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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Leggett (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Leggett. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Leggett is located in Polk County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Angelina, Hardin, Liberty, San Jacinto, Trinity & Tyler.

Below are the counties that are near Leggett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leggett:

  • Polk County     (The home county of Leggett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leggett, with the one closest to Leggett listed first.
    • Seven Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • New Willard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
    • Bold Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bold Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
    • Moscow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Livingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Camden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Lily Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
    • Indian Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • West Livingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Livingston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
    • Corrigan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lamont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamont is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leggett, with the one closest to Leggett listed first.
    • Prairie Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Rutland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rutland is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Diboll
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Beulah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulah is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Burke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Burke is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Manning is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Hardin County
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leggett, with the one closest to Leggett listed first.
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Romayor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rye
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
    • Rayburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
  • San Jacinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leggett, with the one closest to Leggett listed first.
    • Point Blank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Coldspring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shepherd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Oakhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Trinity County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leggett, with the one closest to Leggett listed first.
    • Woodlake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Carlisle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Carlisle is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Chita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Chita is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Groveton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Helmic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
    • Apple Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Glendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Glendale is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Friday
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Friday is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leggett, with the one closest to Leggett listed first.
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
    • Doucette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Colmesneil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ivanhoe North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Hillister
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leggett, see our County-by-County Page for Leggett.

Cemeteries Near Leggett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leggett.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Leggett - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leggett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leggett, with the one closest to Leggett listed first.

  • Alexander Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oaks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Carrington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kibble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jones Watts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Feagin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leggett had a population of 185 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Leggett, with the one closest to Leggett listed first.

  • Seven Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Moscow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Livingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Colita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Colita is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
  • Hortense
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hortense is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
  • Carmona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmona is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona
  • Corrigan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Asia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Asia is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
  • Barnum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnum is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
  • Goodrich
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Chester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dallardsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Josserand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Josserand is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
    • Point Blank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Coldspring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leggett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leggett.

Newspapers Published in Leggett ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leggett.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leggett, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leggett.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Leggett:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leggett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leggett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.