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Welcome to Derden ...

Derden is located

Derden is located in Hill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Derden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Derden is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Derden: 254

Communities near Derden ...

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

  • Cleburne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Joshua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Keene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Keene is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • Alvarado
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grandview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Itasca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rio Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Derden ...

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

Adding Derden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Derden in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Derden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Derden post office opened in 1881. The Derden post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Derden.

Footnotes ...

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