Acuff, Texas

Acuff, Texas
Unincorporated community
Downtown Acuff, Texas
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Coordinates: 33°35′42″N101°37′13″W / 33.59500°N 101.62028°W / 33.59500; -101.62028 [1]
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Lubbock
Region	Llano Estacado
Established	1891
Founded by	Michael S. Acuff
Elevation [1]	3,140 ft (960 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	30
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
ZIP code	79403
Area code	806
Website	Handbook 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

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] )

Year	1930	1940	1950	1960	1990
Population	25	25	50	50	30

Geography

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

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

• The Maines Brothers Band ^[3]

References

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