Welcome to Welch ...

Welch is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Welch is located in Dawson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

Welch is 3,110 feet [948 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Welch is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

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

Welch is within the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Welch: 79377<4>

Communities Also Named Welch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Welch - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Welch ...

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

• Brownfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Brownfield is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <5>
• Lamesa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
  • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
  • Lamesa has also been known as:
  • La Mesa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <5>
• O'Donnell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Donnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
  • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
• Wellman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <5>
• Los Ybanez
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ybanez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
  • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
• White City ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gaines County
• Loop
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
  • Loop is located in Gaines County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <5>
• Seagraves
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
  • Seagraves is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <5>
• Tahoka
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka
  • Tahoka is located in Lynn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoka <5>
• Draw
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
  • Draw is located in Lynn County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welch ...

Looking for more information about Welch? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Welch, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Welch.

Adding Welch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Welch 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 Welch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Welch post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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