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History
in a Pecan Shell
The town was born as a stop on the Santa Fe when it connected Lubbock
and Plainview. The name came from
M. G. Abernathy, one of the partners in the South Plains Investment Company -
who promoted the town.
Abernathy was initially built with structures
from the town of Bartonsite, seven miles NW. A post office was granted in 1910
and four years later there was a respectible population of 300 which increased
to 1,500 by the mid 20s. With the arrival of the Great Depression the population
dropped to 850 where it remained until after WWII
when a small oil boom boosted it to nearly 2,000. |
1920s
Hale County map showing Abernathy above the Lubbock County line
Courtesy Texas
General Land Office | |
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