Several landmarks in the
small Geronimo community pose as reminiscent relics of the past.
They contribute to the small town a nostalgic feeling of stepping backward
a few years in time. Although there are many more than pictured on
this page, any history of Geronimo would be incomplete without the following.
Information on the following was gathered through visits with Bonnie Neumann
and Carolyn Bading, both of whom grew up in the community and are descendants
of the original Heinemeyer family.
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Geronimo Post Office
A small, but friendly operation
is often the meeting place of those utilizing its services.
The Geronimo Post Office
was originally a bank, started by von Boeckmann, before the post office
moved in. The banker had been embezzling funds and found out that
the auditors were coming. One night, after consuming a beer with
a friend, he committed suicide by shooting himself. The spelling
of the banker's name is uncertain, but it is something close to Thieme. |
Bretzke Store
was a general store during
the late 1800's. Saddles, shoes, clothing, cotton sacks, feed, seed,
fertilizer. It was first owned by Robert Bretzke, then by David Bretzke,
his son. Affordable Antiques is the business currently operating
out of the building.Go To Top |
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Heinemeyer Store
William Heinemeyer opened
this store in the late 1890's, but community grapevine contends that it
had been in existence and operated by a previous owner.Go To Top |
Koebig Store ~ Geronimo VFW
Koebig Store was built in
1917. Koebig had been running Bretzke Store, but decided to open
his own. He carried more groceries than Bretzke, but was still a
general store. The post office was located in the back and was where
they stored the chicken feed. Postal customers often had to climb
over sacks of feed to get to their mail.
When the post office moved
out, it moved into a mobile building prior to moving to the little red
brick building where it is housed today. The original post office
boxes are in the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio, Texas. |
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Model-T Shop~Schuberts Garage and Gas
Station
Victor Bading and Gene Dietert
owned and operated a Model-T Shop where they actually built the cars.
It was later turned into
a gas station and garage by A. A. Schubert. It is now the Emporium,
a novelty and gift shop. |
Meyer Blacksmith Shop
There were also 2 other
blacksmith shops. Since torn down, one was owned and operated by
Herman Krueger next to where the old Navarro School house is now located.
The other was Scheel's Blacksmith Shop where a local family now lives.Go To Top |
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