The county was named for John M. Hansford. In 1876 the Texas legislature marked off Hansford County from land previously assigned to Young and Bexar districts; the new county was administered by authorities in Wheeler County. In 1889, when the county was politically organized, Hansford outpolled Farwell in a county-seat election. Spearman became the leading town in the county; it absorbed both Farwell and Hansford by the mid-1920s, and in 1929 it became the county seat. -Handbook of Texas Online: Hansford 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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| GRUVER | 79040 | yes | operating | ||
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| MORSE | 79062 | yes | operating | ||
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| SPEARMAN | 79081 | yes | operating | ||
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