Welcome to Stockard ...

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

Stockard is located in Henderson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Stockard is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Stockard: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities near Stockard ...

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

• Athens
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
• Gun Barrel City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Barrel City
  • Gun Barrel City is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gun Barrel City <5>
• Mabank
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabank
  • Mabank is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabank <5>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Tool
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tool
  • Tool is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <5>
• Malakoff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malakoff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff
  • Malakoff is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malakoff <5>
• Seven Points
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Points
  • Seven Points is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Points <5>
• Kerens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
  • Kerens is located in Navarro County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerens <5>
• Kemp
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
  • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <5>
• Eustace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eustace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustace
  • Eustace is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustace <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stockard ...

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

Adding Stockard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stockard 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 Stockard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stockard post office opened in 1899.

We also found Stockard mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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