RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Hudspeth County >> AcalaIndex...

Welcome to Acala ...

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

Acala is located in Hudspeth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acala, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Acala is 3,550 feet [1,082 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Acala is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Acala lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Acala: 915

Communities near Acala ...

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

  • Fort Hancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • McNary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tornillo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Esperanza
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fabens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Morning Glory
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Agua Dulce
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
    • Agua Dulce has also been known as:
    • Agua Dulce Colonia
  • Clint
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clint is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <3>
  • Fort Quitman ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Quitman is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Quitman
  • San Elizario
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acala ...

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

Adding Acala to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acala 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 (so far) for Acala was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Acala post office opened in 1925. The Acala post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acala.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Acala - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/