Welcome to Luther ...

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

Luther is located in Howard County<1>.

The location of Luther has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luther, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Luther is 2,690 feet [820 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Luther is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Luther lies within the (432) area code.

Communities Also Named Luther ...

While we believe that this Luther is located in Howard County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Luther. Those communities are located in the following counties: Briscoe and Harrison County.

Beyond Texas, there are 19 communities that are also named Luther - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Luther ...

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

• Big Spring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Big Spring is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <4>
• Coahoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <4>
• Ackerly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerly
  • Ackerly is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerly <4>
• Fairview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Howard County
• Vealmoor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vealmoor
  • Vealmoor is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vealmoor <4>
• Knott
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
  • Knott is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <4>
• Ziler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ziler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziler
  • Ziler is located in Howard County
• Webb Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
  • Webb Village is located in Howard County
• Gail
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail
  • Gail is located in Borden County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gail <4>
• Forsan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsan
  • Forsan is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsan <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luther ...

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

Adding Luther to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luther 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 Luther was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Luther post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luther.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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