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Welcome to Fada ...

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

Fada is located in Wood County<1>.

Fada is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fada: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Fada ...

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

  • Tyler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tyler is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
  • Lindale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hideaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hideaway is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
  • Quitman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Sandy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hawkins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Winona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Red Springs is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Hainesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hainesville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fada ...

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

Adding Fada to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fada 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 (so far) for Fada was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fada.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fada - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Fada area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Fada area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.