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Welcome to Lingleville ...

Lingleville is located

Lingleville is located in Erath County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lingleville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Lingleville is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lingleville: 254

The ZIP code for Lingleville: 76461<3>

Communities near Lingleville ...

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

  • Stephenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dublin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • De Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gorman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bunyan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
  • Hannibal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Desdemona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Harbin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
  • Comyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
  • Rucker
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lingleville ...

Looking for more information about Lingleville? 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 Lingleville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lingleville.

Adding Lingleville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lingleville 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 (so far) for Lingleville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lingleville post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lingleville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Erath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lingleville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lingleville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lingleville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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