Welcome to Daphne ...

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

Daphne is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

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

Daphne is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Daphne: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Daphne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Daphne - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Daphne ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Bogata
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
  • Bogata is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <5>
• Winfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Talco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talco
  • Talco is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talco <5>
• Miller's Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
  • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Rocky Mound
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Hagansport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
• Saltillo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
  • Saltillo is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <5>
• Cuthand
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
  • Cuthand is located in Red River 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 Daphne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Daphne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daphne ...

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

Adding Daphne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Daphne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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