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Welcome to Wilton Acres (aka 'Wilton Acres Colonia') ...

Wilton Acres is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Wilton Acres is located in El Paso County<1>.

Wilton Acres is 3,650 feet [1,113 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wilton Acres is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Wilton Acres and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Wilton Acres: 915

The community of Wilton Acres has also been called Wilton Acres Colonia.

Communities near Wilton Acres ...

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

  • El Paso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Horizon City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • San Elizario
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clint is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clint <3>
  • Morning Glory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Agua Dulce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Agua Dulce is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
    • Agua Dulce has also been known as:
    • Agua Dulce Colonia
  • Fabens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Homestead Meadows South
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Bliss
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Homestead Meadows
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Homestead Meadows is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Meadows

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilton Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilton Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.