1By an act of February 1, 1844, the route from Montgomery, in Mont-
gomery County, to Huntsville was changed so as to pass along the Hunts-
ville road, through Joseph Lenley's settlement, and a post-office was es-
tablished at the house of B. F. Burke at Lone Oak on said road. (Gam-
mel, Laws
of
Texas,
II, 972.)
