The county was named for James Hamilton, a South Carolina governor who invested some $216,000 in gold to finance the Texas struggle for independence from Mexico. In 1856 settlers circulated a petition asking that a new county be formed to accommodate their needs. Later that year the Texas legislature approved the request and marked off Hamilton County from land previously assigned to Comanche, Bosque, and Lampasas counties. Two years later a five-man commission selected the town of Hamilton to be the county seat. Territory is not the same as previous Hamilton Judicial 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. |
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| CARLTON | 76436 | none | operating | ||
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| EVANT | town in Coryell-Hamilton Counties, Post Office in Coryell County | ||||
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| HAMILTON | 76531 | yes | operating | ||
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| HICO | 76457 | yes | operating | ||
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| POTTSVILLE | 76565 | none | operating | ||
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