Heckville, Texas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Heckville, Texas
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Steel grain elevator alongside the abandoned tracks of the former Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway
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 Heckville, Texas
Location in Texas
Heckville, Texas
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Texas |
| County | Lubbock |
| Region | Llano Estacado |
| Established | 1948 |
| Elevation | 3,245 ft (989 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| ZIP Code |
79329
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| Area code(s) | 806 |
Heckville is a small, quiet place in Texas, United States. It's not a big city or even a regular town. Instead, it's known as an unincorporated community. This means it doesn't have its own local government like a city does.
Heckville is located on a high, flat area called the Llano Estacado. It's about 16 miles (26 km) northeast of a larger city called Lubbock. You can also find it about 7 miles (11 km) north of Idalou.
What is Heckville?
Heckville is a very small community in northeastern Lubbock County, Texas. It was named after a man named Henry Heck. He built a special factory called a cotton gin there in 1948. A cotton gin helps separate cotton fibers from their seeds. This was important for farmers in the area.
Where is Heckville?
Heckville is located where a road called Farm to Market Road 400 crosses old train tracks. These tracks once belonged to the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway. This railway used to connect towns like Estelline and Lubbock.
However, the BNSF Railway later owned these tracks. In 1989, they decided to stop using them. The tracks were removed, so trains no longer pass through Heckville.
What's There Now?
Heckville has always been a very small place. It has never had more than 20 people living there at one time. By 2010, most of the original buildings were gone or falling apart.
Today, if you visit Heckville, you might see:
- Old, rusty grain elevators. These tall structures were used to store grain from farms.
- Several large warehouses.
- What's left of the old cotton gin.
- An abandoned country store.
Even though many things are old, there is still one active business. A large egg farm operates in Heckville. This farm produces a huge number of eggs every day, about 180,000!
