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Welcome to Cawthon ...

Cawthon is located

Cawthon is located in Brazos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cawthon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Cawthon is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cawthon: 979

Communities Also Named Cawthon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cawthon - they are located in Alabama and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Cawthon ...

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

  • College Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bryan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <3>
  • Brenham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <3>
  • Navasota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Somerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Snook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Anderson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Millican
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cawthon ...

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

Adding Cawthon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cawthon 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 Cawthon was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cawthon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cawthon - 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.