Lelia Lake, Texas

Lelia Lake is an unincorporated community in central Donley County, Texas, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 287 southeast of the city of Clarendon, the county seat of Donley County.[1] Its elevation is 2,592 feet (790 m).[2] Although Lelia Lake is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79240;[3] the ZCTA for ZIP code 79240 had a population of 101 at the 2000 census.[4]

Lelia Lake, Texas
Unincorporated community
Lelia
Lake
Location within the state of Texas
Lelia
Lake
Lelia
Lake (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°54′4″N 100°46′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyDonley
Elevation
2,592 ft (790 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
79240
GNIS feature ID1361072

Founded along the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway in the late 1880s, the community was named for the founder's sister. When a post office was opened in the community in late 1906, the potential of confusion with the community of Lela in Wheeler County to the northeast led the post office to attach "Lake" to the community's name. A school was established in the community in 1894. Historically, Lelia Lake has been a center of grain traffic and of watermelon growing.[5]

Notable residents

References
  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 98.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lelia Lake, Texas
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. Lelia Lake, Texas, Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-12-03.
  6. Asa Elmer (Ace) Reid, Jr. (1925-1991) at Handbook of Texas OnLine]


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