Huff is a former town in northeastern Archer County

Archer County, Texas

Archer County is a county located in the US state of Texas, and was formed in 1858 from Fannin County. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the population estimate is 9,095, up from 8,854 in 2000. Its county seat is Archer City. Archer is named for...

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Texas

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. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

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The Wichita Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in North Texas that covers three counties - Archer, Clay, and Wichita. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 151,524 .-Counties:*Archer*Clay*Wichita-Places with 1,000 to 25,000 people:*Archer...

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Huff lies adjacent to Lake Creek, 8 miles (12.9 km) south of Lakeside City

Lakeside City, Texas

Lakeside City is a town in Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 984 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lakeside City is located at ....

, just east off of Texas State Highway 79.

History

Named for Charles C. Huff, an attorney for the Wichita Falls and Southern Railway (WF&SR). In 1908 the WF&SR founded the town site as a switching site. Next to the tracks the WF&SR built a giant concrete cistern that held a rail tank car-full of water that the railroad hauled in for the community's source of fresh water.

A post office operated at Huff from 1909 to 1913, and there was a blacksmith shop, a general store, and school. By 1936 there was only a school and some scattered dwellings. The town site became a local community center for area cattle ranchers, using the old school as a community center.

Geography

Lakeside City is located at 33°46′07"N 98°32′14"W (33.7687113, -98.5372771).

External links

• Huff, Texas - Handbook of Texas
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