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Welcome to Gunsight ...

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

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


Gunsight was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Gunsight would have been located within present day Stephens County<2>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Gunsight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gunsight is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Gunsight was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Gunsight still existed, it would have been in the (254) area code.

Communities Also Named Gunsight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gunsight - they are located in Arizona and Montana.

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

Communities near Gunsight ...

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

  • Breckenridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <5>
  • Eastland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cisco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <5>
  • Ranger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
    • Ranger is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <5>
  • Carbon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <5>
  • Moran
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Moran is located in Shackelford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <5>
  • Wayland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
  • Necessity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
  • Olden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Eureka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Stephens 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 Gunsight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gunsight.

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

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

Adding Gunsight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gunsight 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 for Gunsight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gunsight post office opened in 1880.

We also found Gunsight in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gunsight.

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 Gunsight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Stephens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gunsight - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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