Welcome to Abell City ...

Abell City is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Abell City is located in Pecos County<1>.

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

Abell City is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Abell City is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Abell City lies within the (432) area code.

Communities near Abell City ...

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

• Grandfalls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
  • Grandfalls is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <4>
• Royalty
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty
  • Royalty is located in Ward County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalty <4>
• Crane
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Crane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>
• Girvin
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvin
  • Girvin is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girvin <4>
• Coyanosa
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyanosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyanosa
  • Coyanosa is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyanosa <4>
• McCamey
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCamey
  • McCamey is located in Upton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCamey <4>
• Monahans
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahans
  • Monahans is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monahans <4>
• Thorntonville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorntonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntonville
  • Thorntonville is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
• Fort Stockton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stockton
  • Fort Stockton is located in Pecos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Stockton <4>
• Wickett
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickett
  • Wickett is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickett <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abell City ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pecos County: www.co.pecos.tx.us/

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