Welcome to Chispa ...
So far, we found very little information about Chispa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chispa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chispa, please Contact Us.
Chispa was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Chispa would have been located within present day Jeff Davis County<2>.
The location of Chispa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chispa, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chispa is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Chispa is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Chispa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Chispa and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
If Chispa still existed, it would have been in the (432) area code.
Communities near Chispa ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Chispa.
- Valentine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Valentine is located in Jeff Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valentine <5>
- Lobo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
- Lobo is located in Culberson County
- Fort Holland ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Holland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Holland
- Fort Holland is located in Presidio County
- Fort Holland has also been known as:
- Camp Holland
- Van Horn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn
- Van Horn is located in Culberson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Horn <5>
- Porvenir ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Boracho ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Adding Chispa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chispa 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 Chispa was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Chispa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chispa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chispa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jeff Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chispa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |