Fortson Lake

Fortson Lake is a reservoir in Limestone, Texas. Fortson Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Springfield, as well as near the town Mexia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mexia and Tehuacana.

Mexia

Town

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Mexia is a city in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,091 at the 2025 census. The city's motto, based on the fact that outsiders tend to mispronounce the name as, is "A great place to live, no matter how you pronounce it." Named…

Tehuacana

Village

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Tehuacana is a town near the Tehuacana Hills in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 228 at the 2020 census. From 1869 until 1902, the town was home to Trinity University. Tehuacana is situated 5 miles northwest of Fortson Lake.

Fortson Lake

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Limestone, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

31.67183° or 31° 40′ 19″ north

Longitude

-96.51026° or 96° 30′ 37″ west

Elevation

541 feet (165 metres)

Open location code

8635MFCQ+PV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356762224

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=reservoir

GeoNames ID

4691962

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