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Welcome to Hoxie ...

Hoxie is located in Hill Country.

Hoxie is located in Williamson County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoxie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Hoxie is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hoxie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hoxie - they are located in Arkansas and Kansas.

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

Communities near Hoxie ...

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

  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hutto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Hutto is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <3>
  • Taylor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
  • Jarrell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
    • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <3>
  • Bartlett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
  • Granger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Thorndale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <3>
  • Holland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Thrall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Thrall is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <3>
  • Weir
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <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 Hoxie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoxie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoxie ...

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

Adding Hoxie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hoxie 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 Hoxie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hoxie post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoxie.

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

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoxie - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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