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Welcome to Sacul ...

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

Sacul is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sacul, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Sacul: The name 'Lucas' was suggested to the postal service and rejected. The town citizens reversed the spelling to 'Sacul', which was accepted.

Sacul is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sacul: 936

The ZIP code for Sacul: 75788<3>

Communities near Sacul ...

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

  • Rusk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <4>
  • Alto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
  • New Summerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Appleby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Gallatin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Enterprise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Reklaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Looneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • New Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sacul ...

Looking for more information about Sacul? 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 Sacul, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sacul.

Adding Sacul to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sacul.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Nacogdoches, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sacul - 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 Sacul). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sacul or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.