Welcome to Ponta ...
Ponta is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Ponta is located in Cherokee County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Ponta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
Ponta is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ponta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Ponta ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ponta - it's located in Mississippi.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ponta.
Communities near Ponta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ponta.
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Jacksonville
From Ponta to Jacksonville
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Rusk is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Rusk
From Ponta to Rusk
- Troup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- 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 <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Troup
From Ponta to Troup
- Alto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Alto
From Ponta to Alto
- New Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Cushing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
- Gallatin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallatin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- 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 <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Gallatin
From Ponta to Gallatin
- Reklaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
- Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <3>
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Reklaw
From Ponta to Reklaw
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Turney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Ponta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ponta. 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 Ponta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponta. See our Newspapers Page for Ponta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponta ...
Looking for more information about Ponta? 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 Ponta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ponta.
Adding Ponta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ponta 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 Ponta was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Ponta in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Ponta post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ponta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ponta. 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 Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ponta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |