Welcome to Fodice ...
Fodice is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Fodice is located in Houston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fodice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Fodice is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fodice lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fodice: 936
Communities near Fodice ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fodice.
- Crockett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Crockett is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Groveton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
- Lovelady is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <4>
- Kennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Kennard is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <4>
- Latexo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <4>
- Friday
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Antioch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Houston 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 Fodice. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fodice.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fodice. 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 Fodice.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fodice. See our Newspapers Page for Fodice.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fodice ...
Looking for more information about Fodice? 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 Fodice, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fodice.
Adding Fodice to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fodice 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 Fodice was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Fodice in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Fodice post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fodice.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fodice - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |