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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)
  • 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)
  • Kennard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Latexo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pennington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Friday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Friday is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Glendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Glendale is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Antioch ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Antioch is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch

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 (so far) for Fodice was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.