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Welcome to Ysleta ...

Ysleta is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Ysleta is located in El Paso County<1>.

The pronunciation of Ysleta: is-LET-uh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ysleta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Ysleta is 3,670 feet [1,119 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ysleta is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Ysleta: 915

Communities near Ysleta ...

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

  • El Paso
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Socorro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horizon City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sunland Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • San Elizario
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clint
    (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
  • Sparks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sparks is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Fort Bliss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
  • Morning Glory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Morning Glory is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
  • Agua Dulce
    (11 miles [17.7 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ysleta ...

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

Adding Ysleta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ysleta 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 Ysleta was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ysleta.

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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Ysleta. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ysleta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.