lubbock county

Lubbock County was created on August 21, 1876 by an act of legislation in Austin that divided Bexar county which included parts of Northwest Texas and the South Plains into forty-eight counties. One of the newly formed counties, know as Lubbock County, was named after Tom S. Lubbock, a former Texas Ranger.

Formal organization of Lubbock County came on March 10, 1891, when an election was held for the purpose and Lubbock was made the county seat. At the time the county was formally organized, Lubbock was the only settlement except for Estacado, which was on the eastern boundary.

The Oldest Inhabited Place

Lubbock County is one of the oldest inhabited places in the state, if not the oldest.

In the northern part of the city of Lubbock is the archeological site known as the Lubbock Lake Site, the first archeological site in Texas to be entered on the National Register of Historic Places.

Paleo-Indians camped and hunted the elephant, camel, bison, giant bear, and prehistoric horse, all long since extinct.

Historical Attractions

There are many attractions in the Lubbock area but a few that provide historical interest are:Buddy Holly Center,Mackenzie Park,and the National Ranching Heritage Center.

Lubbock Military History

Among the ongoing memorials to their valor and to the history of U.S. warfare, are the Silent Wings Museum, Lubbock Area Veterans Memorial and the Texas Air Museum-Caprock Chapter.