Welcome to Patonia ...

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

Patonia is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Patonia is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Patonia: 936

Communities near Patonia ...

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

• Livingston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <3>
• Onalaska
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <3>
• Corrigan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrigan
  • Corrigan is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrigan <3>
• Groveton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
  • Groveton is located in Trinity County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <3>
• Coldspring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
  • Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <3>
• Point Blank
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Blank
  • Point Blank is located in San Jacinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Blank <3>
• Goodrich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Goodrich is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <3>
• Oakhurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <3>
• Seven Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Leggett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leggett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
  • Leggett is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patonia ...

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

Adding Patonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Patonia 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 for Patonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Patonia post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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