Welcome to Augusta ...

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

Augusta is located in Houston County<1>.

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

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

When the people of Augusta refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Augustan<3>

Augusta is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Augusta is within the boundaries of the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Augusta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Augusta - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Augusta ...

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

• Crockett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <5>
• Grapeland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Grapeland is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <5>
• Elkhart
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
• Alto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <5>
• Kennard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <5>
• Latexo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo
  • Latexo is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latexo <5>
• Refuge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Refuge is located in Houston County
• Mound City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Anderson County
• Belott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Belott is located in Houston County
• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Bluff City is located in Houston 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 Augusta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Augusta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Augusta ...

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

Adding Augusta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Augusta in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Augusta post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Augusta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/