Welcome to Engle ...
Engle is located Engle is located in Fayette County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Engle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. Engle is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Engle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Engle - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky (2), Missouri, New Mexico, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Engle. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Engle. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Engle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Engle. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Engle. 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 Engle. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Engle. See our Newspapers Page for Engle. Looking for more information about Engle? 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 Engle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Engle. We originally found mention of Engle 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 Engle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Engle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Engle.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Engle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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From that list, the Engle post office opened in 1888.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Engle - 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> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/