LAZBUDDIE, TEXAS

Parmer County, Texas Panhandle

34° 23' 35" N, 102° 36' 41" W (34.393056, -102.611389)

At the crossroads of FM 145 and FM 1172
E of Farwell the county seat
18 Miles NE of Muleshoe
37 Miles S of Hereford
W of Plainview
22 Miles E of the New Mexico State Line
Population: 248 (2000)

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Driving to Lazbuddie
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009

History in a Pecan Shell

The name is an amalgam taken from the names of D. Luther “Laz” Green and Andrew “Buddie” Sherley, who opened the community’s first store in 1924. A post office opened inside the store two years later.

The land, which had been part of the immense XIT Ranch was sold in small parcels, to homesteading families, beginning in 1902. The town grew around the store and by 1930 Lazbuddie opened its second store. Three churches were opened in the thirties, although no population figures are available. After WWII the population was given as 75 residents.

The post office remains where it opened over 80 years ago – inside the original Lazbuddie store.

Lazbuddie Landmarks:

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009

The corner gas station
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009
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Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009

Lazbuddie Elevator.
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Lazbuddie Cemetery.
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1940s map Showing Lazbuddie in SE Parmer County
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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