Welcome to Hays Spring ...

Hays Spring is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hays Spring is located in Houston County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Hays Spring: Hays Spg. (or less commonly used: Hays Spng. or Hays Sprng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hays Spring for more information about variations on the name of Hays Spring.

Hays Spring is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hays Spring lies within the (936) area code.

Communities near Hays Spring ...

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

• Crockett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Grapeland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Grapeland is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <4>
• Elkhart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
• Latexo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Salmon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon is located in Anderson County
• Refuge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Refuge is located in Houston County
• Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
• Mound City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Anderson County
• Slocum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Slocum is located in Anderson County
• Belott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Belott is located in Houston 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 Hays Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hays Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hays Spring ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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