Welcome to Josephine ...The city of Josephine is located Josephine is primarily located in Collin County<1>. A portion of Josephine extends into Hunt County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Josephine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Josephine has a population of 2,105 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Josephine is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Josephine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Josephine: 214, 469, 945 & 972<4> The ZIP code for Josephine: 75164<5> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Josephine had an population of 2,105 people. This is an increase of 159.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 254.38% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Josephine had a population of 812 people. This makes Josephine the county's 21st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 812 people, the population of Josephine increased 36.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 594 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Josephine. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Josephine - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Josephine. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Josephine. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Josephine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Josephine. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Josephine. 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 Josephine. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Josephine. See our Newspapers Page for Josephine. Looking for more information about Josephine? 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 Josephine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Josephine. We originally found mention of Josephine 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 (so far) for Josephine was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Josephine.
|