McAdoo, Texas

McAdoo, Texas
McAdoo, Texas
unincorporated community
	Small grain handling facility in McAdoo
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	Coordinates: 33°44′02″N 101°00′23″W / 33.73389°N 101.00639°WCoordinates: 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

McAdoo is an unincorporated community in northwestern Dickens County, Texas, United States.

History[]

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 was reared in McAdoo and is interred there at McAdoo Cemetery. Formby's nephew, , who was also reared in McAdoo, maintained the longest running radio broadcast by a single host in the United States.^[2]

Education[]

The McAdoo school was consolidated with the Spur Independent School District in 1985.^{[citation needed]} The former was disestablished on July 1, 1985.^[3]

Economy[]

Wind energy[]

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.^[4]

References[]

^ "McAdoo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ "Henri Brickey, Hereford radioman still going after decades". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. March 6, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
^ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
^ Wind farm whips up activity around McAdoo | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL

External links[]

[gnis-1] "McAdoo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[2] "Henri Brickey, Hereford radioman still going after decades". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. March 6, 2008. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2009.

[3] "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-30.

[4] Wind farm whips up activity around McAdoo | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL

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County seat: Dickens
Cities	Dickens Spur
Unincorporated communities	Afton McAdoo
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