Formed from Young and Bexar territories Created August 21, 1876 Organized March 10, 1891 Named in honor of Colonel Thomas S. Lubbock 1817 - 1862 Member of the New Orleans Greys at the storming of Bexar, commander of a company in the Santa Fe Expedition, member of the Somervell Expedition, co-organizer of the famous Terry's Texas Rangers, 1861. County seat, Lubbock
Lubbock County
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Lubbock County is a historical marker in Lubbock, Lubbock County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 35 historical markers documented in Lubbock County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.5850, -101.8452 near Lubbock. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lubbock, Colonel T. S. & Texas in the Civil War (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building, Kress Building, and Mackenzie Scout Trail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014613. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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