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Welcome to Tecula ...

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

Tecula is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tecula, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Tecula is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Tecula ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehouse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rusk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <3>
  • Bullard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Troup
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <3>
  • New Summerfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Berryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Berryville is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Arp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arp is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <3>
  • Noonday
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Noonday is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 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 Tecula. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tecula.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tecula ...

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

Adding Tecula to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tecula post office opened in 1917. The Tecula post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tecula.

Footnotes ...

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