Welcome to Lilbert ...

Lilbert is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Lilbert is located in Nacogdoches County<1>.

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

Lilbert is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lilbert: 936

Communities near Lilbert ...

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

• Nacogdoches
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
  • Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <3>
• Rusk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <3>
• Alto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <3>
• Wells
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Cushing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <3>
• Appleby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
  • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
• Gallatin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallatin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <3>
• Mount Enterprise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
  • Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <3>
• Reklaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <3>
• Douglass
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
  • Douglass is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lilbert ...

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

Adding Lilbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lilbert 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 Lilbert was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lilbert in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Lilbert post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

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