Welcome to Tascosa ...

So far, we found very little information about Tascosa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tascosa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tascosa, please Contact Us.

Tascosa was located in the Texas Panhandle.

Tascosa would have been located within present day Oldham County<2>.

The location of Tascosa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tascosa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tascosa is 3,170 feet [966 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Tascosa is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Tascosa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Tascosa and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Tascosa would have been located in the (806) area code.

Communities near Tascosa ...

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

• Channing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
  • Channing is located in Hartley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channing <5>
• Masterson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
  • Masterson is located in Moore County
• Vega
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
  • Vega is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vega <5>
• Wildorado
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildorado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildorado
  • Wildorado is located in Oldham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildorado <5>
• Bishop Hills
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
  • Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
• Bushland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushland
  • Bushland is located in Potter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushland <5>
• Hartley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in Hartley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartley <5>
• Adrian
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Adrian is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <5>
• Soncy
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soncy
  • Soncy is located in Potter County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soncy <5>
• Dumas
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
  • Dumas is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <5>

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

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

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

Adding Tascosa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tascosa 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 Tascosa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tascosa post office opened in 1878.

We also found Tascosa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tascosa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/