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Welcome to Badger ...

So far, we found very little information about Badger. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Badger to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Badger, please Contact Us.


Badger was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Badger would have been located within present day Ector County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Badger is 2,910 feet [887 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Badger is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Badger was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Badger was located: 432

Communities Also Named Badger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Badger - they are located in Alaska, California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Minnesota (2), Nebraska (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, South Dakota, Washington (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Badger ...

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

  • Odessa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monahans
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldsmith
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • West Odessa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Odessa is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
  • Notrees
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thorntonville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Thorntonville is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Scharbauer City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Scharbauer City is located in Ector County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharbauer City
  • Gardendale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wickett
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Coyote Corner
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Coyote Corner is located in Andrews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Corner

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

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

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

Adding Badger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Badger 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 (so far) for Badger was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Badger.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Badger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ector, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Badger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.