Welcome to Admiral ...

Admiral is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Admiral is located in Callahan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Admiral, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Admiral is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Admiral ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Admiral - they are located in Maryland, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Admiral ...

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

• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
• Cisco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cisco is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
• Baird
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Baird is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <3>
• Cross Plains
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <3>
• Moran
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Moran is located in Shackelford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
• Putnam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Putnam is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <3>
• Rowden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowden is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
• Cottonwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Denton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Denton is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton has also been known as:
  • Denton Valley
• Nimrod ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Admiral ...

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

Adding Admiral to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Admiral.