Galveston County was formed in 1838 under the republic from Harrisburg, Liberty, and Brazoria counties and organized in 1839. The first county courthouse, at Saccarappa, a community named for a river in Maine by settlers from that state, was located at the eastern end of Galveston Island. |
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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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| BACLIFF | 77518 | yes | operating | ||
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| DICKINSON | 77539 | yes | operating | ||
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| FRIENDSWOOD | 77546 | yes | operating | city in Galveston-Harris Counties, post office in Galveston County, Main Office, 310 Morningside Dr, M-F 8-5 Sat 9-1, 281-992-2832 | |
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| GALVESTON | 77550 | yes | operating | ||
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| GILCHRIST | 77617 | none | operating | ||
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| HIGH ISLAND | 77623 | yes | operating | ||
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| HITCHCOCK | 77563 | yes | operating | ||
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| KEMAH | 77565 | yes | operating | ||
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| LA MARQUE | 77568 | yes | operating | name changed from LaMarque | |
| LaMARQUE | * | yes | name changed to La Marque | ||
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| LEAGUE CITY | 77573 | yes | operating | city in Galveston-Harris Counties, post office in Harris County | |
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| Port Bolivar | 77650 | yes | operating | ||
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| Alta Loma | * | yes | 1/21/1978:HTOL or 12/31/1982:G&J | incorporated into Santa Fe city limits and changed PO name to Santa Fe | |
| Arcadia | 77517 * | 4/14/1891:Schmidt | 12/31/1982:G&J | town absorbed into Santa Fe in 1980s | |
| SANTA FE | 77510 | 1/1/1983 | yes | operating | name changed from Alta Loma |
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| SEABROOK | city in Harris-Chambers-Galveston Counties, post office in Harris County | ||||
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| TEXAS CITY | 77590 | yes | operating | city in Galveston-Chambers Counties, post office in Galveston County | |
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