Welcome to Courtney ...

Courtney is located

Courtney is located in Grimes County<1>.

The location of Courtney has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Courtney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Courtney is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Courtney lies within the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Courtney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Courtney: This one is located in Grimes County and the other is located in Martin County.

Beyond Texas, there are 8 communities that are also named Courtney - they are located in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Courtney ...

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

• Hempstead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• Navasota
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
  • Navasota is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <4>
• Prairie View
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <4>
• Waller
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
  • Waller is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waller <4>
• Magnolia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Pine Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• Plantersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <4>
• Anderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Millican
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
  • Millican is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millican <4>
• Todd Mission
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
  • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 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 Courtney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Courtney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Courtney ...

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

Adding Courtney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Courtney 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 Courtney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Courtney post office opened in 1860.

We also found Courtney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Courtney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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