4/3/1846, the Texas legislature formed Denton County out of what had been a much larger Fannin County. It was named for John Bunyan Denton, an eastern Fannin County Methodist preacher and lawyer, who was killed in a raid against Indians in northern Tarrant County on May 22, 1841. A county seat, named Pinckneyville, was located near the center of the county, at a spot about a mile southeast of the present center of Denton. Although county officials were elected 7/13/1846, no courthouse was built, and less than two years later a site named Alton, three or four miles to the southeast, was made county seat. Because water was not readily available, in 1850 the legislature allowed Alton to be moved about two miles south to Alexander Cannon's homestead near Hickory Creek. A log courthouse, the first in the county, was built there. Alton soon had stores, residences, and a hotel and was a regular stage stop. In the summer of 1856, however, county residents voted to establish a new county seat near the center of the county on a 100-acre tract donated by Hiram Cisco, William Loving, and William Woodruff. The new town, named Denton, was established the next year, but was not incorporated as a city until 1866.
-Handbook of Texas Online: Denton County
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| Post Office | Zip / * | Established | first precancels Authorized | Discontinued | Notes |
| ARGYLE | 76226 | | yes | operating | |
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| AUBREY | 76227 | | yes | operating | |
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| CARROLLTON | 75006 | | yes | operating | Main Office, 2030 E Jackson Rd, M-F 8:30-6 Sat 8-3, 972-245-8745, city in Denton-Dallas-Collin Counties, post office in Denton County, check branches |
| CARROLLTON | 75007 | | yes | operating | Rosemeade, 3755 N Josey Ln, M-F 8:30-6 Sat 8-3, 972-939-0306 |
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| COPPELL | town in Dallas-Denton Counties, Post Office in Dallas County |
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| DALLAS | city in Dallas-Collin-Denton-Rockwall-Kaufman Counties, Post Office in Dallas County, check branches |
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| DENTON | 76201 | | yes | operating | |
| DENTON | 76205 | | | operating | Golden Triangle Station, 2101 Colorado Blvd, M-F 7-5:30, 817-387-8555 |
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| FLOWER MOUND | 75028 | | none | operating | town in Denton-Tarrant Counties, post office in Denton County, Flower Mound, 2300 Olympia Dr, M-F 7:30-6, Sat 9-3, 972-691-3477 |
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| FORT WORTH | city in Tarrant-Denton Counties, post office in Tarrant County |
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| FRISCO | town in Collin-Denton Counties, Post Office in Collin County |
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| GRAPEVINE | city in Tarrant-Dallas-Denton Counties, Post Office in Tarrant County. Reportedly deannexed Denton County and Dallas County portions 6/15/1993, but that information is no longer in the Census Bureau boundary change file for the 2000 census. Perhaps those portions were reannexed. |
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| HASLET | city in Tarrant-Denton Counties, Post Office in Tarrant County |
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| JUSTIN | 76247 | | yes | operating | |
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| KRUM | 76249 | | yes | operating | |
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| LAKE DALLAS | 75065 | | yes | operating | Main Office, 201 S Shady Shores Dr, M-F 8:30-4:30, 940-497-6030 |
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| THE COLONY | 75056 | | none | operating | Station (of Lewisville), 5200 S Colony Blvd, M-F 7:30-6 Sat 9-3, 972-370-9127, Lewisville acceptable address |
| LEWISVILLE | 75057 | | none | operating | Old Town Finance Branch, 320 S Charles St, M-F 9-5, 972-353-0056 |
| LEWISVILLE | 75067 | | yes | operating | city in Denton-Dallas Counties, Post Office in Denton County, Main Office, 194 Civic Cir, M-F 7:30-7, Sat 9-3, 972-353-0056 |
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| LITTLE ELM | 75068 | | none | operating | Main Office, 1012 W Highway 720, M-F 8:30-4:30, Sat 10-12, 972-292-2751 |
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| PILOT POINT | 76258 | | yes | operating | |
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| PLANO | city in Collin-Denton Counties, post office in Collin County |
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| PONDER | 76259 | | none | operating | |
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| ROANOKE | 76262 | | none | operating | |
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| SANGER | 76266 | | yes | operating | |
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