Welcome to Rhea ...

Rhea is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Rhea is located in Parmer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Rhea is 4,250 feet [1,295 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rhea is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

The area code for Rhea: (806)

Communities Also Named Rhea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rhea - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky (2) and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Rhea ...

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

• Friona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
  • Friona is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <4>
• Bovina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <4>
• Texico
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
  • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <4>
• Bellview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Bellview is located in Curry County (NM)
• Broadview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
  • Broadview is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <4>
• Farwell
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
  • Farwell is located in Parmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
• Clovis
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
  • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <4>
• Grady
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Grady is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <4>
• Summerfield
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Castro County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <4>
• Lazbuddie
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazbuddie
  • Lazbuddie is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lazbuddie <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 Rhea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rhea.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rhea ...

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

Adding Rhea to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rhea post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhea.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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