Welcome to Fannett ...

Fannett is located on the Gulf Coast.

Fannett is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fannett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Fannett is near sea level<3>.

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

Fannett lies within the (409) area code.

Communities near Fannett ...

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

• Beaumont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <4>
• Port Arthur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
  • Port Arthur is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Arthur <4>
• Nederland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nederland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <4>
• Port Neches
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Neches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
  • Port Neches is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <4>
• Sour Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Lake
  • Sour Lake is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sour Lake <4>
• Bevil Oaks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevil Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
  • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
• China
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • China is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <4>
• Nome
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
  • Nome is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <4>
• Rose City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Rose City is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
• Rose Hill Acres
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Acres
  • Rose Hill Acres is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fannett ...

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

Adding Fannett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fannett 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 Fannett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fannett post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fannett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.tx.us/

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