Welcome to Witco ...
Witco is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).
Witco is located in Reagan County<1>.
Witco is 2,730 feet [832 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Witco is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Witco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Witco: 325
Communities Also Named Witco ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Witco - it's located in New Mexico.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Witco.
Communities near Witco ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Witco.
- Big Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Best ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Best is located in Reagan County
- Texon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texon
- Texon is located in Reagan County
- Stiles ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stiles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Stiles is located in Reagan County
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 Witco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Witco.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Witco. See our Newspapers Page for Witco.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witco ...
Looking for more information about Witco? 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 Witco, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Witco.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Reagan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Witco - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |