Welcome to Van Horn ...The town of Van Horn is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Van Horn is located in Culberson County<1> and is the County Seat for Culberson County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Horn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Van Horn has a population of 1,852 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Van Horn is 4,040 feet [1,231 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Van Horn is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Van Horn lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Van Horn and travel west, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Area Code for Van Horn: 915 The ZIP code for Van Horn: 79855<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Van Horn had an population of 1,852 people. This is a decrease of 10.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.94% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Van Horn had a population of 2,063 people (which is 85.85% of the total population of Culberson County). This makes Van Horn the county's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,063 people, the population of Van Horn decreased 15.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,435 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Van Horn. Communities Also Named Van Horn ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Van Horn: This one is located in Culberson County and the other is located in El Paso County. Beyond Texas, there are 5 communities that are also named Van Horn - they are located in Michigan, Missouri, Oregon and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Van Horn. Communities near Van Horn ...We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Van Horn.
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 Van Horn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Horn. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Horn. 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 Van Horn. TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Van Horn ...Looking for more information about Van Horn? 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. You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Horn. Adding Van Horn to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Van Horn 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 Van Horn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Horn. Footnotes ...
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