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Welcome to Tilden ...

Tilden is located on the South Texas Plains.

Tilden is located in McMullen County<1> and is the County Seat for McMullen County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tilden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Tilden is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tilden: 361

The ZIP code for Tilden: 78072<3>

Communities Also Named Tilden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Tilden - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tilden ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tilden ...

Looking for more information about Tilden? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Tilden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tilden.

Adding Tilden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tilden 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 Tilden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tilden post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tilden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McMullen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tilden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Tilden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tilden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/