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Welcome to Pone ...

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

Pone is located in Rusk County<1>.


The location of Pone has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Pone is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pone: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities near Pone ...

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

  • Henderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Overton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Troup
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • New Summerfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
    • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <5>
  • Arp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • New London
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Cushing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
    • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <5>
  • Gallatin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <5>
  • Mount Enterprise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reklaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pone ...

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

Adding Pone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pone 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 Pone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pone post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pone.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pone. 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 Rusk, 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 Pone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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