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Welcome to Navidad ...

Navidad is located on the Gulf Coast.

Navidad is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Navidad, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Navidad is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Navidad: 361

Communities near Navidad ...

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

  • Edna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edna is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <3>
  • Ganado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Morales
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Matilda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Matilda is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
  • Inez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Speaks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ezzell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • Telferner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Provident City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Navidad ...

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

Adding Navidad to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Navidad 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 (so far) for Navidad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Navidad post office opened in 1869. The Navidad post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Navidad.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Navidad - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/