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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)
  • Onalaska
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Corrigan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Groveton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coldspring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Point Blank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodrich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oakhurst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Leggett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

From that list, the Patonia post office opened in 1912. The Patonia post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Patonia.

Footnotes ...

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