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Welcome to Larissa ...

So far, we found very little information about Larissa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Larissa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Larissa, please Contact Us.

Larissa was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Larissa would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larissa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Larissa is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Larissa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Larissa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Larissa - they are located in Alabama, Missouri and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Larissa ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chandler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Troup
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <4>
  • New Summerfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Frankston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Arp
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Arp is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <4>
  • Noonday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people

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

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

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

Adding Larissa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Larissa in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Larissa was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larissa.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Larissa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Larissa - 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.