Welcome to Alanreed ...

Alanreed is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Alanreed is located in Gray County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alanreed, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Alanreed is 3,020 feet [920 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Alanreed is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Alanreed is located in the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Alanreed: 79002<4>

Communities near Alanreed ...

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

• McLean
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
  • McLean is located in Gray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <5>
• Lefors
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lefors have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefors
  • Lefors is located in Gray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lefors <5>
• Howardwick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardwick
  • Howardwick is located in Donley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
• Wesco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Wesco is located in Gray County
• Bowers City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers City
  • Bowers City is located in Gray County
• Clarendon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarendon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
  • Clarendon is located in Donley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <5>
• Groom
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groom
  • Groom is located in Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groom <5>
• Lelia Lake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lelia Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lelia Lake
  • Lelia Lake is located in Donley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lelia Lake <5>
• Magic City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
• Hedley
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedley
  • Hedley is located in Donley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alanreed ...

Looking for more information about Alanreed? 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 Alanreed, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alanreed.

Adding Alanreed to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alanreed post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alanreed.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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