Welcome to Flora ...

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

Flora is located in Hopkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

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

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

Area codes for Flora: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Flora ...

While we believe that this Flora is located in Hopkins County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Flora. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hidalgo and Smith County.

Beyond Texas, there are 21 communities that are also named Flora - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Flora ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Cooper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
• Bogata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
  • Bogata is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <5>
• Como
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Deport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deport
  • Deport is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deport <5>
• Winfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Tira
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
  • Tira is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
• Miller's Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
  • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Sulphur Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
  • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <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 Flora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flora.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flora ...

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

Adding Flora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Flora in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Flora post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

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