Welcome to Hortense ...

Hortense is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hortense is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hortense, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Hortense is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hortense: (936)

Communities Also Named Hortense ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Hortense: This one is located in Polk County and the other is located in Tom Green County.

Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Hortense - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Hortense ...

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

• Livingston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Woodville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
• Corrigan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrigan
  • Corrigan is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrigan <4>
• Colmesneil
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmesneil
  • Colmesneil is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colmesneil <4>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Seven Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Camden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Moscow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
• Peach Tree Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
  • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
• Leggett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leggett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
  • Leggett is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hortense ...

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

Adding Hortense to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hortense 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 for Hortense was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Hortense in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Hortense post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hortense.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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