Welcome to Echo ...

Echo is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Echo is located in Coleman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Echo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Echo is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Echo: (325)

Communities Also Named Echo ...

While we believe that this Echo is located in Coleman County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Echo. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bell and Orange County.

Beyond Texas, there are 34 communities that are also named Echo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (4), Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Echo ...

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

• Coleman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <4>
• Bangs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Bangs is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
• Santa Anna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anna
  • Santa Anna is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Anna <4>
• Cross Plains
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <4>
• Novice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
  • Novice is located in Coleman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <4>
• Burkett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett
  • Burkett is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkett <4>
• Fry ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Fry is located in Brown County
• Cross Cut
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
• Valera
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valera
  • Valera is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valera <4>
• Glen Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Coleman 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 Echo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Echo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Echo ...

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

Adding Echo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Echo 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 Echo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Echo post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Echo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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