Welcome to Angeles ...

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

Angeles is located in Reeves County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Angeles, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Angeles is 2,870 feet [875 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Angeles is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Angeles: 432

Communities near Angeles ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Angeles.

• Orla ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Orla is located in Reeves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
• Malaga
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Malaga is located in Eddy County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malaga <3>
• Arno
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Arno is located in Reeves County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
• Mentone
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mentone is located in Loving County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentone
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentone <3>
• Black River Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Black River Village is located in Eddy County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Village
• Loving
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Loving is located in Eddy County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <3>
• Woody ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Woody is located in Loving County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
• Whites City
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whites City is located in Eddy County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whites City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angeles ...

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

Adding Angeles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Angeles 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 Angeles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Angeles post office opened in 1910. The Angeles post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angeles.