Welcome to San Pedro ...

San Pedro is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

San Pedro is located in Houston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Pedro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

San Pedro is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

San Pedro lies within the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named San Pedro ...

While we believe that this San Pedro is located in Houston County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named San Pedro. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cameron and Nueces County.

Beyond Texas, there are 11 communities that are also named San Pedro - they are located in Arizona, California (3), Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico (3).

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

Communities near San Pedro ...

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

• Crockett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
• Grapeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Kennard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <4>
• Latexo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo
  • Latexo is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latexo <4>
• Belott
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Belott is located in Houston County
• Hickory Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
• Mound City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Mound City is located in Anderson County
• Salmon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon is located in Anderson County
• Harrison Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
  • Harrison Town is located in Houston 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 San Pedro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Pedro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Pedro ...

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

Adding San Pedro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Pedro 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 San Pedro was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Pedro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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