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Welcome to Horsehead Crossing ...

Horsehead Crossing is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Horsehead Crossing is located in Pecos County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Horsehead Crossing: Horsehead Xing.

Horsehead Crossing is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Horsehead Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Horsehead Crossing: 432

Communities Also Named Horsehead Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Horsehead Crossing: This one is located in Pecos County and the other is located in Crane County.

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

Communities near Horsehead Crossing ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Horsehead Crossing.

  • Crane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McCamey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Abell City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
    • Abell City is located in Pecos County
  • Imperial
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Girvin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandfalls
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
    • Grandfalls is located in Ward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <3>
  • Royalty
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Horsehead Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horsehead Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horsehead Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Pecos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horsehead Crossing - 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>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.