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Welcome to Chalk ...

Chalk is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Chalk is located in Cottle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chalk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Chalk is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Chalk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Chalk - they are located in Arkansas and Kansas.

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

Communities near Chalk ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Chalk.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chalk ...

Looking for more information about Chalk? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chalk, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chalk.

Adding Chalk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chalk.

Footnotes ...

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