Welcome to Romero ...

Romero is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Romero is located in Hartley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Romero, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Romero is 4,120 feet [1,256 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Romero is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Romero (for example, toward Mosquero (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Romero: (806)

Communities Also Named Romero ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Romero - they are located in Louisiana and New Mexico (2).

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

Communities near Romero ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Romero.

• Nara Visa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nara Visa
  • Nara Visa is located in Quay County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nara Visa <4>
• Amistad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad
  • Amistad is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amistad <4>
• Sedan
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <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 Romero. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Romero.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Romero ...

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

Adding Romero to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Romero post office opened in 1908.

We also found Romero mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Romero.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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