Welcome to Lobo ...
So far, we found very little information about Lobo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lobo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lobo, please Contact Us.
Lobo was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Lobo would have been located within present day Culberson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lobo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lobo is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lobo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lobo was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Lobo, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Lobo would have been located in the (915) area code.
Communities Also Named Lobo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lobo - they are located in California, New Mexico and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lobo.
Communities near Lobo ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Lobo.
- Van Horn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn
- Van Horn is located in Culberson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Horn <5>
- Chispa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Fort Holland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Holland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Holland
- Fort Holland is located in Presidio County
- Fort Holland has also been known as:
- Camp Holland
- Valentine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Valentine is located in Jeff Davis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valentine <5>
- Porvenir ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Boracho ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Adding Lobo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lobo 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 Lobo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lobo post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lobo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Lobo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Culberson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lobo - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |