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SPUR, TEXAS

Dickens County, Panhandle / West Texas
Highway 70
11 miles S of Dickens
26 miles NW of Jayton
60 miles E of Lubbock

Population: 1,088 (2000) 1,300 (1990)

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Palace Theatre, Spur Texas
Palace Theater
Photo courtesy Bob Worley, October 2006
History in a Pecan Shell

The name is from the Spur Ranch, which was bought and broken up in 1907 - shortly before the Burlington Railroad had proposed a railway line from Stamford. The manager of the Spur interests (the town's name had already been chosen) convinced the railroad it needed to go through what would become Spur. The railroad was convinced and on November 1, 1909 - the town opened as the railroad pulled in.

The Spur Inn housed visitors to the town and the first newspaper, The Texas Spur gave them something to read. The school was started in 1909 as well, but the town didn't incorporate until 1911.
Former gas station,  Spur Texas
Former service station?
Photo courtesy Bob Worley, October 2006
Our sources give very little information about Spur from the years 1911 to the present - but perhaps someone will send in a story to fill in this huge gap.

Spur had 47 businesses in 1980 which is considerably less than the 110 reported in 1940. Texas A&M University operates an agricultural experimental station at Spur. It is the largest town in the county - eclipsing the county seat of Dickens with it's population of 300.
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Anyone with stories, photos or incidents of Spur's history is invited to share them with our readers. Please contact us.


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