Welcome to Gomez ...

Gomez is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Gomez is located in Terry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gomez, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Gomez is 3,360 feet [1,024 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gomez is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

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

The telephone area code for Gomez: (806)

Communities Also Named Gomez ...

While we believe that this Gomez is located in Terry County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Gomez. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hidalgo and Reeves County.

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named Gomez - they are located in California, Florida, Kentucky and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Gomez ...

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

• Brownfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Seagraves
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Meadow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Meadow is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <4>
• Wellman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Tokio ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
  • Tokio is located in Terry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <4>
• Lockettville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
  • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
• Loop
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
  • Loop is located in Gaines County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <4>
• Ropesville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropesville
  • Ropesville is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ropesville <4>
• Sundown
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Sundown is located in Hockley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
• Welch
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gomez ...

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

Adding Gomez to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gomez 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 Gomez was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Gomez post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gomez.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/