Welcome to Bostick ...

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

Bostick is located in Smith County<1>.

The location of Bostick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bostick, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Bostick is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Bostick: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Bostick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bostick - they are located in Georgia and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bostick ...

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

• Tyler
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Tyler is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <5>
• Whitehouse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <5>
• Lindale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
  • Lindale is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <5>
• Bullard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
  • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <5>
• Chandler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandler <5>
• Hideaway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
  • Hideaway is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
• Overton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
• Troup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <5>
• Big Sandy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <5>
• Hawkins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Hawkins is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkins <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bostick ...

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

Adding Bostick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bostick in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bostick was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bostick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bostick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Smith County: www.smith-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/