Telico is located in Ellis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Telico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Telico is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Telico lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Telico: 972
Communities Also Named Telico ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Telico - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Telico.
Communities near Telico ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Telico.
- Waxahachie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corsicana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seagoville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kaufman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Wilmer is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <3>
- Crandall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Crandall is located in Kaufman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <3>
- Ferris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Ferris is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <3>
- Combine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Telico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Telico.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Telico. 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 Telico.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Telico. See our Newspapers Page for Telico.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Telico ...
Looking for more information about Telico? 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 Telico, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Telico.
Adding Telico to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Telico 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 Telico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Telico post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Telico.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ellis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Telico - 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/ |