Welcome to Texas City ...

Texas City is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Texas City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Texas City is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Texas City lies within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Texas City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Texas City - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Texas City.

Communities near Texas City ...

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

• Harrisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
• Carmi
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
  • Carmi is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmi <3>
• Eldorado
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Eldorado is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <3>
• McLeansboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansboro
  • McLeansboro is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansboro <3>
• Carrier Mills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <3>
• Norris City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
  • Norris City is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <3>
• Shawneetown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <3>
• Galatia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
  • Galatia is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <3>
• Ridgway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <3>
• Enfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <3>

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 Texas City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Texas City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Texas City. 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 Texas City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Texas City ...

Looking for more information about Texas City? 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 Texas City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Texas City.

Adding Texas City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Texas City 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 Texas City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Texas City post office opened in 1869.

We also found Texas City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Texas City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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