Welcome to Admiral ...

Admiral is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Admiral is located in Callahan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Admiral, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Admiral is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Admiral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Admiral - they are located in Maryland, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Admiral ...

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

• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Cisco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Cisco is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <4>
• Baird
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Baird is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <4>
• Cross Plains
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
• Moran
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Moran is located in Shackelford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <4>
• Putnam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <4>
• Rowden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
  • Rowden is located in Callahan County
• Cottonwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
• Denton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Callahan County
  • Denton has also been known as:
  • Denton Valley
• Nimrod ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Nimrod is located in Eastland 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 Admiral. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Admiral.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Admiral ...

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

Adding Admiral to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Admiral in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Admiral post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Admiral.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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