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Welcome to Ratcliff ...

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

Ratcliff is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ratcliff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Ratcliff is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ratcliff: 936

The ZIP code for Ratcliff: 75858<3>

Communities Also Named Ratcliff ...

While we believe that this Ratcliff is located in Houston County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Ratcliff. Those communities are located in the following counties: San Augustine and Starr County.

Beyond Texas, there are 8 communities that are also named Ratcliff - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Ratcliff ...

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

  • Crockett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Alto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Wells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
  • Kennard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
    • Kennard is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <5>
  • Latexo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hagerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hagerville
    • From Ratcliff to Hagerville
  • Harrison Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Trinity County
  • Belott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Houston 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 Ratcliff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ratcliff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ratcliff ...

Looking for more information about Ratcliff? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ratcliff, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ratcliff.

Adding Ratcliff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Ratcliff in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Ratcliff post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ratcliff.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ratcliff. 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 Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ratcliff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ratcliff). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ratcliff or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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