Rancho San Jose.
Temescal Station
Located 20 miles southeast of Rancho Santa Ana del Chino.
Laguna Grande Station
Located 10 miles southeast of Temescal Station, near present day Lake Elsinore.
Alamos or Willow Springs Station
Located 21 miles southeast of Laguna Grande Station.
Tejungo Station
Located 14 miles east of Temecula Station, near Aguanga.
Oak Grove Stage Station
Located 12 miles southeast of Tejungo Station.
Warner’s Ranch
Located 10 miles southeast of Oak Grove Station.
San Felipe Station
Located 10 miles southeast of Warner’s Ranch, northwest of nearby Scissors Crossing.
Vallecito Station
Located 18 miles southeast of San Gelipe Station.
Palm Spring Station
Located 9 miles southeast of Vallecito Station at Palm Spring.
Carrizo Creek Station
Located 9 miles east southeast of Palm Spring Station.
Sackett’s Wells
A later station, located 17 1.2 miles east southeast of Carrizo Creek station, 15 miles west northwest of Indian Wells.
Indian Wells Station
Located 32 miles southeast of Carisso Creek, near present day Heber, no water except at station.
New River Station
A later station, located 15 miles southeast of Indian Wells Station, in Baja. California, 14 miles west of Alamo Mocho Station, in present day Mexicali.
Alamo Mocho Station
Located south of the Mexican border in Baja, California, 38 miles east of Indian Wells Station, no water except at station.
Gardner’s Wells Station
Located south of the Mexican border in Baja California, 9 miles east of Alamo Mocho and 9 miles west of Seven Wells.
Salt or Seven Wells
A later well, located south of the Mexican border in Baja California, 18 miles east of Alamo Mucho.
Cooke’s Wells Station
Located south of the Mexican border in Baja California, 22 miles east of Alamo Mucho Station, no water except at station.
Pilot Knob Station
Located 18 miles east of Cooke’s Wells.
For Yuma Station
Located 10 miles east of Pilot Knob Station
3rd Division Stations
Swiveler’s Station
Located 20 miles east of Fort Yuma. Susequently, the post office for nearby Gila City 1.5 miles west of the station.
Mission Camp
A later station located 11.49 miles east of Gila City.
Filibuster’s Camp
Located 18 miles from Swiveler’s Station.
Antelope Peak Station
A later station located 15.14 miles east of Mission Camp, at the foot of Antelope Peak. It replaced Filibuster’s Camp Station, 6 miles to the west.
Peterman’s Station
Located 19 miles from Filibuster Camp, 12.8 miles from Antelope Hill. Later called Mohawk Station.
Texas Hill Station
A later station located 10.98 miles east of Mohawk Station, replaced Griswell’s Station.
Griswell’s Station
Located 12 miles from Peterman’s Station, later abandoned.
Flap-Jack Ranch
Located 15 miles from Griswell’s Station, later called Grinnel’s Ranch or Station, located 27.11 miles from Mohawk Station, 16.3 miles from Texas Hill Station, sometimes called Stanwix Ranch and Stanwix Station.
Burke’s Station
A later station 9.43 miles from Grinnel’s Ranch midway to Oatman Flat Station.
Oatman Flat Station
Located 20 miles from Flap-Jack Ranch.
Murderer’s Grave Station
Located 20 miles from Oatmans Flat Station, later Kinyon’s Station.
Gila Ranch
Located 17 miles from Murderer’s Grave Station.
South Tank or Pima Pass Tank
Later water tank, located 10 miles from Gila Ranch.
Desert Station
Later station located 21.82 miles from Gila Ranch, 11.82 miles from Pima Pass Tank.
North Tank or Montezuma Head Tank
Later water tank, located 8.57 miles from Desert Station.
Maricopa Wells Station
Located 40 miles from Gila Ranch, and 18.56 miles from Desert Station, 10 miles from Montezuma Head Tank.
Casa Blanca Station
Station established in the latter part of 1858, located 11.35 miles from Maricopa Wells.
