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Welcome to Candelaria ...

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

Candelaria is located in Presidio County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Candelaria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Candelaria is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Candelaria is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Candelaria: 432

Communities Also Named Candelaria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Candelaria - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Candelaria ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Candelaria.

  • Ruidosa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Porvenir ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Porvenir is located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porvenir
  • Chinati ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chinati is located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinati
  • Adobes ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Adobes is located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobes
  • Fort Holland ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Indio ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Indio is located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indio
  • Ryan
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Candelaria ...

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

Adding Candelaria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Candelaria 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 (so far) for Candelaria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Candelaria post office opened in 1901. The Candelaria post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Candelaria.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Presidio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Candelaria - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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