Lelia Lake Texas Map
Lelia Lake, Texas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Lelia Lake, Donley County.
Interactive Map of Lelia Lake, Texas
| City | Lelia Lake |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County | Donley |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 34.901163 |
| Longitude | -100.770694 |
| Population | 30 |
| Density | 37.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Lelia Lake, Texas
Lelia Lake is a locality in Donley County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 37.4 people per km². Lelia Lake is located at 34.9012°N, 100.7707°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 79240.
Lelia Lake rests in a wide, sculpted basin where the prairie rolls toward the horizon, a place of subtle undulations under a sky that stretches to infinity. It lies 63.9 miles east-south-east of Amarillo, TX (from Amarillo, TX: bearing 110°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-south-east of Clarendon. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and tan giving way to the pale greens of hardy grasses that sway like a restless sea under the persistent Texas wind. Scattered mesquite trees, their branches gnarled and reaching, offer sparse shade, their thorns a sharp reminder of the tenacity required to thrive in this sun-baked expanse. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of dust and distant wildflowers, and the light at dusk bleeds across the western sky in hues of rose and bruised plum, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle. The history of Lelia Lake is as deeply rooted in the soil as the sparse vegetation, a testament to pioneers who sought opportunity on this vast, untamed frontier. Originally established on land that would become vital for cattle ranching and later, agriculture, the economy of Lelia Lake has long been tied to the bounty of the earth. While the grand cattle drives of yesteryear are now a distant echo, the spirit of that hardy enterprise persists, with the land still yielding crops and supporting livestock, the quiet hum of tractors a familiar sound on summer afternoons. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but rather a profound sense of enduring resilience, a quiet dignity in the rhythm of everyday life that carries the weight of generations who have called this place home.
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About This Lelia Lake Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Lelia Lake, Texas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Lelia Lake and Donley County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Lelia Lake is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Lelia Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
