Welcome to Lusk ...

Lusk is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Lusk is located in Throckmorton County<1>.

The location of Lusk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lusk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Lusk is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lusk lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lusk is within the boundaries of the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Lusk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Lusk: This one is located in Throckmorton County and the other is located in McLennan County.

Beyond Texas, there are 9 communities that are also named Lusk - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lusk.

Communities near Lusk ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lusk.

• Breckenridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Throckmorton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
  • Throckmorton is located in Throckmorton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Throckmorton <4>
• Woodson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
  • Woodson is located in Throckmorton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <4>
• Murray
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Young County
• Fort Griffin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
  • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
• Eliasville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville
  • Eliasville is located in Young County
• Proffitt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
  • Proffitt is located in Young County
• Elbert
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
  • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
• Eolian
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
  • Eolian is located in Stephens County
• South Bend
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
  • South Bend is located in Young County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bend <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lusk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lusk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lusk. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lusk.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lusk. See our Newspapers Page for Lusk.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lusk ...

Looking for more information about Lusk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lusk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lusk.

Adding Lusk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lusk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lusk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lusk post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lusk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lusk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/