Welcome to Magnolia ...

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

Magnolia is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Magnolia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Magnolia has a population of 2,105 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Magnolia: (281)<5>, (713) & (832)

The ZIP codes for Magnolia: 77353-77355<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Magnolia had an population of 2,105 people. This is an increase of 51.11% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 89.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Magnolia had a population of 1,393 people. This makes Magnolia the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,393 people, the population of Magnolia increased 25.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,111 people).

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

Communities Also Named Magnolia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Magnolia: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in San Jacinto County.

Beyond Texas, there are 57 communities that are also named Magnolia - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (9), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey (4), New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Magnolia ...

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

• Conroe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <7>
• Tomball
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
  • Tomball is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <7>
• Prairie View
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <7>
• Waller
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Waller is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waller <7>
• Oak Ridge North
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
  • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <7>
• Shenandoah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <7>
• Panorama Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Montgomery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <7>
• Pine Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• Chateau Woods
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateau Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
  • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery 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 Magnolia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Magnolia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magnolia ...

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

Adding Magnolia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Magnolia 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 Magnolia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Magnolia post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magnolia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

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