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Welcome to Connell ...

Connell is located on the Gulf Coast.

Connell is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Connell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Connell is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Connell: 409

Communities Also Named Connell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Connell - they are located in Kansas, New Brunswick and Washington.

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

Communities near Connell ...

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

  • Beaumont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Port Arthur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Orange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Nederland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Groves
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Groves is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groves <3>
  • Lumberton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Neches
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bridge City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Orange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pinehurst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Connell ...

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

Adding Connell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Connell 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 (so far) for Connell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Connell post office opened in 1913. The Connell post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Connell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Connell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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