Gonzales County, named for the capital of Green DeWitt's colony, was established in 1836 and organized in 1837 as one of the original counties in the Republic of Texas. It occupied the same area as DeWitt's colony-a territory some sixty miles long and twenty-five miles wide, with an area of 1,100 square miles. After the annexation of Texas to the United States in 1845, portions of Gonzales County were detached to form what are now the counties of Caldwell, Comal, DeWitt, Fayette, Guadalupe, Jackson, Lavaca, and Victoria. On December 14, 1837, the first Gonzales county court was organized. -Handbook of Texas Online: Gonzales County |
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| NOTE: This list contains all current post offices plus any discontinued post offices known to 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. The precancel device(s) may or may not still exist. An * indicates a discontinued post office or name change. Links will be set up to individual precancel town pages when available. Pester these post offices so that devices can be retained or ordered. |
| Post Office | Zip / * | Established | first precancels Authorized | Discontinued | Notes |
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| Bebe | * 78603 now 78614 | none | 6/1/1996:PB22087of10/17/02 | placename of Cost | |
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| BELMONT | 78604 | none | operating | ||
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| COST | 78614 | yes | operating | ||
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| GONZALES | 78629 | yes | operating | ||
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| HARWOOD | 78632 | none | operating | ||
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| LEESVILLE | 78122 | none | operating | ||
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| NIXON | 78140 | yes | operating | city in Gonzales-Wilson Counties, post office in Gonzales County | |
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| OTTINE | 78658 | none | operating | ||
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| SMILEY | 78159 | yes | operating | ||
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| WAELDER | 78959 | yes | operating | ||
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| WRIGHTSBORO | 78677 | none | operating | ||
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