Welcome to Allendale ...

Allendale is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Allendale is located in Wichita County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allendale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Allendale is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Allendale: (940)

Communities Also Named Allendale ...

While we believe that this Allendale is located in Wichita County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Allendale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harris and Montgomery County.

Beyond Texas, there are 39 communities that are also named Allendale - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Allendale ...

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

• Wichita Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Falls
  • Wichita Falls is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita Falls <4>
• Burkburnett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkburnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkburnett
  • Burkburnett is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkburnett <4>
• Iowa Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
  • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <4>
• Archer City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer City
  • Archer City is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer City <4>
• Holliday
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Holliday is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holliday <4>
• Lakeside City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
  • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
• Scotland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <4>
• Dean
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Dean is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
• Cashion Community
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashion Community have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
  • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
• Pleasant Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allendale ...

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

Adding Allendale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allendale 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 Allendale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Allendale post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allendale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wichita County: www.co.wichita.tx.us/

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