Welcome to Ysleta ...

Ysleta is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Ysleta is located in El Paso County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Ysleta: is-LET-uh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ysleta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Ysleta is 3,670 feet [1,119 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Ysleta is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Ysleta and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Ysleta is within the boundaries of the (915) area code.

Communities near Ysleta ...

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

• El Paso
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <5>
• Socorro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Socorro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
  • Socorro is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <5>
• Horizon City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
  • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <5>
• Sunland Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <5>
• San Elizario
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Elizario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Elizario
  • San Elizario is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Elizario <5>
• Clint
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clint have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
  • Clint is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <5>
• Sparks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Sparks is located in El Paso County
• Fort Bliss
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
• Morning Glory
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
• Agua Dulce
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Dulce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
  • Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County
  • Agua Dulce has also been known as:
  • Agua Dulce Colonia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ysleta ...

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

Adding Ysleta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ysleta 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 Ysleta was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Ysleta in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Ysleta post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ysleta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

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