Welcome to Travis ...
Travis is located Travis is located in Falls County<1>. The location of Travis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Travis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891. Travis is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Travis lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Travis lies within the (254) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Travis - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, New York, North Carolina (2) and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Travis. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Travis. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Travis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Travis. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Travis. 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 Travis. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Travis. See our Newspapers Page for Travis. Looking for more information about Travis? 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 Travis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Travis. We originally found mention of Travis 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 Travis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Travis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Travis.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Travis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Communities near Travis ...
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To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Travis ...
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From that list, the Travis post office opened in 1891.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Falls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Travis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/