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Welcome to Personville ...

Personville is located

Personville is located in Limestone County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Personville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Personville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Personville: (254)

Communities near Personville ...

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

  • Mexia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <3>
  • Groesbeck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Teague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <3>
  • Fairfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jewett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marquez
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kirvin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Farrar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Farrar is located in Limestone 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 Personville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Personville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Personville ...

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

Adding Personville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Personville in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Personville post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Personville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Personville - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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