RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Uvalde County >> Fort IngeIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas


The Commemorative Quarter for Texas







Welcome to Fort Inge ...

Fort Inge is located in Hill Country.

Fort Inge is located in Uvalde County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Inge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Inge: Ft. Inge

Fort Inge is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Fort Inge: (830)

Communities near Fort Inge ...

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

  • Uvalde Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
    • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
    • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
    • Uvalde Estates Colonia
  • Knippa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Batesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • La Pryor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pryor
    • La Pryor is located in Zavala County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pryor <4>
  • Sabinal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
    • Sabinal is located in Uvalde County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabinal <4>
  • Concan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Frio Town ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frio Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
    • Frio Town is located in Frio 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 Fort Inge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Inge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Inge ...

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

Adding Fort Inge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Inge post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Inge.

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

The official website for Uvalde County: www.uvaldecounty.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Uvalde, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Inge - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024