Welcome to Dacus ...

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

Dacus is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dacus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Dacus is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Dacus ...

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

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

Communities near Dacus ...

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

• Navasota
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
  • Navasota is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <4>
• Willis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
• Panorama Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Magnolia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Montgomery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• New Waverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
  • New Waverly is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <4>
• Plantersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
• Anderson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Todd Mission
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
  • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
• Dobbin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
  • Dobbin is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobbin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dacus ...

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

Adding Dacus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dacus post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dacus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

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