Welcome to Coburn ...

Coburn is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Coburn is located in Lipscomb County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Coburn is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Coburn is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Coburn lies within the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Coburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Coburn - they are located in California, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coburn ...

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

• Canadian
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Hemphill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <4>
• Higgins
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
  • Higgins is located in Lipscomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higgins <4>
• Glazier
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glazier
  • Glazier is located in Hemphill County
• Locust Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Lipscomb County
• Lipscomb
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
  • Lipscomb is located in Lipscomb County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipscomb <4>
• Clear Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
  • Clear Creek is located in Hemphill County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Creek <4>
• Durham
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Arnett
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
  • Arnett is located in Ellis County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnett <4>
• Shattuck
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuck
  • Shattuck is located in Ellis County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shattuck <4>
• Crawford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Roger Mills County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <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 Coburn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coburn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coburn ...

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

Adding Coburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Coburn post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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