Overview of Lubbock: History

Lubbock County was founded in 1876 and named after Thomas S. Lubbock, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and subsequent Confederate officer. Mr. Lubbock didn't have any particular ties to the area; but the area bore his name because a state administrator penciled in names of counties on a crude map of the Panhandle - at random. Read More »

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Buildings in Lubbock County, Texas

Ellwood P O Substation, 1 km (1 mile)
Lubbock Emergency Medical Service Station 4, 5 km (3 miles)
Tubbs-Carlisle House, 6 km (4 miles)
Lubbock Emergency Medical Service Station 12, 6 km (4 miles)
Med - Tech Ambulance Service of Lubbock, 7 km (4 miles)
Childrens Home of Lubbock, 12 km (7 miles)

Hospitals in Lubbock County, Texas

Saint Marys Hospital, 2 km (1 mile)

Lubbock County, Texas

West End Place, 6 km (4 miles)
West Carlisle, 8 km (5 miles)
Reese Village, 13 km (8 miles)
Woodrow, 14 km (9 miles)

Lynn County, Texas

Wayside, 28 km (17 miles)
Wells, 61 km (38 miles)

Hockley County, Texas

Anton, population 1,126, 37 km (23 miles)
Sundown, population 1,397, 57 km (36 miles)

Water Tanks in Lynn County, Texas

Stud Duck Tank, 39 km (24 miles)

Crosby County, Texas

Ralls Cemetery, 47 km (29 miles)
Ralls, population 1,944, 48 km (30 miles)
Mount Zion Cemetery, 65 km (40 miles)

Hale County, Texas

Underwood, 47 km (29 miles)
Snyder, 62 km (39 miles)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, 70 km (43 miles)

Lamb County, Texas

Spade, population 73, 47 km (29 miles)

Buildings in Crosby County, Texas

Ralls Volunteer Ambulance Service, 48 km (30 miles)

Buildings in Lamb County, Texas

City of Littlefield Emergency Medical Services, 57 km (35 miles)
Earth Emergency Medical Services, 89 km (55 miles)

Valleys in Terry County, Texas

Sulphur Draw, 57 km (36 miles)

Lakes in Hockley County, Texas

Yellow Lake, 60 km (37 miles)

Terry County, Texas

Union Cemetery, 62 km (39 miles)

Reservoirs in Garza County, Texas

Two Draw Lake, 62 km (39 miles)

Reservoirs in Lynn County, Texas

Stewart Lake, 62 km (39 miles)

Streams in Crosby County, Texas

Turkey Creek, 63 km (39 miles)

Capes in Crosby County, Texas

Cedar Hill, 69 km (43 miles)

Buildings in Floyd County, Texas

Floydada Emergency Medical Services, 69 km (43 miles)

Water Tanks in Garza County, Texas

West Tank, 70 km (43 miles)
Kildugan Tank, 89 km (56 miles)

Water Tanks in Crosby County, Texas

Cottonwood Tank, 71 km (44 miles)
Smith Tank, 78 km (48 miles)

Hospitals in Floyd County, Texas

W J Mangold Memorial Hospital, 74 km (46 miles)

Dawson County, Texas

Welch, population 222, 75 km (46 miles)
Arvana, 84 km (52 miles)
Patricia, 113 km (70 miles)

Streams in Garza County, Texas

Salt Creek, 76 km (47 miles)

Reservoirs in Dickens County, Texas

Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Reservoir, 83 km (52 miles)
Spur Headquarters Ranch Lake, 85 km (53 miles)
Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Reservoir, 92 km (57 miles)

Garza County, Texas

Slicknasty Windmill, 84 km (52 miles)
Dorward Oil Field, 94 km (59 miles)

Floyd County, Texas

Sterley, 85 km (53 miles)
South Plains, 91 km (56 miles)

Reservoirs in Bailey County, Texas

Upper Goose Lake, 91 km (57 miles)
Upper White Lake, 92 km (57 miles)

Valleys in Garza County, Texas

Skunk Hollow, 91 km (57 miles)

Streams in Kent County, Texas

Spring Creek, 92 km (57 miles)
South Sage Creek, 97 km (60 miles)
T-O Creek, 102 km (63 miles)

Buildings in Dickens County, Texas

Dickens County Ambulance Services Main Office, 96 km (60 miles)
Dickens County Ambulance Service Storage, 98 km (61 miles)

Dickens County, Texas

Spur, population 1,318, 96 km (60 miles)
Steele Hill, 103 km (64 miles)
East Afton, 108 km (67 miles)
Dickens Pens Windmill, 111 km (69 miles)
Two Sections Windmill, 116 km (72 miles)
Upper Croton Windmill, 116 km (72 miles)
West Presley Windmill, 118 km (73 miles)
Watson Windmill, 119 km (74 miles)

Lakes in Kent County, Texas

Lake Alan Henry, 97 km (60 miles)

Valleys in Borden County, Texas

Town Draw, 98 km (61 miles)

