Welcome to Divide ...

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

Divide is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Divide, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Divide is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Divide: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Divide ...

While we believe that this Divide is located in Hopkins County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Divide. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coke and Kerr County.

Beyond Texas, there are 28 communities that are also named Divide - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Brunswick, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Divide ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <4>
• Commerce
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
• West Tawakoni
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
  • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
• Emory
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <4>
• East Tawakoni
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
  • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
• Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <4>
• Cumby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <4>
• Como
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
• Lone Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <4>
• Campbell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Divide ...

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

Adding Divide to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Divide 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 for Divide was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Divide post office opened in 1880.

We also found Divide in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Divide.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

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