RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Alabama >> Barbour County >> TexasvilleIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Alabama


The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama







Welcome to Texasville ...

Texasville is located in Barbour County<1>.


The location of Texasville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Texasville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Texasville is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Texasville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Texasville (for example, toward Bellville (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Texasville: (334)

Communities near Texasville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Texasville.

  • Clayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Abbeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
  • Ariton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Louisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Bakerhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
    • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Blue Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
    • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Clopton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Clopton is located in Dale County
  • Bertha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Bertha is located in Dale County
  • Graball
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Graball is located in Henry County
    • Former names for Graball:
    • Hart's Crossroads
    • Hudspeth's Crossroads

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Texasville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Texasville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Texasville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Texasville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Texasville. See our Newspapers Page for Texasville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Texasville ...

Looking for more information about Texasville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Texasville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Texasville.

Adding Texasville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Texasville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Texasville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Texasville post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Texasville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Texasville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Texasville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 09 Mar 2024