Welcome to Kanawha ...

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

Kanawha is located in Red River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kanawha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Kanawha is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kanawha: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Kanawha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kanawha - they are located in Iowa and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kanawha ...

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

Hugo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hugo
- From Kanawha to Hugo
Reno
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
Blossom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossom <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blossom
- From Kanawha to Blossom
Valliant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valliant
- From Kanawha to Valliant
Wright City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wright City is located in McCurtain County (OK)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
Detroit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Detroit is located in Red River County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Detroit
- From Kanawha to Detroit
Fort Towson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
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Sawyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
Millerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
Garvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Garvin
- From Kanawha to Garvin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kanawha ...

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

Adding Kanawha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kanawha.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kanawha - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Kanawha area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Kanawha area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.