Welcome to Papalote Escondido ...

Papalote Escondido is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Papalote Escondido is located in Presidio County<1>.

Papalote Escondido is 4,220 feet [1,286 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Papalote Escondido is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Papalote Escondido: 432

Communities near Papalote Escondido ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Papalote Escondido.

• Redford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Redford is located in Presidio County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <3>
• Casa Piedra ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Piedra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Piedra
  • Casa Piedra is located in Presidio County
• Lajitas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lajitas
  • Lajitas is located in Brewster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lajitas <3>
• Presidio
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidio
  • Presidio is located in Presidio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presidio <3>
• Terlingua
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlingua
  • Terlingua is located in Brewster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlingua <3>
• Plata ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plata have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
  • Plata is located in Presidio County
• Study Butte - Terlingua
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Study Butte - Terlingua
  • Study Butte - Terlingua is located in Brewster County
• Shafter
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Presidio County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Papalote Escondido ...

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