Welcome to Chita ...

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

Chita is located in Trinity County<1>.

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

Chita is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Chita: 936

Communities Also Named Chita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chita - it's located in Mississippi.

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

Communities near Chita ...

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

• Onalaska
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>
• Trinity
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Trinity County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Trinity
  • From Chita to Trinity
• Groveton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
  • Groveton is located in Trinity County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Groveton
  • From Chita to Groveton
• Point Blank
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blank
  • Point Blank is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Blank <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Point Blank
  • From Chita to Point Blank
• Lovelady
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
  • Lovelady is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <4>
• Riverside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Oakhurst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <4>
• Carlisle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carlisle
  • From Chita to Carlisle
• Glendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Trinity County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glendale
  • From Chita to Glendale
• Mill Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Mill Town is located in Trinity County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chita ...

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

Adding Chita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Chita in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Chita post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chita.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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