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Polk County, named after President James K. Polk, was one of twenty-three counties formed by the first state legislature of Texas in 1846. The boundaries established on March 30 closely followed those of the old northern division of Liberty Municipality, a subdivision of the Department of Nacogdoches established by the Mexican government in 1830. On August 13, 1870, the part of Polk County west of the Trinity became San Jacinto County. The present area of Polk County was fixed on March 11, 1875, when a portion of Trinity County was annexed. Livingston, formerly Springfield, was selected by a vote as the county seat in 1846. Important pioneers include Pierre J. Menard, who represented Liberty Municipality in the Consultation at San Felipe, and George T. Wood, governor of Texas from 1847 to 1849. -Handbook of Texas Online: Polk County |
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This list contains or will contain all post offices known from Texas. Noted also are whether recent offices 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. A link is provided to detailed precancel data for that location. The precancel device(s) may or may not still exist. An * indicates a discontinued post office or name change. Pester the active post offices so that devices can be retained or ordered. They may be found many times, but only have to be thrown away once. Precancel devices are not usually issued to branches, stations or contract post offices. Please see plans page for color legend. |
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| ACE | 77326 | none | operating | ||
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| Acol | * | 11/3/1934: Schmidt | 10/15/1942: Wheat | named for Angelina County Lumber Co., The Acol post office is associated with a site on the Southern Pacific Railway in northern Tyler County four miles northeast of Colmesneil. It served the lumber company's logging camps in Angelina, Tyler, and Polk counties during the 1930s and 1940s. When the office needed to be moved, it was hooked to a locomotive and rolled to its new location. | |
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| CAMDEN | 75934 | yes | operating | ||
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| CORRIGAN | 75939 | yes | operating | ||
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| DALLARDSVILLE | 77322 | none | operating | ||
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| GOODRICH | 77335 | none | operating | ||
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| LEGGETT | 77350 | yes | operating | ||
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| LIVINGSTON | 77351 | yes | operating | ||
| LIVINGSTON | 77399 | ||||
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| MOSCOW | 75960 | none | operating | ||
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| ONALASKA | 77360 | none | operating | ||
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