Welcome to Talco ...

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

Talco is located in Titus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Talco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Talco has a population of 499 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Talco is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Talco: (903) & (430)<4>

The ZIP code for Talco: 75487<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Talco had an population of 499 people. This is a decrease of 3.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Talco had a population of 516 people. This makes Talco the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 516 people, the population of Talco decreased 9.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 570 people).

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

Communities Also Named Talco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Talco - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Talco ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <6>
• Clarksville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <6>
• Mount Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Bogata
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
  • Bogata is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <6>
• Deport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deport
  • Deport is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deport <6>
• Winfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
• Annona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
  • Annona is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <6>
• Miller's Cove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
  • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Cuthand
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
  • Cuthand is located in Red River County
• Hagansport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Hagansport is located in Franklin 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 Talco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Talco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talco ...

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

Adding Talco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Talco in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Talco post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Talco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Titus County: www.co.tom-green.tx.us/county/

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