Welcome to Fort Quitman ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Quitman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Quitman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Quitman, please Contact Us.
Fort Quitman was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Fort Quitman would have been located within present day Hudspeth County<2>.
The location of Fort Quitman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Quitman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Quitman: Ft. Quitman
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Quitman is 3,450 feet [1,052 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Fort Quitman is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Quitman was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Fort Quitman (for example, toward Van Horn), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Fort Quitman would have been located in the (915) area code.
Communities near Fort Quitman ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Fort Quitman.
- Esperanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
- Esperanza is located in Hudspeth County
- Etholen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Sierra Blanca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sierra Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Blanca
- Sierra Blanca is located in Hudspeth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Blanca <5>
- McNary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Arispe ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Fort Hancock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hancock
- Fort Hancock is located in Hudspeth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hancock <5>
- Acala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acala
- Acala is located in Hudspeth County
Adding Fort Quitman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Quitman in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Quitman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fort Quitman post office opened in 1858.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Quitman.
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 Fort Quitman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hudspeth, 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 Fort Quitman - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |