LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS

33° 36' 36" N, 101° 49' 12" W (33.61, -101.82)
Population: 303,137 est. (2016) 278,831 (2010)
Total area: 901 square miles (2,330 km2)
896 square miles (2,320 km2) land
5.1 square miles (13 km2) water

Lubbock County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Hale County (N) Crosby County (E) Lynn County (S) Hockley County (W) Lamb County (NW) Terry County (SW) Garza County (SE)

Lubbock County History

(from 1936 Texas Centennial Marker)

LUBBOCK COUNTY
Formed from Young and Bexar Territories
Created 21, 1876
Organized March 10, 1891
Named in honor of Colonel Thomas S. Lubbock 1817-1862
Member of the New Orleans Greys at the Storming of Bexar. Commander of a company in the Santa Fe Expedition, member of the Somervell Expedition, co-orgnizer of the famous Terry's Texas Rangers. 1861.

County seat, Lubbock

Lubbock County Courthouse

Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Lubbock County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

County Seat - Lubbock
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Acuff ghost town

Balch ghost town

Carlisle

Estacado ghost town

Hurlwood

Idalou

Lubbock County seat

Lubbock County Vintage Maps

Lubbock County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Lubbock County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Lubbock County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Lubbock County Centennial Marker

Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Photographer's Note:

Subject: Lubbock County Marker

It took me a long time, like a couple of years, to finally located this marker. I made several trips and made many phone calls before I was able to speak with a woman who had the correct location information. The marker was originally southeast of Lubbock on a main highway. It must have been in the way of new construction so it was moved lock, stock and concrete base to the Shallowater Museum northwest of Lubbock.

The museum was closed when I arrived so I backed my pickup close to the chain link fence so I could hold the camera out far enough to get some good shots. Even then I had to go back for a re-take.

I don't know how long the marker has been in storage or how long it will remain there. - Barclay Gibson

TX - Lubbock County TX Centennial marker

Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010

Photos courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2010
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