Welcome to Attoyac ...
Attoyac is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Attoyac, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Attoyac is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Attoyac lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Attoyac: 936
Communities near Attoyac ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Attoyac.
- Nacogdoches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- San Augustine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Appleby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chireno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broaddus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
- Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <3>
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swift
- From Attoyac to Swift
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 Attoyac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Attoyac.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Attoyac. 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 Attoyac.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Attoyac. See our Newspapers Page for Attoyac.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attoyac ...
Looking for more information about Attoyac? 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 Attoyac, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Attoyac.
Adding Attoyac to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Attoyac 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 Attoyac was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Attoyac in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Attoyac post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Attoyac.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Nacogdoches, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Attoyac - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |