Etholen, Texas Explained

Official Name:Etholen, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Texas
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label:Etholen
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hudspeth
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:1416
Elevation Ft:4646
Coordinates:31.2256°N -105.4244°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:79839
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Etholen is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States, allegedly located four miles west of Sierra Blanca.[1] Different sources claim different things about when the town was founded, but particularly it was during the 1880s.[2] Etholen never grew to more than a small railroad station on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as the population was fewer than 25 by the mid-20th century. Etholen was removed from maps in the 1960s.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.texasescapes.com/WestTexasTowns/Etholen-Texas.htm TexasEscapes profile on Etholen
  2. Web site: Etholen, Texas . Kohout . Martin Donell . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association.