Welcome to Laird Hill ...

Laird Hill is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Laird Hill is located in Rusk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laird Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Laird Hill is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Laird Hill: (903) and (430)<4>

The ZIP code for Laird Hill: 75666<5>

Communities near Laird Hill ...

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

• Longview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
• Kilgore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <6>
• Henderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <6>
• Gladewater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <6>
• White Oak
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <6>
• Overton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <6>
• Troup
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <6>
• Arp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <6>
• New London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
• Lakeport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laird Hill ...

Looking for more information about Laird Hill? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laird Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laird Hill.

Adding Laird Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laird Hill 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 Laird Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Laird Hill post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laird Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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