Welcome to Truscott ...

Truscott is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Truscott is located in Knox County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Truscott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Truscott is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Truscott is within the boundaries of the (940) area code.

Communities near Truscott ...

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

• Crowell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
  • Crowell is located in Foard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowell <4>
• Benjamin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
  • Benjamin is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benjamin <4>
• Gilliland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
  • Gilliland is located in Knox County
• Foard City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
  • Foard City is located in Foard County
• Vera
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Vera is located in Knox County
• Margaret
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Margaret is located in Foard County
• Thalia
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Thalia is located in Foard County
• Knox City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
  • Knox City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <4>
• Munday
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munday
  • Munday is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munday <4>
• Red Springs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Red Springs is located in Baylor 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 Truscott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Truscott.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Truscott ...

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

Adding Truscott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Truscott 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 Truscott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Truscott post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Truscott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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