Welcome to Savannah ...
So far, we found very little information about Savannah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Savannah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Savannah, please Contact Us.
Savannah was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Savannah would have been located within present day Red River County<2>.
The location of Savannah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Savannah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Savannah is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Savannah was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Savannah still existed, it would have been in the (903) area code.
Communities Also Named Savannah ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Savannah - they are located in California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Savannah.
Communities near Savannah ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Savannah.
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- De Kalb is located in Bowie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <5>
- Talco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talco
- Talco is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talco <5>
- Avery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Avery is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <5>
- Annona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
- Annona is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <5>
- Boxelder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Red River County
- Cuthand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
- Cuthand is located in Red River County
- Dalby Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
- Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
- Sherry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
- Sherry is located in Red River 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 Savannah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Savannah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Savannah. 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 Savannah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Savannah. See our Newspapers Page for Savannah.
Adding Savannah to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Savannah in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Savannah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Savannah post office opened in 1841.
We also found Savannah in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Savannah.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Savannah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Savannah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |