County named for Volney Erskine Howard, a United States congressman from Texas in the 1840s and 1850s. County created 8/21/1876 from Bexar County, attached to Mitchell County in 1881 for legal administration, organized 6/15/1882. For a time Howard County was responsible for the legal administration of Lynn, Terry, Yoakum, Dawson, Cochran, Gaunes, Andrews, Borden and Martin Counties. -Handbook of Texas Online: Howard 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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| BIG SPRING | 79720 | yes | operating | COUNTY SEAT | |
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| COAHOMA | 79511 | yes | operating | ||
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| FORSAN | 79733 | none | operating | ||
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| KNOTT | 79748 | none | operating | ||
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