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Welcome to Allred ...

Allred is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Allred is located in Yoakum County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allred, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

Allred is 3,630 feet [1,106 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Allred is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Allred: 806

Communities Also Named Allred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Allred - they are located in Alabama, Nevada, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Allred ...

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

  • Denver City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Seagraves
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Plains
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Tokio ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bronco
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronco is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Bronco
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronco is located in Yoakum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Air Base City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Air Base City is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Humble City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Humble City is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Seminole
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobbs is located in Lea County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allred ...

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

Adding Allred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allred in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Allred was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Allred post office opened in 1938. The Allred post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Allred.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Yoakum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allred - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/