Welcome to Texas ...

Texas is located in Camden County<1>.

Texas is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Texas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Texas: 252

Communities Also Named Texas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Texas - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Jersey (2), New York (2), 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.

• Elizabeth City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <3>
• Kitty Hawk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <3>
• Southern Shores
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <3>
• Duck
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Duck is located in Dare County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <3>
• Elizabeth City Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
• Riddle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Riddle is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
• Shiloh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
• Bertha
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bertha is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
• Grandy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grandy is located in Currituck County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandy <3>
• Weeksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville

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.