Welcome to Austonio ...
Austonio is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Austonio is located in Houston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Austonio, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.
Austonio is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Austonio lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Austonio: (936)
Communities near Austonio ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Austonio.
- Crockett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Lovelady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
- Lovelady is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <4>
- Latexo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- 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 <4>
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Porter Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Porter Springs is located in Houston County
- Centerview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerview is located in Leon County
- Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
- Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Kittrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Kittrell is located in Walker 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 Austonio. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Austonio.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Austonio. 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 Austonio.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Austonio. See our Newspapers Page for Austonio.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Austonio ...
Looking for more information about Austonio? 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 Austonio, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Austonio.
Adding Austonio to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Austonio 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 Austonio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Austonio post office opened in 1932.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Austonio.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Austonio. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Austonio - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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/ |