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Welcome to Todd ...

Todd is located

Todd is located in Grimes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Todd, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Todd is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Todd: 936

Communities Also Named Todd ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 16 communities that are also named Todd - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, California (2), Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Todd ...

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

  • Tomball
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hempstead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Navasota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waller
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Island is located in Waller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Stagecoach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Plantersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Todd ...

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

Adding Todd to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Todd 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 (so far) for Todd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Todd post office opened in 1907. The Todd post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Todd.

Footnotes ...

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