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Welcome to Theon ...

Theon is located in Hill Country.

Theon is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Theon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Theon is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Theon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Theon - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Theon ...

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

  • Round Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Round Rock is also located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <3>
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hutto is also located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <3>
  • Taylor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor is also located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
  • Salado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jarrell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jarrell is also located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <3>
  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Granger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Granger is also located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <3>
  • Florence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence is also located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
  • Holland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Theon ...

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

Adding Theon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Theon post office opened in 1890. The Theon post office closed in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Theon.

Footnotes ...

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