Welcome to Waskom ...The city of Waskom is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). Waskom is located in Harrison County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Waskom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waskom has a population of 2,155 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Waskom is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Waskom lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Waskom: 903 & 430<4> The ZIP code for Waskom: 75692<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waskom had an population of 2,155 people. This is a decrease of 0.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.21% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Waskom had a population of 2,160 people. This makes Waskom the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,160 people, the population of Waskom increased 4.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,068 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Waskom. Communities near Waskom ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waskom.
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 Waskom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waskom. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waskom. 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 Waskom. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waskom. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waskom. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waskom ...Looking for more information about Waskom? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Waskom, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waskom. Adding Waskom to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Waskom 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 Waskom was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Waskom. Footnotes ...
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