Welcome to Eylau ...

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

Eylau is located in Bowie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eylau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Eylau is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Eylau: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities near Eylau ...

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

• Texarkana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <5>
• Texarkana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <5>
• Wake Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
  • Wake Village is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <5>
• Atlanta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• New Boston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
• Nash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <5>
• Hooks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
  • Hooks is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <5>
• Queen City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Queen City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <5>
• Redwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <5>
• Maud
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eylau ...

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

Adding Eylau to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eylau post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eylau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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