Takota-Lynn County
County Offices
1501 South 1st Street
Tahoka 806-561-4750
http://www.co.lynn.tx.us/
Municipal Offices
1807 North Main Street
Tahoka 806-561-4211
http://www.tahoka-texas.com/
Chamber of Commerce
1800 Main Street
Tahoka 806-561-4211
https://www.tahoka.org/
Situated on the High Plains of Texas in the southern section of the South Plains, rural Lynn County lies just to the west of the Caprock Escarpment. Covering 915 square miles, this region features sandy loam and black/grey soils along with a growing season of 217 days that support large-scale cotton farming and ranching. These expansive flatlands are interrupted only by an occasional draw or playa and two year-round bodies of water: Double Lakes and Tahoka Lake. Serving as the seat of government and leading population center, the city of Tahoka is also the commercial and economic hub for residents of the surrounding rural region.
Tahoka is only 30 miles south of Lubbock, offering a quiet country home and an easy drive for commuters to metropolitan employment centers. Lynn, along with Crosby and Lubbock counties, is encompassed within the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. Major thoroughfares that serve the county include U.S. Highways 84, 87, and 380. Commercial airline services are available in Lubbock at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
Services
Most routine healthcare and medical needs can be met locally at facilities associated with Lynn County Hospital District (LCHD). In addition to clinics that are strategically located throughout the county, LCHD emergency response teams provide a lifesaving link between ill or injured patients and first-rate medical care. The hospital provides acute care, general medical and surgical services, laboratory and imaging, a Swing Bed Program for skilled nursing, rehabilitation and a fitness center. For expanded access to specialized or advanced care, Covenant Health maintains its flagship facilities of Covenant Medical Center and Children’s Hospital in Lubbock. Other Covenant Health specialty centers in Lubbock include the Heart & Vascular Institute, Joe Arrington Cancer Research & Treatment Center, the NeuroScience Institute, Covenant Specialty Hospital, Covenant Medical Group, and the Grace Health System. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, the University Medical Center Health System (UMC) in partnership with Texas Tech University, provides a world-class teaching hospital and premier research center.
Quality educational opportunities for every age and every stage of life are available close to home in Lynn County, from responsive local school districts to premier postgraduate institutions in nearby Lubbock. The two-year community college of South Plains College (SPC) maintains two centers in Lubbock, providing access to innovative degree and transfer programs that span the arts and sciences and technical education as well as continuing education and workforce development. Texas Tech University is a nationally recognized Tier One Carnegie Designated University with preeminent research partnerships in a variety of areas including sustainable energy, wind power, crop science, and food safety. Students can choose from 150 undergraduate majors, 100 master programs, and 50 doctoral programs in 13 colleges that include a school of law, a medical school, and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Two respected private colleges are also at home in the city, including Lubbock Christian University — recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Top 20 Comprehensive College in the Western Region. Wayland Baptist University with its flagship campus in Plainview also maintains a campus in Lubbock.
Lifestyle
Rural Lynn County welcomes newcomers to close-knit communities and the simple pleasures of country living. With the bright lights of Lubbock just minutes from home, residents enjoy dark night skies, early morning birdsongs, and neighbors who greet each other by name. Church, community, and school events and activities take center stage, particularly during football season when quiet nights give way to frenzied cheers for the home team and the booming rhythm of marching bands. One of the points of pride in Lynn County is located in the small town of O’Donnell in a 1925 two-story bank building. The O’Donnell Heritage Museum preserves local history along with memorabilia on the life and career of Dan Blocker, the native son who gained fame as Hoss Cartwright in the television show Bonanza. Other exhibits illustrating West Texas life in the late 19th to 20th century include a telephone system, reed organ, kitchen, blacksmith shop, schoolroom, post office, and formal parlor. In a modern twist to the area’s Hollywood connection, the city of Tahoka has earned the designation of Film Friendly Texas community. Premier filming sites could include historic treasures in Tahoka’s downtown district and the 1916 Lynn County Courthouse—a striking showcase of Classic Revival architectural grandeur.
Outdoor enjoyment is never far from home in Lynn County, from hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, biking, and camping opportunities to golf courses, tennis courts, sports fields, playgrounds, picnic areas, and swimming pools. Nearby Lubbock fills the annual calendar with more than 2,300 events, shows, performances, and exhibitions that include the National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration, South Plains Fair, Lubbock Arts Festival, Lubbock Music Fest, and the Independence Day celebration. Lubbock’s Cultural District features multipurpose venues like the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts and Moonlight Musicals Amphitheater for concerts, stage shows, and special events. The spectacular Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences stands as the cultural jewel of revitalized downtown Lubbock and the home of Ballet Lubbock and Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. Art, history, and science converge in fine museums like the National Ranching Heritage Center and the expansive Museum of Texas Tech University with its art galleries, planetarium, and Natural Science Research Laboratory. Families will appreciate entertainment centers like Lubbock Water Rampage or the amusement park and other attractions in Mackenzie Park. For the finest in small-town and country living near Lubbock employment centers, services, and attractions, Lynn County may be the perfect place to call home.
