Welcome to Underwood ...

Underwood is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Underwood is located in Hale County<1>.

Underwood is 3,400 feet [1,036 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Underwood is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Underwood: 806

Communities Also Named Underwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Underwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ontario (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Underwood ...

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

• Plainview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainview is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <3>
• Abernathy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Abernathy is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abernathy <3>
• Hale Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hale Center is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Center
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hale Center <3>
• Petersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Petersburg is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <3>
• New Deal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
• Hale City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hale City is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
• Cotton Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
• Becton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Becton is located in Lubbock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
• Hart Camp ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
• Seth Ward
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward

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 Underwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Underwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Underwood ...

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