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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)
  • Rusk
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • 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)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • 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)
  • Cushing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Appleby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Gallatin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Enterprise
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reklaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglass
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Lilbert was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lilbert.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Nacogdoches, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lilbert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.