Welcome to Tinaja ...

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

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

Tinaja was located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Tinaja would have been located within present day Brewster County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tinaja is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Tinaja is ½ mile above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Tinaja was located: 432

Communities Also Named Tinaja ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Tinaja: This one is located in Brewster County and the other is located in Presidio County.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tinaja, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	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.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tinaja - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.