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Welcome to Fivemile ...

Fivemile is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Fivemile is located in Dawson County<1>.

Fivemile is 2,900 feet [884 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fivemile is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Fivemile: 806

Communities Also Named Fivemile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Fivemile - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Fivemile ...

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

  • Lamesa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
    • Lamesa has also been known as:
    • La Mesa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <3>
  • Ackerly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Ybanez
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Sparenberg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
  • Vealmoor
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Knott
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenorah
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • O'Donnell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Tarzan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Welch
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fivemile ...

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

Footnotes ...

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