Leggett is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States.

It is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 59 (future Interstate 69) and Farm to Market Road 942.

[2] The Leggett Independent School District serves area students.

In 1919 Leggett, described as a sundown town, a white council set a curfew for blacks, banned black fraternal and church meetings, and forbade African Americans from visiting the railroad station or the post office.

[3]: 164 The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.