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Welcome to Lehman ...

Lehman is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Lehman is located in Cochran County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lehman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Lehman is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Lehman is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Lehman and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Lehman lies within the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Lehman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lehman - they are located in Kansas, Pennsylvania (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Lehman ...

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

  • Morton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Whiteface
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteface have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • Whiteface is located in Cochran County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteface <4>
  • Bledsoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Bledsoe is located in Cochran County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bledsoe <4>
  • Enochs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs
    • Enochs is located in Bailey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enochs <4>
  • Maple
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pep
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pep have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pep
    • Pep is located in Hockley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pep <4>
  • Causey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
    • Causey is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey <4>
  • Sundown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Bula
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
    • Bula is located in Bailey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <4>
  • Levelland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
    • Levelland is located in Hockley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <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 Lehman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lehman.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lehman ...

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

Adding Lehman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lehman post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lehman.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lehman. 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 Cochran, 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 Lehman - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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