The county was named for George W. Hockley. 8/21/1876 the Texas legislature formed Hockley County from lands formerly assigned to Bexar and Young counties. Because settlers were slow to move into the area, however, the county was assigned to Lubbock County for administrative purposes until 1920. The county was organized in 1921; Hockley City won over Ropesville in the county-seat contest. |
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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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| ANTON | 79313 | yes | operating | ||
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| LEVELLAND | 79336 | yes | operating | COUNTY SEAT | |
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| PEP | 79353 | none | operating | ||
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| ROPESVILLE | 79358 | yes | operating | ||
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| SMYER | 79367 | none | operating | ||
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| SUNDOWN | 79372 | yes | operating | ||
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| WHITHARRAL | 79380 | none | operating | ||
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