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Welcome to Klondike ...

Klondike is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Klondike is located in Dawson County<1>.


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


Klondike is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Klondike is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Klondike: (806)

Communities Also Named Klondike ...

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

Beyond Texas, there are 32 communities that are also named Klondike - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Yukon.

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

Communities near Klondike ...

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

  • Lamesa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
    • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
    • Lamesa has also been known as:
    • La Mesa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <4>
  • Ackerly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerly
    • Ackerly is located in Dawson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerly <4>
  • Los Ybanez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ybanez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
    • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Sparenberg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
    • Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
  • Tarzan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarzan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
    • Tarzan is located in Martin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <4>
  • Lenorah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenorah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenorah
    • Lenorah is located in Martin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenorah <4>
  • Knott
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
    • Knott is located in Howard County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <4>
  • Vealmoor
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • White City ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gaines County
  • Welch
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 Klondike. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Klondike.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Klondike ...

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

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

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Klondike - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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