Friars

Friars is a hamlet in Rusk, Texas. Friars is situated nearby to the village New London, as well as near the hamlet Old London.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New London and Overton.

New London

Village

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

New London is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 1181 at the 2020 census. New London was originally known as just "London", but because Kimble County had already established a US Post Office station named London, the town changed its name to "New London" in 1931. New London is situated 2 miles west of Friars.

Overton

Village

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Overton is a city in Rusk and Smith counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Overton lies in two counties as well as two metropolitan areas. The Rusk County portion of the city is part of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Smith County portion is part of the Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area. Overton is situated 5 miles northwest of Friars.

Friars

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Rusk, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.23182° or 32° 13′ 55″ north

Longitude

-94.90438° or 94° 54′ 16″ west

Elevation

502 feet (153 metres)

Open location code

864763JW+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 151808945

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4692408

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