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Located in northwest Texas, Hockley is just west of Lubbock. It was named after George Washington Hockley, a Texas Revolutionary. The county is approximately 900 square miles in size and about 3,000 feet in elevation. Kike most of that area, it is primarily flat. The economy, historically, has been agricultural and in oil. Hockley was created in 1876, and settled in the early 1900s.
Learn More: Handbook of Texas Entry for Hockley CountyHockley County is just west of Lubbock, Texas. The counties near the panhandle are mostly rectangular, so the layout of the counties would match the table below. See All TXGenWeb Counties
| Bailey | Lamb | Hale |
| Cochran | Hockley County | Lubbock |
| Yoakum | Terry | Lynn |