Welcome to Lela ...

Lela is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Lela is located in Wheeler County<1>.

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

Lela is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lela is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Lela: 806

Communities Also Named Lela ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lela - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Lela ...

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

• Shamrock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <4>
• Wheeler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <4>
• McLean
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• Texola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
  • Texola is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <4>
• Twitty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
• Magic City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
• Samnorwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samnorwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samnorwood
  • Samnorwood is located in Collingsworth County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samnorwood <4>
• Mobeetie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobeetie
  • Mobeetie is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobeetie <4>
• Alanreed
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanreed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• Quail
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
  • Quail is located in Collingsworth County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quail <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 Lela. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lela.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lela ...

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

Adding Lela to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lela post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lela.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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