Welcome to Conlen ...

Conlen is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Conlen is located in Dallam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conlen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Conlen is 3,810 feet [1,161 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Conlen is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Conlen, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Conlen lies within the (806) area code.

Communities near Conlen ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Conlen.

• Dalhart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalhart
  • Dalhart is located in Dallam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalhart <4>
• Cactus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
  • Cactus is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cactus <4>
• Stratford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
• Kerrick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrick
  • Kerrick is located in Dallam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerrick <4>
• Hartley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in Hartley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartley <4>
• Sunray
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
  • Sunray is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunray <4>
• Dumas
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
  • Dumas is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Conlen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Conlen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conlen ...

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

Adding Conlen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Conlen post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conlen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dallam County: www.dallam.org/county/

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