The county was named for Henry Knox, the secretary of war in George Washington's first cabinet. In February 1858 the Texas legislature formed Knox County from lands formerly assigned to Young and Bexar counties; because the area remained unsettled, it was again decreed a county in 1876 and attached to Baylor County in 1879 for administrative purposes. The county was organized in 1886, with the town of Benjamin, founded by Hillary Bedford in 1884 and named for his oldest son, as county seat. -Handbook of Texas Online: Knox 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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| BENJAMIN | 79505 | none | operating | ||
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| CROWELL | 79260 | yes | operating | ||
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| GOREE | 76363 | none | operating | ||
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| KNOX CITY | 79529 | yes | operating | ||
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| MUNDAY | 76371 | yes | operating | ||
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| Truscott | * | yes | |||
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| Vera | * 76383 now 76380 | none | 7/26/1996 | DPU of Seymour | |
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