Summary
McAdoo is an unincorporated community in northwestern Dickens County, Texas, United States.
McAdoo, Texas | |
|---|---|
 Small grain-handling facility in McAdoo | |
  McAdoo  McAdoo | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′02″N 101°00′23″W / 33.73389°N 101.00639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Dickens |
| Physiographic region | Llano Estacado |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Elevation | 2,982 ft (909 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 806 |
| Website | Handbook of Texas |
History edit
McAdoo is named for the former United States Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo, son-in-law of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. The Texas politician, journalist, and attorney Marshall Formby was reared in McAdoo and is interred there at McAdoo Cemetery. Formby's nephew, Clint Formby, who was also reared in McAdoo, maintained the longest-running radio broadcast by a single host in the United States.[2]
Education edit
The McAdoo school was consolidated with the Spur Independent School District in 1985.[3] The former McAdoo Independent School District was disestablished on July 1, 1985.[4]
Economy edit
Wind energy edit
Invenergy LLC constructed a 150 MW wind power plant near this community. The project consists of 100 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines and came online in late summer/early fall 2008. The project is providing a large economic boost for the area and most of the population.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "McAdoo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Brickey, Henri (March 6, 2008). "Hereford radioman still going after decades". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ^ Jenkins, Edloe A. (July 28, 2020). "McAdoo, TX". Texas State Historical Association.
In 1985 the McAdoo school was consolidated with the Spur Independent School District.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Brickey, Henri (February 20, 2008). "Wind farm whips up activity around McAdoo". Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008.
External links edit
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McAdoo, Texas
- Public domain images of the Llano Estacado and West Texas