Welcome to Lariat ...

Lariat is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Lariat is located in Parmer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lariat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Lariat is 4,010 feet [1,222 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lariat is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Lariat (for example, toward Floyd (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The telephone area code for Lariat: (806)

Communities Also Named Lariat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lariat - they are located in Colorado and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lariat ...

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

• Clovis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Muleshoe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
  • Muleshoe is located in Bailey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muleshoe <4>
• Bovina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <4>
• Farwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
• Texico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
  • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <4>
• Lazbuddie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <4>
• Stegall
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
  • Stegall is located in Bailey County
• Friona
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
  • Friona is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <4>
• Portales
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
  • Portales is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <4>
• Sudan
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
  • Sudan is located in Lamb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lariat ...

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

Adding Lariat to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lariat post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lariat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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