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ENOCHS, TEXAS

Bailey County, Texas Panhandle
Highway 214 and FM 54
12 Miles S of Needmore
S of Muleshoe
W of Littlefield
NW of Lubbock
3.3 Miles N of the Cochran County line
Population: 164 (estimated)

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Enochs Tx Road Sign

Enochs City limit
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2009

History on a Pinhead

Enochs only dates from the 1920s when it was "developed as a trading center." It reached its zenith in 1940 when 250 people lived in the vicinity and there were five stores in operation.

The town maintains a post office and since 1980 the population has been estimated at 164.

Enochs Tx - Closed Church

A Closed Church
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2009

Enochs Tx - Closed Church

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2009
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Enochs Tx - Closed Cotton Gin

A Closed Gin
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Enochs Tx - Closed Cotton Gin

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Enochs Tx - Closed gas station

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Enochs Tx - Old barn

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2009

Enochs Tx - old house

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2009

1940s Bailey County map showing Enochs
(Below "L" in "B-A-I-L-E-Y". Near Cochran County line.)
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Enochs, Texas
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