Fieldton, Texas
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
Fieldton is an unincorporated community in Lamb County, Texas, United States. Fieldton has a post office with the ZIP code 79326.
Geography
Fieldton lies on the high plains of the Llano Estacado in eastern Lamb County at the intersection of Farm to Market roads 37 and 1072, just to the north of Blackwater Draw, a dry tributary of the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River. The community is located 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Littlefield, 11 mi (18 km) southwest of Olton, and 38 mi (61 km) northwest of Lubbock, Texas.
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