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Welcome to Reilly Springs ...

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

Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Reilly Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Reilly Springs is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Reilly Springs: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities near Reilly Springs ...

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

  • Sulphur Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Winnsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
    • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
  • Quitman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Emory
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cumby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Como
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Alba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Yantis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
    • Yantis is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <5>
  • Tazewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Tazewell is located in Hopkins 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 Reilly Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reilly Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reilly Springs ...

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

Adding Reilly Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reilly 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 Reilly Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reilly Springs. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reilly Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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