Welcome to Gunter ...

The city of Gunter is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Gunter is located in Wood County<1>.

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

The community of Gunter is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Gunter: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Gunter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Gunter: This one is located in Wood County and the other is located in Grayson County.

Beyond Texas, there are 4 communities that are also named Gunter - they are located in Missouri, Ontario and Oregon.

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

Communities near Gunter ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
• Mineola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <5>
• Grand Saline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Saline
  • Grand Saline is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Saline <5>
• Quitman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Edgewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <5>
• Emory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <5>
• East Tawakoni
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
  • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
• Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <5>
• Como
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Alba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <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 Gunter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gunter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gunter ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/