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Welcome to Hegar ...

Hegar is located

Hegar is located in Waller County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hegar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Hegar is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Hegar ...

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

  • Tomball
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
    • Tomball is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <4>
  • Hempstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Prairie View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Stagecoach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Plantersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Todd Mission
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Hockley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hockley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockley
    • Hockley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hockley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hegar ...

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

Adding Hegar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hegar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hegar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hegar post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hegar.

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

The official website for Waller County: www.co.waller.tx.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Waller, 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 Hegar - 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/









 

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