Tuff, Texas Explained

Official Name:Tuff, Texas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Tuff
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bandera
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1759
Coordinates:29.7692°N -99.4036°W
Area Code:830
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1380682

Tuff is a ghost town in Bandera County, in the U.S. state of Texas, in the Texas Hill Country, which is part of the Edwards Plateau. It is considered part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Tuff also went by the name of Crockett. A post office, run by Ola Adams, was established at Tuff in 1901 and remained in operation until 1926. Mail would then be re-routed through Medina. By the twenty-first century, Tuff had turned into a ghost town.

During the 1990s, some of the former cabins were restored in an attempt to turn the town into a museum.[1]

Geography

Tuff is located 25miles west of Bandera in western Bandera County.[1]

Education

The community's first school was built in 1883. It joined the Medina Independent School District in 1930.[1] The community continues to be served by the Medina ISD today.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tuff, TX. Smyrl. Vivian Elizabeth. tshaonline.org. 1995-06-01.