Welcome to Sacul ...

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

Sacul is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sacul, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Sacul: The name 'Lucas' was suggested to the postal service and rejected. The town citizens reversed the spelling to 'Sacul', which was accepted.

Sacul is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sacul: (936)

The ZIP code for Sacul: 75788<4>

Communities near Sacul ...

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

• Rusk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Alto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <5>
• New Summerfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
  • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <5>
• Cushing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <5>
• Appleby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Gallatin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <5>
• Mount Enterprise
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <5>
• Reklaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <5>
• Looneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
• New Salem
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • New Salem is located in Rusk 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 Sacul. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sacul.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sacul ...

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

Adding Sacul to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sacul 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 Sacul was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Sacul in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Sacul post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sacul.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

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