Welcome to Lider ...
Lider is located in the Texas Panhandle.
Lider is located in Hale County<1>.
Lider is 3,330 feet [1,015 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Lider is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Lider lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Lider: 806
Communities near Lider ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lider.
- Plainview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hale Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
- Lockney is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <3>
- Kress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edmonson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
- Edmonson is located in Hale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <3>
- Seth Ward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
- Seth Ward is located in Hale County
- Aiken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <3>
- Sterley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterley
- Sterley is located in Floyd County
- Claytonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
- Claytonville is located in Swisher County
- Hale City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
- Hale City is located in Hale County
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 Lider. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lider.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lider. 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 Lider.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lider. See our Newspapers Page for Lider.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lider ...
Looking for more information about Lider? 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 Lider, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lider.
Adding Lider to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lider in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lider was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lider.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lider - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |