Welcome to Sulphur ...

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

Sulphur is located in Bowie County<1>.

The location of Sulphur has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Sulphur is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Sulphur: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Sulphur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Sulphur: This one is located in Bowie County and the other is located in Trinity County.

Beyond Texas, there are 13 communities that are also named Sulphur - they are located in Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Sulphur ...

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

• Texarkana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <5>
• Texarkana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texarkana
  • Texarkana is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texarkana <5>
• Wake Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
  • Wake Village is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <5>
• Atlanta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Nash
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <5>
• Hooks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
  • Hooks is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <5>
• Queen City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
  • Queen City is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen City <5>
• Redwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <5>
• Maud
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>
• Red Lick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 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 Sulphur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sulphur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur ...

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

Adding Sulphur to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Sulphur in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sulphur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sulphur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/