Welcome to Egan ...
Egan is located Egan is located in Johnson County<1>. The location of Egan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Egan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. Egan is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Egan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Egan - they are located in California (3), Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Egan. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Egan. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Egan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Egan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Egan. 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 Egan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Egan. See our Newspapers Page for Egan. Looking for more information about Egan? 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 Egan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Egan. We originally found mention of Egan 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 Egan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Egan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Egan.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Egan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Johnson County: www.johnsoncountytx.org/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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From that list, the Egan post office opened in 1883.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <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 Egan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/