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ACKERLY,
TEXAS
Dawson County
and Martin County, Texas Panhandle
US 87, FM 2002 and FM 2212
22 miles SE of Lamesa
23 miles NW of Big
Spring
62 miles NE of Midland
Population:
245 (2000)
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Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, February 2004 |
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History in
a Pecan Shell
The town had been part of the Slaughter Ranch before it was broken
up and sold for small farms in 1923. Ackerly was named for it's
founder, a Georgian named Paul Ackerly.
A post office opened in 1924 and a school district was formed. Because
of the vastness of the area and the scattered children, the district
included parts of Dawson, Borden, Martin, and Howard counties, but
the school was built at Ackerly.
In 1948 the population was 500 with as many as four cotton gins
opperating at one time. The population had fallen to 317 by 1980
and the town declined further - reaching just 243 by 1990. There
are encouraging signs of an upswing in Ackerly's population. The
population has increased by 2 over the last 15 years.
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