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Welcome to Starrville ...

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

Starrville is located in Smith County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Starrville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Starrville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Starrville: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities near Starrville ...

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

  • Tyler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <5>
  • Kilgore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Whitehouse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <5>
  • Lindale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
    • Lindale is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <5>
  • Gladewater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Hideaway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Overton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Sandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Hawkins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starrville ...

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

Adding Starrville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Starrville in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Starrville post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starrville.

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

The official website for Smith County: www.smith-county.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starrville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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