Welcome to Caledonia ...

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

Caledonia is located in Rusk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caledonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Caledonia is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Caledonia: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Caledonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Caledonia - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Caledonia ...

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

• Carthage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Tenaha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Tenaha is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <4>
• Timpson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <4>
• Garrison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Cushing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Appleby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Mount Enterprise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <4>
• Gary City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <4>
• Dotson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
  • Dotson is located in Panola County
• Fitze
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitze have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches 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 Caledonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caledonia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caledonia ...

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

Adding Caledonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Caledonia in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Caledonia post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caledonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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