Welcome to Jarvis ...

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

Jarvis is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jarvis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Jarvis is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Jarvis: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Jarvis ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named Jarvis - they are located in Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Jarvis ...

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

• Palestine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
• Jacksonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Rusk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
• Grapeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 southwest)
  • 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>
• Cuney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
  • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <4>
• Alderbranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
• Deanwright
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deanwright have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
  • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
• Maydelle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maydelle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydelle
  • Maydelle is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maydelle <4>
• Neches
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neches
  • Neches is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neches <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 Jarvis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jarvis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jarvis ...

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

Adding Jarvis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jarvis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jarvis was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jarvis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/

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