Welcome to Anacacho ...

Anacacho is located in Hill Country.

Anacacho is located in Kinney County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Anacacho, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Anacacho is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Anacacho is located in the (830) area code.

Communities near Anacacho ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Anacacho.

• Brackettville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackettville
  • Brackettville is located in Kinney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackettville <4>
• Spofford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spofford
  • Spofford is located in Kinney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Alamo Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Village
  • Alamo Village is located in Kinney County
• Standart
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standart
  • Standart is located in Kinney County
• Quemado
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quemado
  • Quemado is located in Maverick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quemado <4>
• Radar Base
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radar Base
  • Radar Base is located in Maverick County
• Uvalde Estates
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
  • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
  • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
  • Uvalde Estates Colonia
• Elm Creek
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
  • Elm Creek is located in Maverick County
• Johnstone
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstone
  • Johnstone is located in Val Verde County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Anacacho ...

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

Adding Anacacho to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Anacacho 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 Anacacho was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Anacacho mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Anacacho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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