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Welcome to Pickton ...

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

Pickton is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Pickton is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pickton: 903 & 430<3>

The ZIP code for Pickton: 75471<4>

Communities near Pickton ...

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

  • Sulphur Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winnsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quitman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Como
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
  • Winfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Yantis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Miller's Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Black Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickton ...

Looking for more information about Pickton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pickton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pickton.

Adding Pickton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pickton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Pickton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Pickton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pickton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pickton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.