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Welcome to Finlay ...

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

Finlay is located in Hudspeth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finlay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Finlay is 3,940 feet [1,201 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Finlay is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Finlay lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Finlay: 915

Communities Also Named Finlay ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 3 communities that are also named Finlay - they are located in British Columbia and Nevada.

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

Communities near Finlay ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Finlay.

  • Esperanza
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Esperanza is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
  • McNary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • McNary is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
  • Etholen ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Etholen is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etholen
  • Fort Hancock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort Quitman ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fort Quitman is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Quitman
  • Acala
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Acala is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acala
  • Sierra Blanca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Arispe ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Arispe is located in Hudspeth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arispe
  • Tornillo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finlay ...

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

Adding Finlay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Finlay 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 (so far) for Finlay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Finlay post office opened in 1903. The Finlay post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finlay.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Finlay - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/