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Welcome to Refuge ...

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

Refuge is located in Houston County<1>.

Refuge is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Refuge: 936

Communities Also Named Refuge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Refuge - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Refuge ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Refuge ...

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

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 Refuge - 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.