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Welcome to San Francisco ...

San Francisco is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

San Francisco is located in Brewster County<1>.

When the people of San Francisco refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use San Franciscan<2>

San Francisco is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for San Francisco: 432

Communities Also Named San Francisco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named San Francisco - they are located in California, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri and New Mexico.

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

Communities near San Francisco ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near San Francisco.

  • Sanderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dryden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Longfellow ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow
    • Longfellow is located in Pecos County
  • Maxon ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxon
    • Maxon is located in Brewster County
    • Maxon has also been known as:
    • Maxon Springs

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around San Francisco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Francisco.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Francisco ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of San Francisco refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of San Francisco may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Francisco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.