Welcome to Cuthbert ...

So far, we found very little information about Cuthbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cuthbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cuthbert, please Contact Us.

Cuthbert was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Cuthbert would have been located within present day Mitchell County<2>.

The location of Cuthbert has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cuthbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Cuthbert is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Cuthbert is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Cuthbert was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Cuthbert still existed, it would have been in the (325) area code.

Communities Also Named Cuthbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Cuthbert - they are located in Georgia, Ontario and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Cuthbert ...

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

• Snyder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Scurry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <5>
• Colorado City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colorado City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Colorado City is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado City <5>
• Loraine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
  • Loraine is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loraine <5>
• Westbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Westbrook is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <5>
• Ira
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ira is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ira <5>
• Buford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Mitchell County
• Dunn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <5>
• Spade
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
  • Spade is located in Mitchell County
• Hermleigh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermleigh
  • Hermleigh is located in Scurry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermleigh <5>
• Coahoma
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <5>

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

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

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

Adding Cuthbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cuthbert 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 Cuthbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cuthbert post office opened in 1891.

We also found Cuthbert in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cuthbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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