Tatum, Texas

About Tatum

Set in the northeastern part of Texas, Tatum is a small town counting 1,400 people who proudly call it home.

Tatum holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.78 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 370 residents per square mile.

📰 Tatum News Today

• Schedule - Tatum Eagles (Tatum, TX) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 13
• Affidavit: Longview father shot into Tatum home where children were sleeping KLTV.com · Jun 15
• Six injured in Martin Lake Power Plant electrical event in Tatum cbs19.tv · Apr 20
• Tatum police chief makes public plea for action about East Texas highway KETK.com · Apr 22
• Pecan Pie Festival returns to Tatum, Texas High School KTALnews.com · Apr 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Tatum Unique

• Positioned in northeastern 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Tatum

• Bodacious Bar-B-Q
• La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Tatum on the Santa Fe Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Tatum

• Martin Creek Lake State Park reviews ★
• Eagle's Nest Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Tatum

• TATUM EL
• TATUM H S
• TATUM MIDDLE
• TATUM PRI

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Tatum

🏘️ Nearby Communities