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Welcome to Sabinetown ...

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

Sabinetown is located in Sabine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sabinetown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Sabinetown is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sabinetown: 409

Communities near Sabinetown ...

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

  • Many
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <3>
  • Zwolle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <3>
  • Hemphill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pineland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Florien
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hornbeck
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bronson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Noble
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Noble is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <3>
  • Fisher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher is located in Sabine Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <3>
  • Milam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sabinetown ...

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

Adding Sabinetown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sabinetown.

Footnotes ...

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