Upper East Texas

East Texas Boundaries

As a generality, East Texas is considered to be the region east of Interstate 45, and west of the Louisiana border.

The northern border of East Texas reaches Oklahoma, while the southern edge touches the Gulf of Mexico near Port Arthur.

Three areas of East Texas are commonly defined: Upper East Texas in the Piney Woods near Arkansas and Oklahoma, Deep East Texas further south, and South East Texas closer to the Gulf Coast.

The 12-county Deep East Texas region stretches from Nacogdoches County south down to Tyler County, and from Trinity County eastward to Newton County on the Louisiana border. It includes cities such as Nacogdoches, Crockett, Lufkin, Center, Livingston, Woodville and Jasper.

The 3-county South East Texas region includes Hardin, Orange and Jefferson Counties, and cities such as Orange, Beaumont and Port Arthur. It borders the Sabine River to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.

About Upper East Texas

The 23-county Upper East Texas region stretches from the piney woods bordering Louisiana and Arkansas to the eastern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. It covers an area of about 16,000 square miles. The states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas meet to the southeast of Atlanta, Texas at the Ark-La-Tex Three States USGS Monument. Read more about the Ark-La-Tex Region.

Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall, Texas

The population of Upper East Texas is about 1,150,000 residents. The most populous counties are Smith, Gregg, and Bowie.

From larger cities such as Tyler and Longview, to smaller communities such as Atlanta, Jefferson, Rusk and Gun Barrel City, Upper East Texas offers excellent living and recreational opportunities.

Located in rolling hills, deep woods and pasture land, Upper East Texas has a wide range of appeal, and things to do in the cities and on short road trips.

From world-class golf courses, walking trails, cultural attractions, state parks, festivals, antique shopping, fall motoring and art museums, the Upper East Texas area has something for everyone!

List of Upper East Texas Cities and Towns

Among the cities, towns and communities in the Upper East Texas area are the following:

Alba Alto Arp Athens Atlanta Avinger Ben Wheeler Berryville Big Sandy Brownsboro Bullard Canton Carthage Chandler Chapel Hill Clarksville Coffee City Cooper Daingerfield De Kalb Dogwood City Earle's Chapel East Mountain Edom Elysian Fields Emory Eustace Flint Frankston Garden Valley Gilmer Gresham Gladewater Grand Saline Gun Barrel City Hallsville Hawkins Henderson Hooks Hughes Springs Jacksonville Jefferson

Joinerville Karnack Kilgore Larue Lindale Linden Lone Star Longview Mabank Malakoff Mineola Mt. Pleasant Mt. Selman Mt. Vernon Murchison Neches New Boston New Chapel Hill New London New Summerfield Noonday Omen Ore City Overton Palestine Paris Pittsburg Quitman Rusk Starrville Sulphur Springs Tatum Texarkana Troup Turnertown Tyler Uncertain Van Waskom Whitehouse Wills Point Winnsboro Winona

 

Map of Upper East Texas Counties and Major Cities

 

List of Upper East Texas Counties and County Seats

The following is a list of the 23 counties and county seats in Upper East Texas, with the Federal Census Bureau 2020 population counts:

County Name	County Seat	Population
Anderson	Palestine	57,922
Bowie	New Boston	92,893
Camp	Pittsburg	12,464
Cass	Linden	28,454
Cherokee	Rusk	50,412
Delta	Cooper	5,230
Franklin	Mt. Vernon	10,359
Gregg	Longview	124,239
Harrison	Marshall	68,839
Henderson	Athens	82,150
Hopkins	Sulphur Springs	36,787
Lamar	Paris	50,088
Marion	Jefferson	9,725
Morris	Daingerfield	11,973
Panola	Carthage	22,491
Rains	Emory	12,164
Red River	Clarksville	11,587
Rusk	Henderson	52,214
Smith	Tyler	233,479
Titus	Mt. Pleasant	31,247
Upshur	Gilmer	40,892
Van Zandt	Canton	59,541
Wood	Quitman	44,843
Total - 23 Counties		1,149,993