Welcome to Fitze ...

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

Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Fitze, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fitze, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Fitze is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fitze lies within the (936) area code.

Communities near Fitze ...

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

• Nacogdoches
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <4>
• Timpson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
  • Timpson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <4>
• Garrison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <4>
• Cushing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Appleby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Mount Enterprise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <4>
• Gary City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <4>
• Caledonia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
• Concord
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Rusk County
• Redfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fitze ...

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

Adding Fitze to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fitze.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

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