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Welcome to Texas ...

Texas is located in Stone County<1>.

Texas is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Texas: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Texas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Texas: This one is located in Stone County and the other is located in Kemper County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 24 communities that are also named Texas - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Texas ...

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

  • Wiggins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Poplarville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Purvis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lumberton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Town is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Carnes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Brooklyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • McHenry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Juniper Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Texas ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Texas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Texas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Texas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.