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Acuff, Texas

Coordinates: 33°35′42″N 101°37′13″W / 33.59500°N 101.62028°W / 33.59500; -101.62028
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Acuff, Texas
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Downtown Acuff, Texas
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Acuff
Coordinates: 33°35′42″N 101°37′13″W / 33.59500°N 101.62028°W / 33.59500; -101.62028[1]
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLubbock
RegionLlano Estacado
Established1891
Founded byMichael S. Acuff
Elevation3,140 ft (960 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total30
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
ZIP code
79403
Area code806
WebsiteHandbook of Texas

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

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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.[2]

Acuff is close to the Lubbock International Dragway.[2]

Historical population of Acuff, Texas
(Source: [2])
Year19301940195019601990
Population2525505030

Geography

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Acuff is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 40 and 789, 10 mi (16 km) east of Lubbock in east-central Lubbock County.[2]

Education

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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.[2]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Acuff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c d e Acuff, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
  3. ^ Oglesby, Chris. "Chris Oglesby interviews Lloyd Maines". Virtualubbock. Retrieved March 20, 2013.