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Welcome to Bullock ...

Bullock is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Bullock is located in Eastland County<1>.

Bullock is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bullock: 254

Communities Also Named Bullock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bullock - they are located in Alabama, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Bullock ...

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

  • Eastland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cisco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
  • Ranger
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Strawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gordon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Carbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mingus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
  • Olden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bullock ...

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

Adding Bullock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bullock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Eastland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bullock - 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.