Welcome to Frijole ...
So far, we found very little information about Frijole. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Frijole to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Frijole, please Contact Us.
Frijole was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Frijole would have been located within present day Culberson County<2>.
The location of Frijole has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Frijole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Frijole is 5,250 feet [1,600 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Frijole is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Frijole was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Frijole (for example, toward Dell City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where Frijole once stood is in the (915) area code.
Communities near Frijole ...
We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Frijole.
- Salt Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Flat
- Salt Flat is located in Hudspeth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Flat <5>
- Dell City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell City
- Dell City is located in Hudspeth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dell City <5>
- Whites City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
- Whites City is located in Eddy County (NM)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whites City <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Frijole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frijole.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frijole. See our Newspapers Page for Frijole.
Adding Frijole to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Frijole 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 Frijole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Frijole post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Frijole.
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 Frijole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Culberson, 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 Frijole - 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/ |