Finlay, Texas Explained

Official Name:Finlay, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Texas
Pushpin Relief:y
Pushpin Label:Finlay
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:1203
Elevation Ft:3947
Coordinates:31.2586°N -105.63°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:79839
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Finlay, Texas is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States, 17miles west of Sierra Blanca.[1] The community was named after J.R. Finlay. It had two post offices. One was built in 1890, but never opened. The other was established in 1903. Finlay slowly grew in the early 20th century, but the last population figure was one hundred inhabitants in the 1940s.[2]

Notes and References

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