Welcome to Papalote ...
Papalote is located on the South Texas Plains.
Papalote is located in Bee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Papalote, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
Papalote is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Papalote lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Papalote: 361
Communities near Papalote ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Papalote.
- Beeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mathis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taft
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Taft is located in San Patricio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
- Odem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odem
- Odem is located in San Patricio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odem <3>
- Woodsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
- Woodsboro is located in Refugio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <3>
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in San Patricio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- San Patricio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- San Patricio is located in San Patricio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Pernitas Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pernitas Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pernitas Point
- Pernitas Point is located in Jim Wells 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Papalote.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Papalote. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Papalote. See our Newspapers Page for Papalote.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Papalote ...
Looking for more information about Papalote? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Papalote.
Adding Papalote to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Papalote 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 Papalote was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Papalote in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Papalote.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Papalote - 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. |
| <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. |