Welcome to Primrose ...

Primrose is located

Primrose is located in Tarrant County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Primrose, 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 ?.

Primrose is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Primrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Primrose: This one is located in Tarrant County and the other is located in Van Zandt County.

Beyond Texas, there are 18 communities that are also named Primrose - they are located in Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Primrose ...

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

• Fort Worth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Worth
  • Fort Worth is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Worth <4>
• Mansfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Burleson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson
  • Burleson is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burleson <4>
• Haltom City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haltom City
  • Haltom City is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haltom City <4>
• Cleburne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleburne
  • Cleburne is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleburne <4>
• Saginaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <4>
• Benbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbrook
  • Benbrook is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benbrook <4>
• White Settlement
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Settlement
  • White Settlement is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Settlement <4>
• Crowley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <4>
• Forest Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Forest Hill is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <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 Primrose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Primrose.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Primrose ...

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

Adding Primrose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Primrose in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Primrose was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Primrose.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/

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