Welcome to Francitas ...

Francitas is located on the Gulf Coast.

Francitas is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Francitas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Francitas is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Francitas is located in the (361) area code.

The ZIP code for Francitas: 77961<4>

Communities near Francitas ...

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

• Palacios
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palacios
  • Palacios is located in Matagorda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palacios <5>
• Ganado
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
  • Ganado is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <5>
• Point Comfort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
  • Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <5>
• La Ward
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ward
  • La Ward is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Ward <5>
• Blessing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blessing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
  • Blessing is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blessing <5>
• Midfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
  • Midfield is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <5>
• Weedhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
  • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
• Elmaton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmaton
  • Elmaton is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmaton <5>
• Lolita
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
  • Lolita is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <5>
• Collegeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeport
  • Collegeport is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeport <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 Francitas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Francitas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Francitas ...

Looking for more information about Francitas? 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 Francitas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Francitas.

Adding Francitas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Francitas 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 Francitas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Francitas post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Francitas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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