Welcome to Piedmont ...
Piedmont is located Piedmont is located in Grimes County<1>. The location of Piedmont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Piedmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. Piedmont is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Piedmont lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Piedmont is within the boundaries of the (936) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Piedmont: This one is located in Grimes County and the other is located in Upshur County. Beyond Texas, there are 35 communities that are also named Piedmont - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piedmont. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piedmont. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Piedmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piedmont. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piedmont. 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 Piedmont. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont. See our Newspapers Page for Piedmont. Looking for more information about Piedmont? 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 Piedmont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Piedmont. We originally found mention of Piedmont 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 Piedmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Piedmont.
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From that list, the Piedmont post office opened in 1908.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grimes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piedmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/