Welcome to George ...
George is located George is located in Madison County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of George, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903. George is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: George lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named George - they are located in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for George. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near George. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around George. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for George. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of George. 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 George. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around George. See our Newspapers Page for George. Looking for more information about George? 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 George, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for George. We originally found mention of George 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 George was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found George in the book titled .<6> From that list, the George post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for George.
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Communities Also Named George ...
Communities near George ...
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around George - 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. <4> 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. <5> If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/