Hockley County, Texas
Levelland
Levelland, the county seat of Hockley County, is on U.S. Highway 385, State Highway 114, Farm Road 330, and the Santa Fe Railroad in the central part of the county. It was designated the county seat upon the county's organization in 1921. Originally the site was named Hockley City by Charles W. Post, who surveyed it in 1912. Development did not begin until the county organized in 1921. In 1922 the town was renamed for its local topography; it grew rapidly. J. M. Fleming opened a store in 1921 and sold it the same year to T. W. Bowers. B. E. Gunn, the schoolteacher, became the first postmaster. Used with permission of the Texas State Historical Association, Denton.
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