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>.
The location of Etholen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Etholen is 4,640 feet [1,414 m] above sea level.<4> 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).
Etholen would have been located in the (915) area code.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sierra Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Blanca
- Sierra Blanca is located in Hudspeth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Blanca <5>
- Arispe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Fort Quitman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Quitman
- Fort Quitman is located in Hudspeth County
- Esperanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
- Esperanza is located in Hudspeth County
- McNary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Fort Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hancock
- Fort Hancock is located in Hudspeth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hancock <5>
- Acala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acala
- Acala is located in Hudspeth County
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 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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Etholen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |