Welcome to Stewart ...

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

Stewart is located in Rusk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stewart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Stewart is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Stewart: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Stewart ...

While we believe that this Stewart is located in Rusk County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Stewart. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cameron and Cottle County.

Beyond Texas, there are 40 communities that are also named Stewart - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada (2), New York (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stewart ...

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

• Longview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Kilgore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <5>
• Henderson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Hallsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <5>
• Overton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Overton is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <5>
• Tatum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <5>
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Lakeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <5>
• Beckville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
  • Beckville is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckville <5>
• Easton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stewart ...

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

Adding Stewart to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Stewart in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Stewart post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stewart.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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