Socatoon Station
Located 22 miles from Maricopa Wells and 11 miles from Casa Blanca Station.
Oneida Station
Later station, located 13 miles from Socatoon Station.
Blue Water Station
Later station, located 11 miles from Oneida Station.
Pechacho or Picacho Station
Located 37 miles from Sacatoon Station, 14 miles from Blue Water.
Pointer Mountain Station
Located 22 miles from Picacho Station.
Tucson Station
Located 18 miles from Pointer Mountain. Headquarters of the 3rd Division.
4th Division Stations
Seneca Spring Station
Located 35 miles form Tucson, no water on the route except at station. Later known as Cienega Spring Station.
San Pedro Station
Located in Arizona, 24 miles from Seneca Springs, no water on the route except at the station.
Dragoon Springs Station
Located 23 miles from San Pedro Station, no water except at station.
Ewell Station
Alater station located 23 miles east of Dragoon Springs and 15 miles west of Apache Pass.
Apache Pass Station
Located 49 miles from Dragoon Springs, no water except at station.
San Simon Station
Later station located in 19 miles east of Apache Pass Station.
Stein’s Peak Station
Located in Doubtful Canyon, New Mexico, between Steins Peak and Soldiers Farewell stations.
Soldier’s Farewell Station
Located in New Mexico, 42 miles from Stein’s Peak Station, no water except at station.
Ojo de Vaca Station
Located 16 miles from Soldier’s Farewell Station.
Miembre’s River Station
Located 16 miles from Ojo de Vaca, ater Mowre City, New Mexico.
Cooke’s Spring Station
Located 18 miles from the Miembre’s River Station, just west of the site of the later Fort Cummings.
Goodsight Station
Later station, located 14 miles east of the Cooke’s Spring Station.
Rough and Ready Station
Later station, 22 miles east of Goodsight Station.
Picacho Station
Located in the village of Picacho, 15 miles east of the Rough and Ready Station and 52 miles from Cooke’s Springs. This station had the last natural water available on the route until Cooke’s Springs, although the later intervening stations had hauled water and constructed earthen tanks to catch rainwater.
Mesilla
Located 6 miles, east of Picacho Station. Mesilla was almost exactly midway between St. Louis, Missouri and San Francisco, California and was the most important Overland Stage Statin between the two points. At this time, Mesilla was on the west bank of the Rio Grande and was the point where the route crossed the river.
Fort Fillmore Station
Located on the east bank of the Rio Grande, 14 miles from Picacho Station.
Cottonwoods Station
Located 25 miles south of Fort Filmore along the east bank of the Rio Grande, just over the border in what is now Vinton, Texas, 22 miles from Cottonwoods Station. Headquarters of the 4th Division.
5th Division Stations
These 5th Division Stations in New Mexico Territory were located on Captain Pope’s New Road to Franklin.
Franklin Station
Located in Franklin, Texas, 22 miles from Cottonwoods Station.
Hueco Tank Station
Located 30 miles from Franklin.
Ojos de Alamos Station
A later station in New Mexico Territory, located 20 miles northeast of Hueco Tanks Station in Texas.
Cornudas de Los Alamos Station
An original station in New Mexico Territory, located 36 miles east of Hueco Tans, 16 miles east of Ojos de los Alamos Station. Located 28 miles northwest of Crow Springs Station in Texas, a later relay station midway between Cornudas and Pinery Station.
Crow Springs Station
A relay station east of Cornudas Station midway to Pinery Station, only used in 1858, provided water to Cornudas de Los Alamos and Ojos de los Alamos Stations.
Pinery Station
Located 56 miles from Cornudas, just east of Guadelupe Pass, no water on the route except at station.
Independence Spring
Spring located 5 miles from Pinery Station.
Delaware Springs Station
Located 24 miles from Pinery Station.
Pope’s Crossing of the Pecos River
Located 36 miles from Delaware Springs, 2 miles form Pope’s Camp Station.
Pope’s Camp Station
Located 36 miles from Delaware Springs, on the east bank of the Pecos River.
Skillman’s Station
Later station, located 25 miles from Pope’s Camp, 35 miles from Emigrant Crossing Station.
