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Welcome to Satsuma ...

Satsuma is located on the Gulf Coast.

Satsuma is located in Harris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Satsuma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Satsuma is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Satsuma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Satsuma - they are located in Alabama, Florida and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Satsuma ...

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

  • Houston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Katy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <3>
  • Bellaire
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West University Place
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomball
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Meadows
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Meadows Place
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
  • City of Spring Valley Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunker Hill Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Satsuma ...

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

Adding Satsuma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Satsuma 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 Satsuma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Satsuma post office opened in 1909. The Satsuma post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Satsuma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Satsuma - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/