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Welcome to D'Hanis ...

D'Hanis is located in Hill Country.

D'Hanis is located in Medina County<1>.

D'Hanis was established in 1847.

D'Hanis is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for D'Hanis: 830

The ZIP code for D'Hanis: 78850<3>

Communities near D'Hanis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near D'Hanis.

  • Hondo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sabinal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
    • Sabinal is located in Uvalde County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabinal <4>
  • New Fountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Quihi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Yancey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
    • Yancey is located in Medina County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yancey <4>
  • Frio Town ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frio Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
    • Frio Town is located in Frio County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Frio Town
    • From D'Hanis to Frio Town
  • Knippa
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Tarpley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley
    • Tarpley is located in Bandera County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpley <4>
  • Castroville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
    • Castroville is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <4>
  • Rio Medina
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for D'Hanis ...

Looking for more information about D'Hanis? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for D'Hanis, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for D'Hanis.

Adding D'Hanis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of D'Hanis 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 D'Hanis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the D'Hanis post office opened in 1854.

We also found D'Hanis in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for D'Hanis.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for D'Hanis. 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 Medina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around D'Hanis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as D'Hanis). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether D'Hanis or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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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