Independence is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Independence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838.
Independence is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Independence lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Independence ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Independence: This one is located in Washington County and the other is located in Cherokee County.
Beyond Texas, there are 50 communities that are also named Independence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Independence.
Communities near Independence ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Independence.
- Brenham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Navasota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
- Snook is located in Burleson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <3>
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millican
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Burleson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Allen Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whitman
- From Independence to Whitman
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 Independence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Independence.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Independence. 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 Independence.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Independence. See our Newspapers Page for Independence.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independence ...
Looking for more information about Independence? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Independence, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Independence.
Adding Independence to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Independence 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 Independence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Independence post office opened in 1838.
We also found Independence in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Independence.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Independence - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |