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Welcome to Chispa ...

So far, we found very little information about Chispa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Chispa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chispa, please Contact Us.


Chispa was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Chispa would have been located within present day Jeff Davis County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Chispa is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Chispa is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Chispa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Chispa and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Code where Chispa was located: 432

Communities near Chispa ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Chispa.

  • Valentine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lobo ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Holland ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Van Horn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Porvenir ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Porvenir is located in Presidio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porvenir
  • Boracho ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boracho is located in Culberson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boracho

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chispa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chispa.

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

Adding Chispa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chispa.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chispa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jeff Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chispa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.