Welcome to Authon ...Authon is located Authon is located in Parker County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Authon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. Authon is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Authon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Authon. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Authon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Authon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Authon. 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 Authon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Authon. See our Newspapers Page for Authon. Looking for more information about Authon? 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 Authon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Authon. We originally found mention of Authon 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 Authon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Authon.
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