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Welcome to Byrne ...

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

Byrne is located in Tom Green County<1>.

Byrne is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Byrne: 325

Communities Also Named Byrne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Byrne - they are located in Idaho, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Byrne ...

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

  • San Angelo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Christoval
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Knickerbocker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hughes is located in Irion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Veribest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Veribest is located in Tom Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
  • Vancourt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sherwood ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sherwood is located in Irion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Arden ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arden is located in Irion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Grape Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
  • Mertzon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byrne ...

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

Adding Byrne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byrne.

Footnotes ...

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