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Welcome to Lone Star ...

Lone Star is located

Lone Star is located in Bell County<1>.

Lone Star is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lone Star: 254

Communities Also Named Lone Star ...

While we believe that this Lone Star is located in Bell County, we know of another 8 Texas communities named Lone Star. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cherokee, Floyd, Kaufman, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Titus and Wise County.

Beyond Texas, there are 34 communities that are also named Lone Star - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Lone Star ...

Junior League:   www.jlbellco.org/

Communities near Lone Star ...

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

  • Copperas Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harker Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Belton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Nolanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Salado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kempner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Chaffee Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
  • McNair Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • McNair Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Star ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lone Star - 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.