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Welcome to Cego ...

Cego is located

Cego is located in Falls County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cego, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Cego is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cego: 254

Communities near Cego ...

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

  • Temple
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hewitt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <3>
  • Robinson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Marlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • McGregor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Beverly Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Bruceville - Eddy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cego ...

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

Adding Cego to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cego 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 Cego was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cego post office opened in 1895. The Cego post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cego.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Falls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cego - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/