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Welcome to Obregon ...

Obregon is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Obregon is located in Coleman County<1>.

Obregon is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Obregon: 325

Communities Also Named Obregon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Obregon - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Obregon ...

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

  • Brownwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Coleman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Early
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bangs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Santa Anna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fry ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fry is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Trickham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Brookesmith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Brownwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Whon ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Whon is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Obregon ...

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

Adding Obregon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Obregon 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 Obregon was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Obregon.

Footnotes ...

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