Welcome to Courchesne ...

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

Courchesne is located in El Paso County<1>.

The location of Courchesne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Courchesne, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Courchesne is 3,740 feet [1,140 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Courchesne is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

The area code for Courchesne: (915)

Communities Also Named Courchesne ...

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

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

Communities near Courchesne ...

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

• El Paso
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <4>
• Socorro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Socorro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
  • Socorro is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <4>
• Sunland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <4>
• Anthony
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Anthony
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Vinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Fort Bliss
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
• Santa Teresa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Teresa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Teresa
  • Santa Teresa is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Teresa <4>
• Canutillo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canutillo
  • Canutillo is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canutillo <4>
• Prado Verde
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prado Verde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prado Verde
  • Prado Verde is located in El Paso County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Courchesne ...

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

Adding Courchesne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Courchesne 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 for Courchesne was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Courchesne on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Courchesne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Courchesne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/