Welcome to Majors ...

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

Majors is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Majors has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Majors, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Majors is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Majors: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Majors ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Majors - they are located in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Nebraska and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Majors ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Pittsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Winnsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Como
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Winfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Talco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talco
  • Talco is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talco <5>
• Miller's Cove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
  • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Rocky Mound
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Majors ...

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

Adding Majors to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Majors.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Majors. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/