Welcome to Waukegan ...

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

Waukegan is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waukegan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Waukegan is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Waukegan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Waukegan - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Waukegan ...

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

• Conroe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <4>
• Cleveland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Willis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
• Oak Ridge North
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge North
  • Oak Ridge North is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge North <4>
• Shenandoah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Panorama Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Splendora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splendora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splendora
  • Splendora is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Splendora <4>
• Patton Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
  • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
• Roman Forest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
  • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
• Woodbranch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
  • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waukegan ...

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

Adding Waukegan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waukegan post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waukegan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

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