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Welcome to Josserand ...

Josserand is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Josserand is located in Trinity County<1>.


The location of Josserand has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Josserand, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Josserand is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Josserand lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Josserand: (936)

Communities near Josserand ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Josserand.

  • Onalaska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
    • Onalaska is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>
  • Trinity
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Corrigan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Seven Oaks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Lacy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Lacy is located in Trinity County
    • Lacy has also been known as:
    • Lacey
  • Chita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Chita is located in Trinity County
  • Friday
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
    • Friday is located in Trinity County
  • Helmic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Helmic is located in Trinity County
  • Glendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Trinity County
  • Pennington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Josserand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Josserand.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Josserand. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Josserand.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Josserand. See our Newspapers Page for Josserand.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Josserand ...

Looking for more information about Josserand? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Josserand, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Josserand.

Adding Josserand to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Josserand in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Josserand was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Josserand in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Josserand post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Josserand.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Josserand. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Josserand - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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