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Welcome to Rhineland ...

Rhineland is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Rhineland is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhineland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Rhineland is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rhineland: 940

Communities Also Named Rhineland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rhineland - they are located in Manitoba, Missouri and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Rhineland ...

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

  • Munday
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Knox City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Benjamin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Weinert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • O'Brien
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vera
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vera is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Bomarton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
  • Gilliland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gilliland is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rhineland ...

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

Adding Rhineland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rhineland 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 (so far) for Rhineland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rhineland post office opened in 1895. The Rhineland post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhineland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rhineland - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/