Lazbuddie
Lazbuddie, at the junction of Farm roads 145 and 1172 in southeastern Parmer County, had its beginning in 1902, when Thomas Kelly purchased the Capitol Syndicate's Red Tower Camp, comprising 55,136 acres (see XIT RANCH). From it he developed the Star Ranch, on which directions and locations were given according to the names of thirty windmills scattered over the vast acreage. After a few years Kelly placed some of this land on the market for homesteaders, and in 1907 a school was established on the property.
The community was named for D. Luther (Laz) Green and Andrew (Buddie) Sherley, who in 1924 purchased a tract from the Star Ranch and opened a store, the Lazbuddie Commissary, at which a post office was established in May 1926. Until the Rural Electrification Administration came in, the town's only telephone was also located there. Soon a country town sprang up around the establishment, and in 1927 the Star Ranch school had a red brick building. By 1930 a second store and three churches had been established. Tent shows and medicine wagons often came by during the Great Depression era. In 1947 the town listed a population of seventy-five.
H. Allen Anderson | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Lazbuddie is classified as a Town
Location
Latitude: 34.39312970Longitude: -102.61132010
Has Post Office
Yes
Is Incorporated
No
Population Count, 2009
248