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Welcome to Hoyte ...

Hoyte is located

Hoyte is located in Milam County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoyte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Hoyte is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Hoyte ...

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

  • Rockdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cameron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckholts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckholts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckholts
    • Buckholts is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckholts <4>
  • Milano
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
    • Milano is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <4>
  • Marlow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Marlow is located in Milam County
  • Minerva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
  • Maysfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysfield
    • Maysfield is located in Milam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysfield <4>
  • Silver City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Milam County
  • Gause
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gause have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gause
    • Gause is located in Milam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gause <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 Hoyte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hoyte.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoyte ...

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

Adding Hoyte to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hoyte post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoyte.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Milam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoyte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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