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Welcome to Borden ...

Borden is located

Borden is located in Colorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Borden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Borden is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Borden: 979

Communities Also Named Borden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Borden - they are located in California (2), Indiana, New York, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Borden ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Borden ...

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

Adding Borden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Borden 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 Borden was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Borden in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Borden post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Borden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Colorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Borden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/