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Welcome to Gay Wood ...

Gay Wood is located on the Gulf Coast.

Gay Wood is located in Harris County<1>.

Gay Wood is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Gay Wood ...

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

  • Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Land
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Missouri City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Katy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <3>
  • Bellaire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stafford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • West University Place
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacinto City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jersey Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gay Wood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gay Wood - 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.