Welcome to Percilla ...

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

Percilla is located in Houston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Percilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Percilla is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Percilla lies within the (936) area code.

Communities near Percilla ...

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

• Crockett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
• Grapeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Grapeland is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <4>
• Elkhart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
• Kennard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <4>
• Latexo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo
  • Latexo is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latexo <4>
• Salmon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Salmon is located in Anderson County
• Slocum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
  • Slocum is located in Anderson County
• Belott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Belott is located in Houston County
• Alderbranch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
• Hickory Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Hickory Creek is located in Houston 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 Percilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Percilla.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Percilla ...

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

Adding Percilla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Percilla in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Percilla post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Percilla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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