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Welcome to Ace ...

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

Ace is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ace, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Ace: Named after postmaster Ace Emanuel.

Ace is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ace: 936

The ZIP code for Ace: 77326<3>

Communities Also Named Ace ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ace - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ace ...

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

  • Livingston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Shepherd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Coldspring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Goodrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Romayor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Africa ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Africa is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
  • Rye
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fuqua ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
  • Rayburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ace ...

Looking for more information about Ace? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ace, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ace.

Adding Ace to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ace 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 (so far) for Ace was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ace post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ace.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ace). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ace or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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