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Welcome to Concord ...

Concord is located

Concord is located in Leon County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Concord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Concord is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Concord: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Concord ...

While we believe that this Concord is located in Leon County, we know of another 10 Texas communities named Concord. Those communities are located in the following counties: Angelina, Cherokee, Freestone, Hardin, Hunt, Johnson, Liberty, Madison, Rusk and Upshur County.

Beyond Texas, there are 105 communities that are also named Concord - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (3), California, Delaware (2), Florida (2), Georgia (12), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (5), Nebraska (2), New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Vermont, Virginia (4), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Concord ...

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

  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jewett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Normangee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
    • Normangee is located in Leon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <4>
  • Marquez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Leon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <4>
  • Flynn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Flynn is located in Leon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <4>
  • Newby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Newby is located in Leon County
  • Hilltop Lakes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Robertson 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 Concord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Concord.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Concord ...

Looking for more information about Concord? 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 Concord, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Concord.

Adding Concord to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Concord in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Concord post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Concord.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Leon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Concord - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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