Welcome to Romney ...
Romney is located in the Texas Panhandle.
Romney is located in Eastland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Romney, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Romney is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Romney lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Romney: 254
Communities Also Named Romney ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Romney - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Romney.
Communities near Romney ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Romney.
- Eastland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gorman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Gorman is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <3>
- Cross Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Mangum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Mangum is located in Eastland County
- Okra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
- Okra is located in Eastland 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 Romney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Romney.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Romney. 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 Romney.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Romney. See our Newspapers Page for Romney.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Romney ...
Looking for more information about Romney? 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 Romney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Romney.
Adding Romney to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Romney 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 Romney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Romney post office opened in 1890.
We also found Romney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Romney.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Eastland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Romney - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |