Colmesneil, Texas

About Colmesneil

Set in the eastern part of Texas, Colmesneil is a tiny community, home to 553 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Colmesneil holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 277 residents per square mile.

📰 Colmesneil News Today

• Allen Temple Obituary (2026) - Colmesneil, TX - Stringer and Griffin Funeral Home - Woodville Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• 2 drivers killed, 2 passengers hospitalized in head-on wreck south of Colmesneil on Monday 12newsnow.com · May 5
• Tina Cleberg - Tyler County Booster easttexasnews.com · Apr 1
• Alexandria Nicole Harvey KJAS.com · May 6
• 54 dogs seized from Colmesneil property, two arrested on animal cruelty charges 12newsnow.com · Mar 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Colmesneil Unique

• The only place in America named Colmesneil — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colmesneil

• Historical Monument Site of Fort Teran reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Colmesneil

• COLMESNEIL EL
• COLMESNEIL JH/HS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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