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Welcome to Etholen ...

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

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


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

Etholen would have been located within present day Hudspeth County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Etholen is 4,640 feet [1,414 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Etholen is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Etholen was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Etholen and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Etholen was located: 915

Communities Also Named Etholen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Etholen: This one is located in Hudspeth County and the other is located in El Paso County.

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

Communities near Etholen ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Etholen.

  • Sierra Blanca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Arispe ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arispe is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
  • Fort Quitman ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Quitman is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Quitman
  • Esperanza
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Esperanza is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
  • McNary
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • McNary is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
  • Fort Hancock
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Acala
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Acala is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acala

Adding Etholen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Etholen 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 (so far) for Etholen was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Etholen.

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 Etholen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hudspeth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Etholen - 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.