Dew is located in Freestone County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dew, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Dew is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dew lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Dew ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dew - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dew.
Communities near Dew ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dew.
- Teague
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Teague is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <4>
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
- Kirvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lanely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lanely
- From Dew to Lanely
- Freestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donie
(9 miles [14.5 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 Dew. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dew.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dew. 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 Dew.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dew. See our Newspapers Page for Dew.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dew ...
Looking for more information about Dew? 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 Dew, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dew.
Adding Dew to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dew 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 Dew was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Dew in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Dew post office opened in 1885.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dew.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Freestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dew - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |