Welcome to Deanwright ...
Although we found mention of Deanwright during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Deanwright was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Deanwright to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Deanwright, please Contact Us.
Deanwright is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
The location of Deanwright has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Deanwright is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Deanwright might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Deanwright would be found within the (903) & (430)<4> area codes.
Communities near Deanwright ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deanwright.
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
- Grapeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Grapeland is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <5>
- Elkhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Elkhart is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <5>
- Wells Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Alderbranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jarvis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Slocum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Lakeview Assembly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Mound Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie
- Mound Prairie is located in Anderson County
- Neches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neches
- Neches is located in Anderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neches <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 Deanwright. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deanwright.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deanwright. 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 Deanwright.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deanwright. See our Newspapers Page for Deanwright.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deanwright ...
Looking for more information about Deanwright? 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 Deanwright, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Deanwright.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Deanwright and then turned west". While Deanwright could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Deanwright as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Deanwright could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deanwright - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |