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Welcome to Baldridge ...

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

Baldridge is located in Pecos County<1>.

Baldridge is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Baldridge is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Baldridge: 432

Communities Also Named Baldridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Baldridge - they are located in Indiana, Missouri and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Baldridge ...

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

  • Fort Stockton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stockton
    • Fort Stockton is located in Pecos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Stockton <4>
  • Girvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Abell City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
    • Abell City is located in Pecos County
  • Imperial
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • McCamey
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Grandfalls
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
    • Grandfalls is located in Ward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <4>
  • Royalty
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coyanosa
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyanosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyanosa
    • Coyanosa is located in Pecos County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyanosa <4>
  • Crane
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baldridge ...

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

Adding Baldridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldridge 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 for Baldridge was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Pecos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baldridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.