Welcome to Pastura ...

Pastura is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Pastura is located in Jones County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pastura, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Pastura is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pastura is within the boundaries of the (325) area code.

Communities Also Named Pastura ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pastura - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Pastura ...

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

• Stamford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Anson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
  • Anson is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <4>
• Hamlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Fisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <4>
• Aspermont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
  • Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <4>
• Rule
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rule have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Rule is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <4>
• Tuxedo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
  • Tuxedo is located in Jones County
• Flat Top
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
• Sagerton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagerton
  • Sagerton is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagerton <4>
• Radium
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Radium is located in Jones County
• Old Glory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glory
  • Old Glory is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Glory <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 Pastura. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pastura.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pastura ...

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

Adding Pastura to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pastura post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pastura.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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