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Welcome to Polkinghorn Addition (aka 'Polkinghorn Addition Colonia') ...

Polkinghorn Addition is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Polkinghorn Addition is located in El Paso County<1>.

Polkinghorn Addition is 3,840 feet [1,170 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Polkinghorn Addition is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel south from Polkinghorn Addition (for example, toward Sunland Park (NM)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Polkinghorn Addition: 915

The community of Polkinghorn Addition has also been called Polkinghorn Addition Colonia.

Communities near Polkinghorn Addition ...

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

  • El Paso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunland Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Anthony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Anthony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • La Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • La Union is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
  • Santa Teresa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chamberino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
  • Berino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Smelter Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
  • Chaparral
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaparral is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polkinghorn Addition ...

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

Footnotes ...

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