Welcome to Hemphill ...

The city of Hemphill is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hemphill is located in Sabine County<1> and is the County Seat for Sabine County.

The location of Hemphill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hemphill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hemphill has a population of 1,210 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Hemphill is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Hemphill: (409)

The ZIP code for Hemphill: 75948<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hemphill had an population of 1,210 people. This is an increase of 1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hemphill had a population of 1,198 people (which is 11.06% of the total population of Sabine County). This makes Hemphill the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,198 people, the population of Hemphill increased 8.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,106 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hemphill.

Communities Also Named Hemphill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hemphill - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hemphill ...

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

• Pineland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
  • Pineland is located in Sabine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineland <6>
• Bronson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <6>
• Browndell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browndell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
  • Browndell is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Milam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
  • Milam is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <6>
• Mason
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Sabine County
• Rosevine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
• Geneva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>
• Fairmount
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Sabine County
• Rebecca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
• Brookeland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeland
  • Brookeland is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeland <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hemphill. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hemphill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hemphill ...

Looking for more information about Hemphill? 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 Hemphill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hemphill.

Adding Hemphill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hemphill 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 Hemphill was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Hemphill in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Hemphill post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hemphill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hemphill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/