Welcome to Jericho ...

Jericho is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Jericho is located in Donley County<1>.

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

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

Jericho is 3,200 feet [975 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Jericho is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Jericho: (806)

Communities Also Named Jericho ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Jericho: This one is located in Donley County and the other is located in Shelby County.

Beyond Texas, there are 42 communities that are also named Jericho - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Jericho ...

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

• Clarendon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• McLean
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Groom
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Lefors
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
• Howardwick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Alanreed
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanreed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanreed
  • Alanreed is located in Gray County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanreed <4>
• Bowers City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Goodnight
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
  • Goodnight is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodnight <4>
• Wesco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Wesco is located in Gray County
• Lelia Lake
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <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 Jericho. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jericho.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jericho ...

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

Adding Jericho to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jericho.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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