Welcome to San Jacinto ...
San Jacinto is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
San Jacinto is located in Walker County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Jacinto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
San Jacinto is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: San Jacinto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for San Jacinto: 936
Communities Also Named San Jacinto ...
While we believe that this San Jacinto is located in Walker County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named San Jacinto. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harris and Potter County.
Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named San Jacinto - they are located in California (2), Indiana and Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Jacinto.
Communities near San Jacinto ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Jacinto.
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
- New Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- New Waverly is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <3>
- Bedias
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Grimes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
- Wesley Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
- Richards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Richards is located in Grimes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <3>
- Shiro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dacus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Dacus is located in Montgomery 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 San Jacinto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Jacinto.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Jacinto. 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 San Jacinto.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Jacinto. See our Newspapers Page for San Jacinto.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Jacinto ...
Looking for more information about San Jacinto? 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 San Jacinto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Jacinto.
Adding San Jacinto to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the San Jacinto post office opened in 1858.
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Jacinto.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Jacinto - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |