Welcome to Floyd ...

Floyd is located

Floyd is located in Hunt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floyd, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Floyd is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Floyd: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Floyd ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Floyd: This one is located in Hunt County and the other is located in Floyd County.

Beyond Texas, there are 23 communities that are also named Floyd - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Floyd ...

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

Wylie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Wylie is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <5>
Rockwall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
- Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <5>
Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Hunt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
Fate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
- Fate is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <5>
Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
Royse City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royse City
- Royse City is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royse City <5>
Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
Lavon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
- Lavon is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <5>
Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <5>
Josephine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
- Josephine is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floyd ...

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

Adding Floyd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floyd 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 Floyd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Floyd post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floyd.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hunt, 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 Floyd - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/