Welcome to Tazewell ...
Tazewell is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Tazewell is located in Hopkins County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tazewell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Tazewell is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tazewell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Tazewell: (903) & (430)<3>
Communities Also Named Tazewell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Tazewell - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tazewell.
Communities near Tazewell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tazewell.
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <4>
- Emory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Emory is located in Rains County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <4>
- Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Point is located in Rains County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <4>
- Cumby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
- Cumby is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <4>
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
- Lone Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <4>
- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Alba is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <4>
- Yantis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
- Yantis is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <4>
- Tira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Hopkins 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 Tazewell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tazewell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tazewell. 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 Tazewell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tazewell. See our Newspapers Page for Tazewell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tazewell ...
Looking for more information about Tazewell? 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 Tazewell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tazewell.
Adding Tazewell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tazewell 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 Tazewell was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Tazewell in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Tazewell post office opened in 1887.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tazewell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tazewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tazewell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |