TexasEscapes.com HOME Welcome to Texas Escapes
A magazine written by Texas
Custom Search
New   |   Texas Towns   |   Ghost Towns   |   Counties   |   Trips   |   Features   |   Columns   |   Architecture   |   Images   |   Archives   |   Site Map

Gray County TX
Gray County

Counties
Texas Counties


Texas Towns
A - Z

Amarillo Hotels

More Hotels

ALANREED, TEXAS


Gray County, Texas Panhandle

35° 12' 45.17" N, 100° 44' 3.5" W (35.212549, -100.734306)

Interstate 40 and FM 291
On Old Route 66
7 miles W of McLean
59 miles E of Amarillo
2 miles N of the Donley County Line
Population: 60 est. (2010)

Book Hotel HereAmarillo Hotels

Alanreed TX - Post Office

Alanreed Post Office - TX 79002
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010
More Texas Post Offices


History in a Pecan Shell

Originally called Eldridge, the area was settled in the early 1880s on the stage line from old Mobeetie to Clarendon.

Town lots went on sale in 1884 and by 1886 a post office had been granted.

The area underwent a series of colorful names such as Springtown, Spring Tank, Prairie Dog Town, and Gouge Eye, for a memorable saloon scuffle.

The present site of Alanreed was laid out six miles south of Eldridge in 1900 by surveyors of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas Railroad. The name came not from a man, but a partnership - the contracting company of Alan and Reed.

The site of old Eldridge is marked by the Eldridge cemetery.

In 1901 the first school was built with a larger two-story school built in 1912.

In 1902 the post office was moved from Eldridge and renamed Alanreed.

In 1903 the Rock Island line was completed and
In 1904 Alanreed was Gray County's largest town.

The population high-water mark was reportedly 500 in 1927 but The Depression, school consolidation and the closing of essential businesses, reduced it to an estimated 150 by 1933.



Alanreed, Texas Attractions


McLean TX - Barbed Wire, Devil's Rope Museum, Route66
Devil's Rope Museum
Route 66, McLean Texas

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2009


Alanreed TX Eldridge Cemetery
Eldridge Cemetery near Alanreed
Photo courtesy Dan Guthrie, 2008

  • Texas Route 66 Museum

  • Alanreed is also home to Delbert Trew, Panhandle author and columnist of "It's All Trew."

  • Route 66 in Texas

    Book Hotel Here › Amarillo Hotels

  • Gray County TX 1907 Postal Map
    Gray County 1907 Postal Map showing Alanreed
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office

    Alanreed, Texas Forum

  • Subject: ALANREED TEXAS
    A buddy, driving across country stopped at ALANREED to take a picture for me. You see, my name is ALAN REEDER. ALANREED TEXAS must be a great place. It certainly is to me and I have yet to visit. I live in Eugene Oregon and Palm Springs California. Hoping to visit my name sake town before I die, and best wishes to all 50 residents!! Sincerely, ALANREEDER, May 23, 2006



  • Take a road trip

    Texas Panhandle

    Alanreed,, Texas Nearby Towns:
    McLean
    Amarillo
    See Gray County

    Book Hotel Here:
    Amarillo Hotels | More Hotels

    Texas Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories, landmarks and recent or vintage photos, please contact us.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     


    Texas Escapes Online Magazine »   Archive Issues » Home »
    TEXAS TOWNS & COUNTIES TEXAS LANDMARKS & IMAGES TEXAS HISTORY & CULTURE TEXAS OUTDOORS MORE
    Texas Counties
    Texas Towns A-Z
    Texas Ghost Towns

    TEXAS REGIONS:
    Central Texas North
    Central Texas South
    Texas Gulf Coast
    Texas Panhandle
    Texas Hill Country
    East Texas
    South Texas
    West Texas

    Courthouses
    Jails
    Churches
    Schoolhouses
    Bridges
    Theaters
    Depots
    Rooms with a Past
    Monuments
    Statues

    Gas Stations
    Post Offices
    Museums
    Water Towers
    Grain Elevators
    Cotton Gins
    Lodges
    Stores
    Banks

    Vintage Photos
    Historic Trees
    Cemeteries
    Old Neon
    Ghost Signs
    Signs
    Murals
    Gargoyles
    Pitted Dates
    Cornerstones
    Then & Now

    Columns: History/Opinion
    Texas History
    Small Town Sagas
    Black History
    WWII
    Texas Centennial
    Ghosts
    People
    Animals
    Food
    Music
    Art

    Books
    Cotton
    Texas Railroads

    Texas Trips
    Texas Drives
    Texas State Parks
    Texas Rivers
    Texas Lakes
    Texas Forts
    Texas Trails
    Texas Maps
    USA
    MEXICO
    HOTELS

    Site Map
    About Us
    Privacy Statement
    Disclaimer
    Contributors
    Staff
    Contact Us

     
    Website Content Copyright Texas Escapes LLC. All Rights Reserved