Butterfield Overland Mail route. This route actually predates the Pony Express and generally is less known. I found a sign about it at a park in Benson and have never heard of it before. This was actually a stage route and not a purely horse route. The data was taken from a map I found on the Library of Congress website and various other maps from the NPS. I made it pass through the main cities and adjusted it to modern highways where it made sense to me. The route is nowhere near exact but gives a close idea of the route. Some sites like Benson, AZ and Fort Bowie in AZ have actual historical displays.
Citations

https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=33568

Lloyd, James T, and Rae Smith. Lloyd's American railroad map of the United States, showing the three proposed roads and the overland mail route to the Pacific. [New York, 1859] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm70005361/.

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Oak Grove Stage Station Historical Marker

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Pecos

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San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker

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Vallecito Stage Station Cemetery

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Tucson

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Yuma

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Benson

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Old Fort Tejon (historical)

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Los Angeles

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Tejon Pass

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Visalia

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Apache Pass

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Fort Bowie National Historic Site

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Old Carrizo Stage Station

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Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana

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Temecula

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Vallecito Stage Station County Park

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Rose Stage Station Historical Marker

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Butterfield Stage Station

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Fort Chadbourne

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Fort Belknap State Park

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El Paso

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Preston

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Sherman

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Fort Smith National Historic Site

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Springfield

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Tipton

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Tucson

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Butterfield Stage Square Shopping Center

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Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker

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Butterfield Stage Trail Park

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Butterfield Stage Station

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Bakersfield

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Fresno City (historical)

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Temple Ranch

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San Luis Ranch (historical)

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Texas Hill

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Texas Hill Canal

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Pinery Station

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Jacksboro

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Site of the Battle of Chino

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Butterfield Trail/Espejo's Expedition

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Butterfield Overland Trail

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Tule River Stage Station

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Kern River Slough

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Gordons Ferry

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Andrew Davidson Firebaugh

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Humphrey Station

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The Airmen

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Original Site of Bloomington (Mudtown) Arkansas

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Sulphur Springs

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Pioneer Plaza

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La Mesilla

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First Road to Southern California

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Nail's Crossing

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Butterfield Mail and Stage Line

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Butterfield Overland Stage

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[Morgan Hill] Centennial Project

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Warner Ranch House

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Oak Grove Stage Station

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Palm Spring

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Vallecito Stage Station

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Box Canyon

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Vallecito-Butterfield Stage Station

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San Felipe

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Fountain Springs

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Old Stage Road

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Horse Head Crossing on the Pecos River

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Bell Station

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Butterfield Overland Stage

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Bella Union Hotel Site

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Butterfield Stage Route

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Fitzgerald's Station

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Emigrants' Crossing

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Route of Old Butterfield Stagecoach Road

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Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri - 1858-1861

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Tipton

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The Butterfield Stage stopped here.

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Historic Butterfield Trail in Indian Territory

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Skullyville

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The Butterfield Stagecoach Road

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Cross Hollows

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Horsehead Crossing, C.S.A.

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Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County

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Stone from Old Ox Mill

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Site of Comanche Springs

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Van Horn Wells

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Butterfield Overland Stage Line

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Fort Phantom Hill

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Fort Phantom Hill

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Dragoon Springs Stage Stop

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Butterfield Trail

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Castle Peak

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Mountain Pass Station

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Fort Chadbourne

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Southern Overland Mail, 1858-1861

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Valley Creek Station

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Butterfield Trail

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Pope's Crossing

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Site of Butterfield Stage Station

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Old Temescal Road

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Southern Overland Mail, 1858-1861

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The Butterfield Overland Mail Route

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First Business Structure

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Fort Belknap

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The Butterfield Overland Stages

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Military Road (Fort Belknap - Fort Phantom Hill)

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Butterfield Stage Station at Grape Creek

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The Butterfield or California Trail

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The Butterfield Stage Route

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Diamond Station

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Butterfield Overland Stage Line

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Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri � 1858-1861

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Smith Station

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The Stage Station Ruin

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The Butterfield Overland Mail

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Smith's Station

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Butterfield Overland Stage Line

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Ruins of "The Pinery" or "Pine Spring" Stage Stand

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Red Hill

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Butterfield Stage Line

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Speedy Delivery

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Campo de Cahuenga

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La Posta de Mesilla

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Lopez Station

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De La Osa Adobe

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Fort Richardson

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Butterfield Overland Mail in Missouri

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Route of the Southern Overland Mail Line

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Sinks of the Tejon

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Dripping Springs Watering Hole

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Lyons Station

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Kingston

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Historical Site

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Posey Station of Butterfield Overland Mail Lines

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Butterfield Overland Stage

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Site of Fresno City

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Lone Willow Station

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