Welcome to Asia ...

Asia is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Asia is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Asia is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Asia: (936)

Communities Also Named Asia ...

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

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

Communities near Asia ...

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

• Diboll
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diboll
  • Diboll is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diboll <4>
• Onalaska
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>
• Groveton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
  • Groveton is located in Trinity County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <4>
• Burke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
• Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Seven Oaks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Skinner Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
  • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
• Moscow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
• Camden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Woodlake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Woodlake is located in Trinity County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asia ...

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

Adding Asia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asia 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 Asia was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Asia in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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