Lowake, Texas
Encyclopedia
Lowake is an unincorporated community
in northwestern Concho County, Texas
, United States
, along the Concho River
. It lies along FM 381 north of the town of Paint Rock
, the county seat
of Concho County. Its elevation is 1,752 feet (534 m). Although Lowake is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 76855; the post office was established in 1909.
Founded in 1909, midway between Miles
and Paint Rock, Lowake was named for local farmers named Lowe and Schlake, upon whose land the community was built. Lowake's school was merged with that of Paint Rock
in the 1950s.
Despite its small size, Lowake was well known in the 1960s as the site of a famous Lowake Steakhouse. (A steakhouse was still in operation in early 2011.)
There were at least two steakhouses, one of which was the "Lowake Inn", a restaurant and gathering place for locals in this small community. Travelers to Lowake not only came by road, but also by air; there was a nearby airstrip where pilots of small aircraft could come and go, within easy walking distance of the Inn.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in northwestern Concho County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the Concho River
Concho River
The Concho River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. It has three primary feeds: the North, Middle, and South Concho rivers. The North Concho River is the longest fork, starting in Howard County and traveling southeast for until merging with the South and Middle forks near Goodfellow Air...
. It lies along FM 381 north of the town of Paint Rock
Paint Rock, Texas
Paint Rock is a town in and the county seat of Concho County, Texas, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census.The town's name comes from Indian pictographs painted on cliffs overlooking the nearby Concho River.These pictographs cover nearly half a mile upstream from the town of...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Concho County. Its elevation is 1,752 feet (534 m). Although Lowake is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 76855; the post office was established in 1909.
Founded in 1909, midway between Miles
Miles, Texas
Miles is a city in Runnels County, Texas, United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census.The city was named after Johnathan Miles, who donated $5,000 to a fund for an extension of a railroad track.-Geography:...
and Paint Rock, Lowake was named for local farmers named Lowe and Schlake, upon whose land the community was built. Lowake's school was merged with that of Paint Rock
Paint Rock Independent School District
Paint Rock Independent School District is a public school district based in Paint Rock, Texas .The district has one school that serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve....
in the 1950s.
Despite its small size, Lowake was well known in the 1960s as the site of a famous Lowake Steakhouse. (A steakhouse was still in operation in early 2011.)
There were at least two steakhouses, one of which was the "Lowake Inn", a restaurant and gathering place for locals in this small community. Travelers to Lowake not only came by road, but also by air; there was a nearby airstrip where pilots of small aircraft could come and go, within easy walking distance of the Inn.
External links
- Profile of Lowake from the Handbook of Texas OnlineHandbook of TexasThe Handbook of Texas is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association .-History:...