Alanreed, Texas Explained

Official Name:Alanreed
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Texas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gray
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:23
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:3012
Coordinates:35.2117°N -100.7325°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2805780

Alanreed is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gray County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa, Texas Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 23.[1]

Description

The community was named for Alan and Reed, partners in the contracting firm that laid out the present townsite for the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas Railroad in 1900. An earlier name for the place was Gouge Eye, in honor of a memorable saloon brawl.[2]

Alanreed is accessible via Interstate 40 and FM 291. Loop 271 through the community is a former alignment of the historic U.S. Route 66.

The McLean Independent School District serves area students. It was formerly served by the defunct Alanreed Independent School District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alanreed CDP, Texas . United States Census Bureau. April 7, 2022.
  2. Temple, Robert D. Edge Effects: The Border-Name Places, (2nd edition, 2009), iUniverse,, page 324.