Welcome to Bleakwood ...

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

Bleakwood is located in Newton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bleakwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Bleakwood is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bleakwood: 409

Communities near Bleakwood ...

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

• Jasper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jasper
  • From Bleakwood to Jasper
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
• Kirbyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
  • Kirbyville is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <3>
• Merryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
  • Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merryville
  • From Bleakwood to Merryville
• Call
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Call. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
  • Call is located in Newton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Call <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Call
  • From Bleakwood to Call
• Call Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
  • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Call Junction
  • From Bleakwood to Call Junction
• Bon Wier
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Wier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Wier
  • Bon Wier is located in Newton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Wier <3>
• Hughes ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Hughes is located in Newton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hughes
  • From Bleakwood to Hughes
• Buna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buna
  • Buna is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buna <3>
• Beech Grove
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beech Grove
  • From Bleakwood to Beech Grove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bleakwood ...

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

Adding Bleakwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bleakwood 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 Bleakwood was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Bleakwood in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Bleakwood post office opened in 1867.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bleakwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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