Welcome to Wakefield ...

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

Wakefield is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wakefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Wakefield is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wakefield is located in the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Wakefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Wakefield: This one is located in Polk County and the other is located in Howard County.

Beyond Texas, there are 37 communities that are also named Wakefield - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia (5), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wakefield ...

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

• Lufkin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
  • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <4>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
• Diboll
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diboll
  • Diboll is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diboll <4>
• Huntington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Corrigan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrigan
  • Corrigan is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrigan <4>
• Groveton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
  • Groveton is located in Trinity County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveton <4>
• Burke
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Burke is located in Angelina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Seven Oaks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Skinner Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
  • Skinner Town is located in Polk 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 Wakefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wakefield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakefield ...

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

Adding Wakefield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wakefield post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wakefield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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