Welcome to Tira ...

The town of Tira is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Tira is located in Hopkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tira, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tira has a population of 309 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Tira is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Tira: (903) and (430)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tira had an population of 309 people. This is an increase of 4.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tira had a population of 297 people. This makes Tira the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 297 people, the population of Tira increased 19.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 248 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tira.

Communities near Tira ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Cooper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <6>
• Como
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Roxton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxton
  • Roxton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxton <6>
• Deport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deport
  • Deport is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deport <6>
• Pecan Gap
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Gap
  • Pecan Gap is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecan Gap <6>
• Dike
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <6>
• Sulphur Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
  • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <6>
• Lake Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
  • Lake Creek is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Creek <6>
• Posey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Posey 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 Tira. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tira.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tira ...

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

Adding Tira to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Tira in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Tira post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tira.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tira. 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/