In 1876 the Texas legislature formed Potter County from the Bexar District. When Oldham County officials ordered an election held on August 30, 1887 for the purpose of organizing Potter County, several townsites vied to be county seat. William B. Plemons,qv the first county judge, had a prospective townsite near the head of Amarillo Creek. Two miles southeast was J. T. Berry's townsite of Oneida, in which Plemons soon merged his interest. Frank Lester, backed by Henry Sanborn, dubbed a third site Plains City, while Jesse Jenkins, a Tascosa saloon owner, promoted Ragtown under a new name, Odessa. To attract the support of the cowhands of the LX Ranch, who constituted the majority of the county's qualified voters, Berry promised each of them a business lot and residence lot in his town. The election returns favored Berry's townsite, which was renamed Amarillo. -Handbook of Texas Online: Potter 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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| AMARILLO | 79120 | yes | operating | city in Potter-Randall Counties, Post Office in Potter County, check branches | |
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| BUSHLAND | 79012 | yes | operating | ||
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