Coleman County was formed in 1858 from parts of Brown and Travis counties. Organization began in 1862 and was completed in 1864. The county was named for Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and an aide to General Houston at San Jacinto. Camp Colorado served as the county seat from 1864 to 1876. But with an increasing population, a new county seat in a more central location was needed. In 1876 a commission was selected to find a suitable site. Early that year a tract on Jim Ned Creek was chosen as the site of the future city of Coleman. -Handbook of Texas Online: Coleman 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 / * | Established | first precancels Authorized | Discontinued | Notes |
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| BURKETT | 76828 | none | operating | ||
| COLEMAN | 76834 | yes | operating | town has brick streets, traffic lights on strange center islands you have to drive around, and an OWL drug store with a soda fountain | |
| GOLDSBORO | 79519 | none | operating | ||
| GOULDBUSK | 76845 | none | operating | ||
| NOVICE | 79538 | none | operating | ||
| ROCKWOOD | 76873 | none | operating | ||
| SANTA ANNA | 76878 | yes | operating | ||
| TALPA | 76882 | yes | operating | ||
| VALERA | 76884 | none | operating | ||
| VOSS | 776888 | none | operating | ||
| Whon | * 76878 was 76889 | none | 7/10/1993 | DPU of Santa Anna, was the only drive-in/drive-through PO in the country www.texasescapes.com Texas Escapes | |
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