Welcome to Imperial (aka 'Imperial Colonia') ...

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

Imperial is located in Pecos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Imperial, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Imperial is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Imperial is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Imperial is located in the (432) area code.

The ZIP code for Imperial: 79743<3>

The community of Imperial has also been called Imperial Colonia.

Communities Also Named Imperial ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 13 communities that are also named Imperial - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Imperial ...

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

• Grandfalls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Royalty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty
  • Royalty is located in Ward County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalty <5>
• Crane
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Crane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <5>
• Coyanosa
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyanosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyanosa
  • Coyanosa is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyanosa <5>
• Girvin
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvin
  • Girvin is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girvin <5>
• Monahans
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monahans
  • Monahans is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monahans <5>
• Thorntonville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorntonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntonville
  • Thorntonville is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
• Wickett
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickett
  • Wickett is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickett <5>
• Fort Stockton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stockton
  • Fort Stockton is located in Pecos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Stockton <5>
• McCamey
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCamey
  • McCamey is located in Upton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCamey <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Imperial ...

Looking for more information about Imperial? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Imperial, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Imperial.

Adding Imperial to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Imperial post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Imperial.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pecos County: www.co.pecos.tx.us/

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