Welcome to Pirtle ...

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

Pirtle is located in Rusk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pirtle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Pirtle is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Pirtle: (903) & (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Pirtle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pirtle - they are located in Oklahoma and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pirtle.

Communities near Pirtle ...

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

• Longview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
• Kilgore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <4>
• Henderson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Gladewater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
  • Gladewater is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <4>
• White Oak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Overton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <4>
• Troup
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <4>
• Tatum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <4>
• Arp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Arp is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <4>
• New London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pirtle ...

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

Adding Pirtle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Pirtle in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Pirtle post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pirtle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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