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Welcome to Art ...

Art is located in Hill Country.

Art is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Art, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Art is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Art: 325

The ZIP code for Art: 76820<3>

Communities Also Named Art ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Art - they are located in Indiana and Missouri.

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

Communities near Art ...

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

  • Mason
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
  • Koockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Koockville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koockville
  • Castell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hilda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hilda is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
  • Grit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Grit is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
  • Loyal Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
  • Fredonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pontotoc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Streeter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Streeter is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Art ...

Looking for more information about Art? 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 Art, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Art.

Adding Art to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Art post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Art.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Art - 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 Art). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Art 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/