Texas has never used county codes on license plates, but
blocks of license numbers were assigned to counties.
COUNTY ASSIGNMENTS
Issuance by county began 6/27/1918 at 270001; only 218 counties
assigned. 1918 assignments 270001 - 350000 on file.
1921-46 (1924 unknown)
INITIAL: Alphabetical order. 1921-22, 1930, 1933 on file.
1923, 1925-29, 1931-32, 1934-45 in County Code Book.
Jim Palmer has 1946.
Hockley, Kenedy, Terry, Upton began 1922, Cochran began
1927, Crane began 1929, Loving began 1932.
SUPPLEMENTAL: Random order. 1923, 1925-26 in County Code Book.
Jim Palmer has 1942, 1946.
Cochran added late 1925 and late 1926.
1947-92
INITIAL: Alphabetical order within each Highway District.
25 Districts assigned regionally as follows:
1947-49 - 4, 25, 5, 24, 6, 7, 3, 8, 23, 2, 9, 15, 22,
13, 16, 21, 1, 18, 19, 10, 12, 20, 14, 11, 17
1950-64 - 14, 25, 4, 5, 24, 6, 8, 23, 2, 3, 9, 15, 13,
7, 22, 16, 21, 1, 19, 10, 18, 20, 12, 11, 17
Districts only in County Code Book.
4 counties changed Districts, as follows:
1952 - Andrews from 5 to 6, Mason from 7 to 14
1956 - Briscoe from 5 to 25, Donley from 4 to 25
Jim Palmer has 1947-63, 1966-68, 1970-72.
1964-65, 1973-75 in County Code Book. 1969 on file.
SUPPLEMENTAL: Random order. Jim Palmer has 1955-64, 1966-70,
1972-74. 1965 in County Code Book. 1975-92 on
file up to FRK-49G.
1976 STICKER
Palmer has initial allottment 1 A - 6950600 A. (7,070,600 produced)
Order ranked by human or vehicle population: Harris, Dallas,
Bexar, Tarrant, El Paso...King, Borden, Kenedy, Loving.
