Welcome to Pringle ...
Pringle is located in the Texas Panhandle.
Pringle is located in Hutchinson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pringle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.
Pringle is 3,310 feet [1,009 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pringle is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Pringle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Pringle: 806
Communities Also Named Pringle ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pringle - they are located in Georgia, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pringle.
Communities near Pringle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pringle.
- Borger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stinnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinnett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Stinnett is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stinnett <3>
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Sanford is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
- Morse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse is located in Hansford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <3>
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
- Electric City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electric City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
- Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
- Phillips
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gruver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
- Gruver is located in Hansford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruver <3>
- Sunray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunray is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunray <3>
- Fritch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fritch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
- Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <3>
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 Pringle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pringle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pringle. 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 Pringle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pringle. See our Newspapers Page for Pringle.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pringle ...
Looking for more information about Pringle? 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 Pringle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pringle.
Adding Pringle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pringle 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 Pringle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pringle post office opened in 1929.
We also found Pringle in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pringle.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hutchinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pringle - 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |