Needmore, Bailey County, Texas

Coordinates: 34°01′59″N 102°44′15″W / 34.03306°N 102.7375°W / 34.03306; -102.7375

Needmore, Texas
Community
Needmore Cotton Gin
Country	United States
State	Texas
Region	Llano Estacado
District	Bailey County
Elevation	1,184 m (3,885 ft)
Coordinates	34°01′59″N 102°44′15″W / 34.03306°N 102.7375°W / 34.03306; -102.7375
Population	45 (2000)
Founded	1920s
Timezone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
Postal code	79347
Area code	806
Website: Handbook of Texas: Needmore, TX

Needmore is an unincorporated community in Bailey County, Texas, United States.

History

Needmore was so named because townsite promoters “needed more” settlers.^[1] After the town's founding in the 1920s, it never grew significantly and by 1940 there were only twenty residents and two stores at the site. By 1980 the population had reached ninety-eight, where it remained in 1990 and then dropped to forty-five by 2000.^[1]

Geography

In the state of Texas, there are four small communities that share the name Needmore and on the high plains of the Llano Estacado, there are two. Needmore (Terry County) is located approximately 55 miles (89 km) to the southeast of Needmore (Bailey County). Both are rural agricultural communities with cotton gins.

Needmore (Bailey County) is located slightly east of the center of the county, approximately 13 miles (21 km) south of Muleshoe, the county seat, and 6 miles (10 km) north of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. It is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 214 and Farm Road 298 between the small communities of Baileyboro to the west and Circle Back to the east.

The terrain surrounding Needmore consists of level plains that at one time were covered with grassland vegetation. Today, with the exception of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the shortgrass prairie has been replaced by plowed cropland where cotton, sorghum, and winter wheat are grown. To the south and west of Needmore there are numerous shallow lakes called “playas”. Most of these hold water for a short time after rain then dry and remain dry for extended periods. Some of the larger playas provide important refuge for migratory waterfowl flying between Canada and Mexico, among these are tens of thousands of sandhill cranes.

See also

• Bula, Texas
• Eastern New Mexico
• Pep, Texas
• Texas Panhandle
• West Texas

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Hunt, William R.. "Needmore, TX (Bailey County)". Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnn08. Retrieved 2011-04-27. 

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore, Bailey County, Texas