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Welcome to Luna ...

Luna is located

Luna is located in Freestone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Luna is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Luna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Luna - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico (2), Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Luna ...

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

  • Mexia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <3>
  • Groesbeck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Teague
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <3>
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jewett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kirvin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Donie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Farrar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luna ...

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

Adding Luna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luna.

Footnotes ...

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