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Welcome to Joel ...

Joel is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Joel is located in Deaf Smith County<1>.

Joel is 3,770 feet [1,149 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Joel is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Area Code for Joel: 806

Communities Also Named Joel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Joel - they are located in Georgia, Idaho and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Joel ...

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

  • Hereford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Umbarger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • La Plata ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
  • Dimmitt
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Canyon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Nazareth
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildorado
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Bushland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joel ...

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

Footnotes ...

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