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Welcome to Dacus ...

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

Dacus is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dacus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Dacus is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Dacus ...

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

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

Communities near Dacus ...

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

  • Navasota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Willis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Panorama Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Magnolia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Plantersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Todd Mission
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Dobbin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dacus ...

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

Adding Dacus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dacus post office opened in 1889. The Dacus post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dacus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dacus - 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/