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County created 2/1917 from eastern El Paso County. It was first to have been called Darlington County, then Turney County, before being named for state senator Claude Benton Hudspeth of El Paso, Hudspeth County organized 1917. Sierra Blanca was made the county seat, and the county courthouse there is the only one in Texas made entirely of adobe. -Handbook of Texas Online: Hudspeth 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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| DELL CITY | 79837 | 1949 | yes | operating | not listed in USPS post office locator, 915-964-2626 |
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| FORT HANCOCK | 79839 | none | operating | ||
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| Salt Flat | 79847,* | 9/11/1999: PB22126 of 4/15/2004 | discontinued, place name of Dell City 1/3/2004 | ||
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| SIERRA BLANCA | 79851 | none | operating | COUNTY SEAT, 1195 El Paso St, M-F 6:30-10:30 11:30-3:15 | |
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