Welcome to Dernal ...
Dernal is located on the Gulf Coast.
Dernal is located in Victoria County<1>.
Dernal is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dernal lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Dernal: 361
Communities near Dernal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dernal.
- Victoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bloomington is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <3>
- Dacosta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
- Dacosta is located in Victoria County
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hughes is located in Victoria County
- Placedo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placedo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placedo
- Placedo is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placedo <3>
- Aloe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aloe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloe
- Aloe is located in Victoria County
- Heyser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyser have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyser
- Heyser is located in Calhoun County
- McFaddin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Telferner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coletoville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletoville
- Coletoville is located in Victoria 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 Dernal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dernal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dernal. 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 Dernal.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dernal. See our Newspapers Page for Dernal.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dernal ...
Looking for more information about Dernal? 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 Dernal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dernal.
Adding Dernal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dernal 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 Dernal was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dernal.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Victoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dernal - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |