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Welcome to Tilmon ...

Tilmon is located in Caldwell County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Tilmon

We aren't confident of the location of Tilmon, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tilmon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Tilmon is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Tilmon: 512 & 737<4>

Communities near Tilmon ...

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

  • Lockhart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Lockhart is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <5>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Lockhart

      From Tilmon to Lockhart

  • Luling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luling
    • Luling is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luling <5>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Luling

      From Tilmon to Luling

  • Uhland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Uhland is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Uhland

      From Tilmon to Uhland

  • Martindale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <5>
  • Waelder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waelder
    • Waelder is located in Gonzales County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waelder <5>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Waelder

      From Tilmon to Waelder

  • Mustang Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
    • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Niederwald
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Niederwald

      From Tilmon to Niederwald

  • Staples
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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    • Staples is located in Guadalupe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <5>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Staples

      From Tilmon to Staples

  • Kingsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • McMahan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMahan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
    • McMahan is located in Caldwell 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 Tilmon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tilmon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tilmon ...

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

Adding Tilmon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tilmon 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 Tilmon was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Tilmon in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Tilmon post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tilmon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tilmon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tilmon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 512 code has been Overlayed with the 737 area code. New phone numbers in the Tilmon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 512 or 737. As a result, placing a call in the Tilmon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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