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Welcome to Fentress ...

Fentress is located

Fentress is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fentress, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Fentress is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fentress: 512 & 737<3>

The ZIP code for Fentress: 78622<4>

Communities Also Named Fentress ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Fentress - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Fentress ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fentress ...

Looking for more information about Fentress? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fentress, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fentress.

Adding Fentress to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fentress 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 Fentress was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fentress.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fentress - 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 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Fentress area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Fentress area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fentress). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fentress or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.