Welcome to Posey ...

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

Posey is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Posey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Posey is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Posey: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Posey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Posey: This one is located in Hopkins County and the other is located in Lubbock County.

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named Posey - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Posey ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <4>
• Commerce
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
• Cooper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <4>
• Cumby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <4>
• Como
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
• Roxton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxton
  • Roxton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxton <4>
• Ladonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
  • Ladonia is located in Fannin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladonia <4>
• Campbell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
• Tira
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
  • Tira is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
• Pecan Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Gap
  • Pecan Gap is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecan Gap <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 Posey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Posey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Posey ...

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

Adding Posey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Posey in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Posey post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Posey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

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