Acuff, Texas

33°35′42″N 101°37′13″W / 33.59500°N 101.62028°W / 33.59500; -101.62028^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyLubbockRegionLlano EstacadoEstablished1891Founded byMichael S. AcuffElevation3,140 ft (960 m)Population • Total30Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)ZIP codeArea code806WebsiteHandbook 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

Michael S. Acuff is supposed to have arrived in the area in February 1891 and is the reason behind the town's name. The families of Thomas Acuff, L. O. Burford, and Jim Brown were among the other early migrants. A post office operated in Acuff from 1903 to 1912. Baptist and Methodist services were held in the same church building in the 1940s, and the Church of Christ was the only congregation in the area in 1989. A consistent population of about 25 was noted in Acuff in the 1930s and early 1940s. In the 1950s and 1960s, the population increased to 50; by 1990, however, it had dropped to 30, where it stayed until 2000. Acuff is close to the Lubbock International Dragway.^[2]

On April 16, 2009, an F0 tornado struck Acuff. It remained in open country and caused no damage. A few hours later, another EF1 tornado hit the community. A poorly-constructed barn was destroyed and a business sustained minor damage.^[3]

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. It was a wooden building, constructed from material that was transported in from as far away as Big Spring or Amarillo. In 1924, a six-room brick schoolhouse was constructed, and Acuff became an independent school system that next year. Nonetheless, Acuff was included in the Roosevelt Independent School District by 1947, and by 1942, the community's children were enrolled in the Roosevelt schools.^[2]

Notable people

• The Maines Brothers Band, of which Lloyd Maines and his daughter Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks are most notable, has its roots in the Acuff area.^[4]

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