Emigrant Crossing Station
Located 60 miles from Pope’s Camp, 35 miles form Skillman’s Station.
Langston’s Station
Later station, located 25.5 miles from Emigrant Crossing Station, 29.5 miles from Horsehead Crossing Station.
Lower Roads
Ysleta
Located 14 miles from Franklin.
Socorro
Located 3 miles from Ysleta
San Elizario
Located 9 ¼ miles from Socorro.
Camp Hawkins Station
Located 10 ½ miles from San Elizario.
Birchville or Smith’s Ranch Station
Located 24 ½ miles from San Elizario.
Camp Rice Station
Located 15 miles from Birchville Station.
Fort Quitman
Located 33 miles from Birchville Station.
Camp Fargo Station
Located 5 ½ miles from Fort Quitman.
Quitman Pass
Eagle Springs Station
Located 31 miles from Fort Quitman, 25.5 miles from Camp Fargo.
Van Horns Well Station
Located 19 miles from Eagle Spring.
Deadman’s Hole Spring or El Muerto Spring
Located 33 miles from Van Horns Wells Station, northeast of Valentine, Texas.
Barrel Springs Station
Located 18 miles southeast of Deadman’s Hole.
Point of Rocks
A spring located 8 miles southeast of Barrel arrel Springs.
Limpia Station
Located 18 miles from Fort Davis in Limpia Canyon.
Barilla Spring Station
Located 10 miles from Limpia Station.
Hackberry Holes Station
A later station, located 15 miles form Barilla Spring, 22 miles from Leon Springs.
Leon Holes Station
Located 34 miles from Berela Springs.
Fort Stockton Station
Located 8 ½ miles from Leon Springs, 45 miles from Horsehead Crossing Station.
Casa Blanca Spring
A spring 9 miles from Camp Stockton.
Camp Pleasant Station
Located at Agua Bonita Spring – 11 miles from Camp Stockton, 23 miles from Horsehead.
Main Stations of the 5th Division
Horse Head Crossing Station
On the Pecos River, 55 miles from Emigrant Crossing Station on the northern route and 45 miles from Camp Stockton on the Lower Road. A ferry was added to carry coaches across the Pecos River from August 1, 1859.
Castle Gap Station
Located 12 miles from Horse Head Crossing Station, 17 miles to Wild China Ponds.
Wild China Ponds
Seasonal waterholes between Horse Head Crossing and Head of Concho, nearest Horse Head Crossing – 17 miles from Castle Gap Station, then 19 miles from Llano Estacado Station.
Llano Estacado Station
Later station, built in 1859, midway between Horse Head Crossing and Head of Concho, 48 miles from Horse Head Crossing, 36 miles from Castle Gap Station.
Mustang Waterholes
Seasonal waterholes between Horsehead Crossing and Head of Conch, 12-14 miles from Head of Chocho, 12-14 miles from Head of Concho in Centralia Draw. 12 miles from Head of Concho in Centralia Draw just east of the Mustang Waterholes.
Head of Concho Station
Located 70 miles from Horsehead Crossing, no water on the route except at station.
Johnson’s Station (Camp Johnson)
Located 20 miles west of current San Angelo, on Middle Concho River.
Grape Creek Station
Located 18 miles north of current San Angelo, along the East Fork of Grape Creek.
Colorado River Station
Later station between Grape Creek Station and Fort Chadbourne.
Fort Chadbourne
Located 30 miles from Grape Creek Station.
6th Division Stations
Valley Creek Station
Located 12 miles northeast of Fort Chadbourne, on the east bank of Valley Creek, about 1 mile northwest of Shep.
Phantom Hill Station
Located 30 miles from Mountain Pass Station, about 10 miles east on bank of Chimney Creek.
Clear Fork Station
Located 26 miles from Smith’s Station, on the east bank of the Clear Fork of the Brazos River, a short distance above its confluence with Lambshead Creek, north of the later site of Fort Griffin.
Frans’ Station
Located 13 miles from Clear Fork Station, about 3 miles north of Murray.
