Welcome to Lanetown ...
Lanetown is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Lanetown is located in San Augustine County<1>.
Lanetown is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lanetown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lanetown: 936
Communities near Lanetown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lanetown.
- Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Augustine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Huxley is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Bronson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Bronson is located in Sabine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
- Choice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maxey Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
- Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
- Rebecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
- Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
- Rosevine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <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 Lanetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lanetown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lanetown. 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 Lanetown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanetown. See our Newspapers Page for Lanetown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lanetown ...
Looking for more information about Lanetown? 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 Lanetown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lanetown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including San Augustine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lanetown - 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. |