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Welcome to Circle ...

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

Circle is located in Cherokee County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Circle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Circle is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Circle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Circle: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Lamb County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Circle - they are located in Alaska, Montana, New Jersey and Ohio.

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

Communities near Circle ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
  • Alto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
  • New Summerfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
    • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <4>
  • Cushing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
  • Gallatin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
  • Reklaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dextra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dextra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Sacul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul
    • Sacul is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacul <4>
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee 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 Circle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Circle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Circle ...

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

Adding Circle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Circle in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Circle post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Circle.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Circle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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