Welcome to Bragg ...
So far, we found very little information about Bragg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bragg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bragg, please Contact Us.
Bragg was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Bragg would have been located within present day Hardin County<2>.
The location of Bragg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bragg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bragg is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bragg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Bragg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bragg - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Vermont and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bragg.
Communities near Bragg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bragg.
- Kountze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kountze
- Kountze is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kountze <5>
- Ivanhoe North
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe North came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
- Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Thicket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thicket
- Thicket is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thicket <5>
- Votaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Votaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Votaw
- Votaw is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Votaw <5>
- Oak Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Saratoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <5>
- Fuqua ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Batson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Batson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batson <5>
- Village Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
- Village Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <5>
- Rye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Rye is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <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 Bragg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bragg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bragg. 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 Bragg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bragg. See our Newspapers Page for Bragg.
Adding Bragg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bragg 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 Bragg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Bragg post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bragg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bragg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bragg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |