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Welcome to Corlena ...

Corlena is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Corlena is located in Dallam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corlena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Corlena is 4,510 feet [1,375 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Corlena is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Corlena: 806

Communities near Corlena ...

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

  • Clayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton is located in Union County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Texline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Perico ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perico is located in Dallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perico
  • Sedan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Felt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Moses
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Moses is located in Union County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Mexhoma ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
  • Wheeless
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Wheeless is located in Cimarron County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
  • Dalhart
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corlena ...

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

Adding Corlena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corlena 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 Corlena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Corlena post office opened in 1907. The Corlena post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corlena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Corlena - 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/