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Welcome to Texas ...

So far, we found very little information about Texas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Texas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Texas, please Contact Us.

Texas would have been located within present day Tucker County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Texas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Texas is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Texas is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Texas was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Texas was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Texas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Texas - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina and Vermont.

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

Communities near Texas ...

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

  • Elkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grafton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Philippi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Belington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Parsons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Davis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rowlesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Junior
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Newburg
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Texas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Texas.

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

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

Adding Texas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Texas 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 Texas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Texas post office opened in 1858. The Texas post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Texas.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tucker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Texas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Texas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Texas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/