Welcome to Legion ...

Legion is located in Hill Country.

Legion is located in Kerr County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Legion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Legion is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Legion lies within the (830) area code.

Communities near Legion ...

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

• Ingram
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Ingram is located in Kerr County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <4>
• Center Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Camp Verde
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Verde
  • Camp Verde is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Verde <4>
• Comfort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Comfort is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <4>
• Hunt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Hunt is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <4>
• Morris Ranch ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Ranch
  • Morris Ranch is located in Gillespie County
• Tivydale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivydale
  • Tivydale is located in Gillespie County
• Medina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Bandera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Mountain Home
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <4>
• Bankersmith
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
  • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County

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 Legion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Legion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Legion. 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 Legion.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Legion ...

Looking for more information about Legion? 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 Legion, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Legion.

Adding Legion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Legion 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 Legion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Legion post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Legion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kerr County: www.co.kerr.tx.us/

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