Roans Prairie Post Office ClosingKBTXYou don't see a population total on the sign for Roans Prairie because that part of Grimes County is unincorporated, but the numbers that do define this small piece of the Brazos Valley are 77875, a zip code that defines a small rural post office where …
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Settlers began arriving to the area now known as Roans Prairie in Grimes County during the 1830’s, but it wasn’t until the mid 1840’s that the town actually began to develop and with that of that development, a post office opened. More: continued here
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