Water Tanks in Borden County, Texas

Tobacco Tank, 101 km (63 miles)
West Trap Tank, 109 km (68 miles)
Wascomb Tank, 113 km (70 miles)
Murphy Tank, 114 km (71 miles)
Wolf Tank, 128 km (79 miles)

Kent County, Texas

Salt Creek Oil Field, 104 km (65 miles)
South Whatley Windmill, 117 km (73 miles)
South Camp, 122 km (76 miles)

Yoakum County, Texas

Wasson Oil Field, 104 km (65 miles)
Dugout Windmill, 109 km (68 miles)

Cochran County, Texas

Walker Oil Field, 106 km (66 miles)

Valleys in Swisher County, Texas

South Tule Draw, 107 km (66 miles)

Buildings in Bailey County, Texas

Bailey County Emergency Medical Services, 107 km (66 miles)

Swisher County, Texas

Tulia, population 4,967, 109 km (67 miles)

Buildings in Swisher County, Texas

Tule Creek Emergency Medical Service, 109 km (68 miles)

Streams in Borden County, Texas

Wolf Creek, 111 km (69 miles)

Buildings in Briscoe County, Texas

Silverton Volunteer Ambulance Service, 114 km (71 miles)

Valleys in Dickens County, Texas

T Fortyone Canyon, 117 km (73 miles)

Buildings in Gaines County, Texas

Seminole Emergency Medical Service, 118 km (73 miles)

Briscoe County, Texas

Rest Haven Cemetery, 119 km (74 miles)

Reservoirs in Briscoe County, Texas

Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir, 120 km (74 miles)
Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir, 121 km (75 miles)

Scurry County, Texas

Brand, 122 km (76 miles)

Castro County, Texas

Tam Anne, 122 km (76 miles)

Martin County, Texas

East Windmill, 122 km (76 miles)
Soda Windmills, 125 km (78 miles)
Falkner Windmill, 128 km (80 miles)
West Windmill, 132 km (82 miles)

Howard County, Texas

Vealmoor Cemetery, 122 km (76 miles)
Knott, 132 km (82 miles)
Vincent, 136 km (84 miles)

Lakes in Scurry County, Texas

Divesion Lake, 123 km (76 miles)

Motley County, Texas

River Windmill, 124 km (77 miles)
Twentythree Windmill, 127 km (79 miles)
Stotts Windmill, 127 km (79 miles)
Thomas Windmill, 131 km (81 miles)
Tee Pee City, 134 km (83 miles)
Turkey Creek Ranch, 134 km (83 miles)
Green Windmill, 136 km (84 miles)

Gaines County, Texas

West Seminole Oil Field, 125 km (77 miles)
Riley Oil Field, 132 km (82 miles)

Valleys in Gaines County, Texas

Wards Draw, 125 km (77 miles)

Wells in Dickens County, Texas

Twin Wells, 126 km (78 miles)

Springs in Dickens County, Texas

Dripping Spring, 126 km (78 miles)

Andrews County, Texas

Texaco Windmill, 126 km (79 miles)
Windmill Number Five, 131 km (81 miles)
Windmill Number Thirtythree, 132 km (82 miles)
Windmill Number One, 134 km (83 miles)
South Kildee Windmill, 135 km (84 miles)

Buildings in Kent County, Texas

Kent County Emergency Medical Services, 127 km (79 miles)

Valleys in Briscoe County, Texas

South Draw, 129 km (80 miles)
Tepee Pole Canyon, 134 km (83 miles)

Buildings in Hall County, Texas

Turkey Ambulance Service, 130 km (80 miles)

Springs in Briscoe County, Texas

Terry Spring, 130 km (81 miles)

Plains in Scurry County, Texas

Cottonwood Flat, 132 km (82 miles)

Parmer County, Texas

Hub, 132 km (82 miles)

Cottle County, Texas

Swenson Ranch, 133 km (83 miles)

Water Tanks in Cottle County, Texas

S Star Tank, 134 km (83 miles)

King County, Texas

Double Long Canyon Windmill, 135 km (84 miles)
Tidewater Windmill, 135 km (84 miles)

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Chak Seventeen D in Punjab, Pakistan
Chyanga in Katari, Udayapur, Sagarmatha Zone, Eastern Region, Nepal
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Forrester Cemetery in Johnson County, Tennessee
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Jordan Creek, a stream in Iowa County, Iowa
Kani Salar in Ostan-e Kermanshah, Iran
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Panada in Departamento de Lambayeque, Peru
Proctor Cemetery in Jackson County, Alabama
Pushtah-ye Iskawun, a mountain in Wilayat-e Ghor, Afghanistan
Rio La Quebrada del Penol, a stream in Durango, Mexico
Russells in Lander County, Nevada
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Snaggy Lake, a lake in Miller County, Arkansas
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Tuanlin in Jiangxi Sheng, China
Zhaksyshiyli, an intermittent stream in Kazakhstan

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