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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidosa
- Ruidosa is located in Presidio County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidosa <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ruidosa
- From Candelaria to Ruidosa
- Porvenir ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Chinati ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Adobes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Fort Holland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Holland
- Fort Holland is located in Presidio County
- Fort Holland has also been known as:
- Camp Holland
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Holland
- From Candelaria to Fort Holland
- Indio ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Ryan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Ryan is located in Presidio County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ryan
- From Candelaria to Ryan
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 for Candelaria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Candelaria post office opened in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Candelaria.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Candelaria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |