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Fort Quitman in the region of Texas is a town located in United States - some 1,696 mi or ( 2729 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Fort Quitman is now 09:45 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Francisco Cuatro, El Guero, Boquilla del Cuervo, Agua Bronca, and Providencia. When in this area, you might want to check out Francisco Cuatro . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Fort Quitman ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Fort Quitman
Fort Quitman was a United States Army installation on the Rio Grande in Texas, south of present-day Sierra Blanca, 20 miles southeast of McNary in southern Hudspeth County. The fort was named for Mississippi Governor John A. Quitman, who served as a major general under Zachary Taylor during the Mexican-American War. In 1963, Recorded Historic Texas Landmark number 2007 was placed at the county courthouse, honoring Fort Quitman.
Located at 31.06 -105.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Etholen, Texas
Etholen, Texas is an abandoned ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, allegedly four miles west of Sierra Blanca. Different sources claim different things about when the town was founded, but particularly it was during the 1880s. 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 '60s.
Located at 31.19 -105.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Finlay, Texas
Finlay, Texas is an abandoned ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas, 17 miles west of Sierra Blanca. 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 a hundred inhabitants in the 1940s.
Located at 31.26 -105.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
McNary, Texas
McNary, Texas is a small town (pop. ~250) at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Highway 20. It is two miles from the Rio Grande and 23 miles west of Sierra Blanca in southwestern Hudspeth County. The area was initially settled in 1921, and named Nulo. The town was renamed McNary, after James G. McNary, a local businessman, in September 1923 when the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway established a station in the area.
Located at 31.25 -105.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
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