Welcome to Latexo ...

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

Latexo is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Latexo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Latexo has a population of 315 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Latexo is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Latexo is located in the (936) area code.

The ZIP code for Latexo: 75849<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Latexo had an population of 315 people. This is a decrease of 2.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Latexo had a population of 322 people. This makes Latexo the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 322 people, the population of Latexo increased 18.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 272 people).

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

Communities near Latexo ...

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

• Crockett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <6>
• Grapeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Grapeland is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <6>
• Elkhart
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <6>
• Lovelady
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
  • Lovelady is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <6>
• Kennard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
  • Kennard is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennard <6>
• Refuge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Refuge is located in Houston County
• Hickory Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
  • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
• Belott
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
  • Belott is located in Houston County
• Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Bluff Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
• Porter Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Porter Springs is located in Houston County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latexo ...

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

Adding Latexo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Latexo 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 Latexo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Latexo post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latexo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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