The county was named for Abner S. Lipscomb Lipscomb County was formed by the Texas legislature in 1876 from the Bexar District. When it was learned that the railroad would miss the site, local residents decided to protect their town by making it the county seat. As a result, the populace voted to organize the county in June of 1887 with Lipscomb as the county seat. When the railroad entered the county later in the year, land promoters laid out Higgins on the right-of-way. Higgins soon grew into the county's largest town and trade center, but Lipscomb remained the county seat. -Handbook of Texas Online: Lipscomb 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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| BOOKER | 76642 | yes | operating | town in Lipscomb-Ochiltree Counties, post office in Lipscomb County | |
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| DARROUZETT | 79024 | yes | operating | ||
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| FOLLETT | 76667 | yes | operating | ||
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| HIGGINS | 79046 | yes | operating | ||
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| LIPSCOMB | 79056 | yes | operating | ||
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