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Welcome to Retreat ...

Retreat is located

Retreat is located in Hill County<1>.

Retreat is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Retreat: 254

Communities Also Named Retreat ...

While we believe that this Retreat is located in Hill County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Retreat. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grimes and Navarro County.

Beyond Texas, there are 15 communities that are also named Retreat - they are located in California, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Retreat ...

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

  • Cleburne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Keene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Keene is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • Glen Rose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Itasca
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Meridian
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rio Vista
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Morgan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Retreat ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Retreat - 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.