Welcome to Boracho ...
So far, we found very little information about Boracho. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Boracho to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boracho, please Contact Us.
Boracho was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Boracho would have been located within present day Culberson County<2>.
The location of Boracho has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boracho, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Boracho is 4,460 feet [1,359 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Boracho is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Boracho was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Boracho and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
If Boracho still existed, it would have been in the (915) area code.
Communities near Boracho ...
We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Boracho.
- Kent ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Culberson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
- Van Horn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn
- Van Horn is located in Culberson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Horn <5>
- Lobo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
- Lobo is located in Culberson County
- Chispa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Adding Boracho to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boracho 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 Boracho was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Boracho post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boracho.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Boracho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Culberson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boracho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |