Poetry is located in Kaufman County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Poetry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Poetry is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Poetry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Poetry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Poetry - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poetry.
Communities near Poetry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poetry.
- Rowlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
- Rowlett is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <4>
- Rockwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
- Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <4>
- Forney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royse City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Heath is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
- Kaufman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
- Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <4>
- Crandall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Crandall is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <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 Poetry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poetry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poetry. 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 Poetry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poetry. See our Newspapers Page for Poetry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poetry ...
Looking for more information about Poetry? 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 Poetry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poetry.
Adding Poetry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Poetry 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 Poetry was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Poetry in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Poetry post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Poetry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Kaufman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poetry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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/ |