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Welcome to Hermits Cove ...

Hermits Cove is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hermits Cove is located in Rains County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hermits Cove: Hermits Cv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hermits Cove for more information about variations on the name of Hermits Cove.

Hermits Cove is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hermits Cove: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Hermits Cove ...

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

  • Wills Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Saline
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • West Tawakoni
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Edgewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Quinlan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Emory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cumby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lone Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Campbell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hawk Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hermits Cove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hermits Cove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Hermits Cove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Hermits Cove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.