Welcome to May ...

May is located in the Texas Panhandle.

May is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of May, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

May is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

May lies within the (254) area code.

The ZIP code for May: 76857<4>

Communities Also Named May ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named May - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near May ...

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

• Brownwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
  • Brownwood is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <5>
• Comanche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <5>
• Early
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
  • Early is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <5>
• Cross Plains
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <5>
• Rising Star
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
  • Rising Star is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <5>
• Blanket
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket
  • Blanket is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanket <5>
• Sidney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Lake Brownwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
• Okra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Okra is located in Eastland County
• Sipe Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche 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 May. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for May.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for May ...

Looking for more information about May? 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 May, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for May.

Adding May to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the May post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for May.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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