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Welcome to Segno ...

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

Segno is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Segno, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Segno is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Segno: 936

Communities near Segno ...

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

  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shepherd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ivanhoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
  • Ivanhoe North
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
  • Goodrich
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dallardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Shade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
  • Ace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Segno ...

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

Adding Segno to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Segno post office opened in 1911. The Segno post office closed in 1980.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Segno.

Footnotes ...

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