Kreb’s Station
A later relay station 11 miles from Frans’s Station and 11 miles from Belknap Station.
Fort Belknap Station
Located 22 miles from Frans’s Station, 11 miles from Kreb’s Statin.
Murphey’s Station
Located 16 miles from Fort Belknap, about 4 1.2 miles south of Loving.
Fishpond Station
A later station, 17 miles from Murphey’s Station and 5 miles from Jacksboro.
Jacksboro Station
Located 22 miles from Murphey’s Station.
West Fork of the Trinity Station
Located 12 miles from Jacksboro Station, at a ford on the east bank of the river.
Earhart’s station
Located 16 miles from Jacksboro Station, west of Condiff, Texas on the west bank of Big Creek.
Conolly’s Station
Located 17 miles from Davidsen’s Station.
Diamond’s Station
Located 15 miles from Gainesville Station.
Sherman Station
Located 15 miles from Diamond’s Station.
Colbert’s Ferry
Located 13 ½ miles from Sherman Station, ferry crossing of the Red River to Indian Territory.
7th Division Stations
Colbert’s Station
Located in Bryan County.
Fisher’s Station
Nail’s Station
Boggy Depot
Geary’s Station
Wendell’s Station
Blackburn’s Station
Pusley’s Station
Riddle’s Station
Holloway’s Station
Trahern’s Station
Walker’s Station
8th Division Stations
Fort Smith
16 miles to Woolsey’s Station.
Van Buren
Woolsey’s Station (Signal Hill)
12 miles to Brodie’s Station.
Brodie’s Station (Lee Creek)
20 miles to Park’s Station.
Park’s Station
14 miles to Fayetteville.
Fayetteville
12 miles to Fitzgerald’s Station.
Fitsgerald’s Station
25 miles to Callahan’s Station.
Mudtown Flag Station
Now known as Lowell.
Callahan’s Station
19 miles to Harbin’s Station.
Elk Horn Tavern (Flag Station)
In Pea Ridge National Military Park.
Missouri
Harbin’s Station
19 miles to Callahan’s.
Crouch’s Station
Smith’s Station
Ashmore’s Station
Springfield
Evan’s Station
James H. M. Smith’s Station (Brighton)
Bolivar
Yoast’s Station
Warsaw
Bum’s Station
Mulholland’s Station
Shackleford’s Station
Tipton
Fort Smith to Memphis Route
Fort Smith, Arkansas
16 miles from Strang or Andrews’
Charleston
Lavaca Swing Stations
At Oak Bower on the Strang’s or Andrew’s land, 25 miles to Moffet.
A.J. Singleton Swing Station
Moffer’s Station
Now known as Paris.
Creole Swing Station
5 miles south of the Arkansas River (Charleston).
Shoal Creek
Swing Station
Stinnett’s Station
25 miles to Moffet Station.
Dardanelle Ferry and Station
Ferry over Arkansas River
Norristown (Russellville)
Potts Inn in Galla Creek
9 miles west of Hurricane.
Hurricane Station (now known as Atkins)
14 miles from Lewisburg, Swing Station / Flag Station
Lewisburg (near Morrilton)
Plummer’s Station (Plumerville)
Cadron Station (now known as Conway)
Boarded the ferry at Cadron Creek.
Gay Tavern
Resting stop for passengers and horses – Minor stop
Sevier’s Tavern
5 miles from Toad Suck
August Hartie’s Tavern
Stopping point when high water prevented reaching Sevier’s Tavern.
Little Rock
Changed in January 1859; rerouted from Otto’s Greathouse, then south passing through Argenta (North Little Rock) arriving at Anthony’s House for mail and passengers.
Atlanta (Austin, AR)
Oakland Grove (now known as Old Austin)
26 miles from Des Arc
Des Arc Station (Jackson House)
50 miles from Madison
Cotton Plant
Possible swing station, 15 miles from Des Arc.
Oakland
Possible swing station
Madison
24 miles from Hopefield, via Train
Hopefield
Now known as West Memphis, via ferry