Welcome to Gratis ...

Gratis is located on the Gulf Coast.

Gratis is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gratis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Gratis is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Gratis: 409

Communities Also Named Gratis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gratis - they are located in Georgia and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gratis.

Communities near Gratis ...

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

• Beaumont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Beaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <3>
• Port Arthur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Port Arthur is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Arthur <3>
• Orange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
• Nederland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nederland is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <3>
• Groves
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Groves is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <3>
• Port Neches
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Neches is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Neches
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Neches <3>
• Vidor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Vidor is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <3>
• Bridge City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bridge City is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <3>
• Vinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
• West Orange
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Orange is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gratis ...

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

Adding Gratis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gratis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gratis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Gratis post office opened in 1910. The Gratis post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gratis.