Welcome to Sargent ...

Sargent is located on the Gulf Coast.

Sargent is located in Matagorda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sargent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Sargent is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Sargent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Sargent: This one is located in Matagorda County and the other is located in Dallas County.

Beyond Texas, there are 12 communities that are also named Sargent - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sargent.

Communities near Sargent ...

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

• Lake Jackson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jackson
  • Lake Jackson is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Jackson <4>
• Freeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Sweeny
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <4>
• Brazoria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
  • Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <4>
• Jones Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Jones Creek is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Creek <4>
• Cedar Lane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
  • Cedar Lane is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lane <4>
• Caney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Caney is located in Matagorda County
• Gulf ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
  • Gulf is located in Matagorda County
• Wadsworth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
  • Wadsworth is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <4>
• Old Ocean
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ocean
  • Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Ocean <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 Sargent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sargent.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sargent ...

Looking for more information about Sargent? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sargent, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sargent.

Adding Sargent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sargent post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sargent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/

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