Welcome to Palo Pinto ...

Palo Pinto is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Palo Pinto is located in Palo Pinto County<1> and is the County Seat for Palo Pinto County.

The location of Palo Pinto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palo Pinto, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Palo Pinto is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Palo Pinto: (940)

The ZIP code for Palo Pinto: 76484<4>

Communities Also Named Palo Pinto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Palo Pinto - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palo Pinto.

Communities near Palo Pinto ...

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

• Mineral Wells
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
  • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <5>
• Strawn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
  • Strawn is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <5>
• Graford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
  • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <5>
• Gordon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gordon is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <5>
• Millsap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millsap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsap
  • Millsap is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsap <5>
• Mingus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
  • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <5>
• Cool
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
  • Cool is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Brazos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
  • Brazos is located in Palo Pinto County
• Santo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo
  • Santo is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santo <5>
• Wolters Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
  • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palo Pinto ...

Looking for more information about Palo Pinto? 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 Palo Pinto, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Palo Pinto.

Adding Palo Pinto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Palo Pinto mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palo Pinto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palo Pinto. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/