Welcome to Negley ...

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

Negley is located in Red River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Negley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Negley is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Negley lies within the (903) area code.

Communities Also Named Negley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Negley - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Negley.

Communities near Negley ...

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

• Idabel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <4>
• Clarksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Blossom
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Blossom is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossom <4>
• Valliant
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
• Detroit
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
• Millerton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
• Annona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
  • Annona is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <4>
• Garvin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <4>
• Swink
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
  • Swink is located in Choctaw County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Red River County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Negley ...

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

Adding Negley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Negley 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 Negley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Negley post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Negley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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