Welcome to Tool ...

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

Tool is located in Henderson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tool, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tool has a population of 2,309 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Tool is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Tool: (903) & (430)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tool had an population of 2,309 people. This is an increase of 3.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tool had a population of 2,240 people. This makes Tool the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,240 people, the population of Tool decreased 1.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,275 people).

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

Communities near Tool ...

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

• Athens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
• Gun Barrel City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Barrel City
  • Gun Barrel City is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gun Barrel City <6>
• Mabank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank
  • Mabank is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabank <6>
• Malakoff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
  • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <6>
• Kerens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
  • Kerens is located in Navarro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerens <6>
• Kemp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
  • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <6>
• Eustace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustace
  • Eustace is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustace <6>
• Rice
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Navarro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <6>
• Trinidad
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Trinidad is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <6>
• Log Cabin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
  • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tool ...

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

Adding Tool to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Tool in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Tool post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tool.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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