Tyler (TX)

Welcome to Tyler County ...

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

The community of Woodville is the Seat for Tyler County.

Tyler County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from Liberty County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tyler had a population of 21,523 people. This is a decrease of 1.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,766 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tyler represented 0.09% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Tyler County:

Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Tyler County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
Colmesneil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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- Colmesneil is located in Tyler County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
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Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Tyler County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Texas
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- Website for the //www.tsl.texas.gov/

Websites specific to Tyler County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Angelina County
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- Hardin County
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- Jasper County
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- Polk County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Texas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Tyler County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Texas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemeteries of Tyler County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>	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.