Welcome to San Augustine ...

The town of San Augustine is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

San Augustine is located in San Augustine County<1> and is the County Seat for San Augustine County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Augustine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, San Augustine has a population of 1,868 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of San Augustine is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

San Augustine is located in the (936) area code.

The ZIP code for San Augustine: 75972<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, San Augustine had an population of 1,868 people. This is a decrease of 11.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, San Augustine had a population of 2,108 people (which is 23.78% of the total population of San Augustine County). This makes San Augustine the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,108 people, the population of San Augustine decreased 14.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,475 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for San Augustine.

Communities Also Named San Augustine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named San Augustine - they are located in California and New Mexico.

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

Communities near San Augustine ...

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

• Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <5>
• Chireno
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
  • Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <5>
• Bronson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Broaddus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
  • Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <5>
• Maxey Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
• Denning
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Denning is located in San Augustine County
• Rebecca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
• Choice
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Choice is located in Shelby County
• Rosevine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
  • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
• Geneva
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Augustine. Our list includes 24 papers. See our Newspapers Page for San Augustine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Augustine ...

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

Adding San Augustine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found San Augustine in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Augustine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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