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Welcome to Tornillo ...Tornillo is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Tornillo is located in El Paso County<1>. The location of Tornillo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Tornillo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909. Tornillo is 3,580 feet [1,091 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Tornillo is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Tornillo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Tornillo lies within the (915) area code. The ZIP code for Tornillo: 79853<4> Communities near Tornillo ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tornillo.
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 Tornillo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tornillo. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tornillo. 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 Tornillo. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tornillo. See our Newspapers Page for Tornillo. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tornillo ...Looking for more information about Tornillo? 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 Tornillo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tornillo. Adding Tornillo to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tornillo 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 Tornillo was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Tornillo in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Tornillo post office opened in 1909. For more details, see References and Mentions for Tornillo. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tornillo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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