Acuff, Texas Explained

Acuff, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:Acuff
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Texas
Coordinates:33.595°N -101.6203°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lubbock
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Llano Estacado
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1891
Founder:Michael S. Acuff
Unit Pref:US
Elevation Ft:3140
Population Total:30
Population As Of:2010
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:79403
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:806

Acuff is an unincorporated farming community in northeastern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is part of the Lubbock metropolitan area.

History

The community was named for a local man, Michael S. Acuff. A post office operated in Acuff from 1903 to 1912. Baptist and Methodist services were held in the same church building in the 1940s.

Acuff is close to the Lubbock International Dragway.

Geography

Acuff is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 40 and 789, 10miles east of Lubbock in east-central Lubbock County.

Education

The first school at Acuff was built in 1902 and the second was built in 1924. The community was incorporated into the Roosevelt Independent School District in 1947.

Notable people

References

Notes and References

  1. 1379313. Acuff.
  2. Web site: Chris Oglesby interviews Lloyd Maines. Chris. Oglesby. Virtualubbock. 2013-03-20.