Welcome to Rhonesboro ...

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

Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhonesboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Rhonesboro is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Rhonesboro ...

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

• Gladewater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Gilmer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Gilmer is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <4>
• Pittsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Winnsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Quitman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
• Big Sandy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
• Hawkins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Hawkins is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkins <4>
• Winona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
• Union Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Warren City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
  • Warren City is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rhonesboro ...

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

Adding Rhonesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rhonesboro post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhonesboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

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