Welcome to Timpson ...

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

Timpson is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Timpson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Timpson has a population of 1,147 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Timpson is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Timpson lies within the (936) area code.

The ZIP code for Timpson: 75975<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Timpson had an population of 1,147 people. This is a decrease of 0.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Timpson had a population of 1,155 people. This makes Timpson the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,155 people, the population of Timpson increased 5.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,094 people).

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

Communities near Timpson ...

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

• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <6>
• Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Tenaha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Tenaha is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <6>
• Garrison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <6>
• Appleby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Mount Enterprise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <6>
• Gary City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <6>
• Caledonia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
• Buncome
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
  • Buncome is located in Panola County
• Arcadia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Shelby 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 Timpson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Timpson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Timpson ...

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

Adding Timpson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Timpson in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Timpson post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Timpson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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