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Welcome to Easterly ...

Easterly is located

Easterly is located in Robertson County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Easterly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Easterly is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Easterly ...

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

  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Robertson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Calvert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bremond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Normangee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
    • Normangee is located in Leon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <4>
  • Marquez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Baden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Robertson County
  • Owensville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Owensville is located in Robertson County
  • Hilltop Lakes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wealthy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
    • Wealthy is located in Leon 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 Easterly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Easterly.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Easterly ...

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

Adding Easterly to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Easterly in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Easterly post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Easterly.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Easterly. 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 Robertson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Easterly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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