Not the same area in Burleson County as a proposed Franklin County which became part of Lee County, The county was marked off by the legislature 3/6/1875 and named for Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, an early Red River County settler. An election was held on April 30, 1875, to select the county seat. Mount Vernon won by a large majority, and the matter was never again contested. -Handbook of Texas Online: Franklin County, Lee 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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| Beasley | 77417 | yes | operating | ||
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| MOUNT VERNON | 75457 | yes | operating | COUNTY SEAT | |
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| Scroggins | 75480 | yes | operating | ||
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| WINNSBORO | city in Wood-Franklin Counties, post office in Wood County | ||||
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