
Burnet Judicial County 1/30/1841-1842 in a different area of the state, Burnet was suggested as a possible name for Anderson County, created in 1846. Burnet County was created 2/5/1852 by the Fourth Texas Legislature from parts of Travis, Williamson and Bell Counties, and organized 8/7/1854. It was named for David G. Burnet, president of the provisional government of the Republic of Texas. Burnet County was formed by the Fourth Texas Legislature on February 5, 1852, from parts of Travis, Williamson, and Bell counties. The first post office in the county was established at Hamilton in 1853; the name of the town was changed to Burnet in February 1858. -Handbook of Texas Online:Burnet County |
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This list contains or will contain all post offices known from Texas. Noted also are whether recent offices have had at least one precancel type, as listed in the Precancel Stamp Society's Town and Type Catalog of the United States and Territories, Sixth edition, Summer 1998, and from Fosters' personal knowledge. A link is provided to detailed precancel data for that location. The precancel device(s) may or may not still exist. An * indicates a discontinued post office or name change. Pester the active post offices so that devices can be retained or ordered. They may be found many times, but only have to be thrown away once. Precancel devices are not usually issued to branches, stations or contract post offices. Please see plans page for color legend. |
| Post Office | Zip / * | Estab- lished | first pre- cancels autho- rized | Discon- tinued | Notes |
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| BERTRAM | 78605 | 12/8/1882 | 10'50 | operating | |
| BRIGGS | 78608 | 6/21/1898 | none | operating | |
| BURNET | 78611 | 8/14/1871 | 4'49 | operating | COUNTY SEAT |
| Clover (1900-1905) | in Travis County | ||||
| Clover | * | 4/6/1905: Wheat | 2/14/1914: Wheat | from Travis Co, discontinued, mail to Spicewood | |
| MARBLE FALLS | 78654 | 7/25/1884 | 7'43 | operating | |
| SPICEWOOD | 78669 | 7/5/1899 | none | operating | |
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