Welcome to Ginsite ...

Ginsite is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Ginsite is located in Cottle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ginsite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Ginsite is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Ginsite ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ginsite.

• Paducah
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paducah is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <3>
• Narcisso
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Narcisso is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcisso
• Chalk
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chalk is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalk <3>
• Dumont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dumont is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <3>
• Russellville ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Russellville is located in Motley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
• Cee Vee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Cee Vee is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cee Vee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cee Vee <3>
• Baker
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Baker is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
• Guthrie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Guthrie is located in King County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <3>
• Matador
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Matador is located in Motley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matador
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matador <3>
• Roaring Springs
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <3>

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 Ginsite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ginsite.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ginsite ...

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

Adding Ginsite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ginsite 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 Ginsite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ginsite post office opened in 1908. The Ginsite post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ginsite.