Welcome to Augustus ...

Augustus is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Augustus is located in Garza County<1>.

Augustus is 2,470 feet [753 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Augustus is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Augustus: 806

Communities Also Named Augustus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Augustus - they are located in Prince Edward Island and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Augustus ...

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

• Post
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Post is located in Garza County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <3>
• Justiceburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Justiceburg is located in Garza County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justiceburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justiceburg <3>
• Verbena ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Verbena is located in Garza County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
• Close City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Close City is located in Garza County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
  • Close City has also been known as:
  • Ragtown
• Grassland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grassland is located in Lynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
• Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
• Fluvanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fluvanna is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluvanna <3>
• New Lynn ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • New Lynn is located in Lynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
• Southland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Southland is located in Garza County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
• Draw
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Draw is located in Lynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Augustus ...

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

Adding Augustus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Augustus 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 Augustus was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Augustus.