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Welcome to Connor ...

Connor is located

Connor is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Connor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Connor is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Connor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Connor - they are located in Idaho, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Connor ...

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

  • Madisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Normangee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bedias
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Middleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • George
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • George is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • North Zulch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Zulch ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • Austonio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Austonio is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Connor ...

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

Adding Connor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Connor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Connor - 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.