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Welcome to Violet ...

Violet is located on the Gulf Coast.

Violet is located in Nueces County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Violet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Violet is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Violet: 361

Communities Also Named Violet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Violet - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Violet ...

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

  • Corpus Christi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Portland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <3>
  • Robstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
    • Robstown is located in Nueces County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <3>
  • Sinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
    • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <3>
  • Bishop
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Taft
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
    • Taft is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
  • Odem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
    • Odem is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <3>
  • Agua Dulce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Driscoll
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • San Patricio
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
    • San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 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 Violet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Violet.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Violet ...

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

Adding Violet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Violet 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 Violet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Violet post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Violet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Nueces, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Violet - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/