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Welcome to Mostyn ...

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

Mostyn is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mostyn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Mostyn is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Mostyn ...

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

  • Conroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <3>
  • Tomball
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Willis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Willis is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <3>
  • Waller
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge North
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shenandoah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Panorama Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Magnolia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chateau Woods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mostyn ...

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

Adding Mostyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mostyn 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 (so far) for Mostyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mostyn post office opened in 1908. The Mostyn post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mostyn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mostyn - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/