Welcome to Porter Springs ...

Porter Springs is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Porter Springs is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Porter Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

A typical abbreviation for Porter Springs: Porter Spgs. (or less commonly used: Porter Spngs. or Porter Sprngs.)

Porter Springs is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Porter Springs is within the boundaries of the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Porter Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Porter Springs - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Porter Springs ...

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

• Crockett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <4>
• Grapeland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Grapeland is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <4>
• Lovelady
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
  • Lovelady is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <4>
• Latexo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo
  • Latexo is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latexo <4>
• Midway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Austonio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
  • Austonio is located in Houston County
• Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
• Centerview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Centerview is located in Leon County
• Russell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Leon County
• Middleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Leon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter Springs ...

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

Adding Porter Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Porter Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Porter Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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