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Huff, Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Archer |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1359791 |
Huff (also known as Hufftown, and later as Huff Community) is a ghost town in northeastern Archer County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Huff lies adjacent to Lake Creek, 8 mi (13 km) south of Lakeside City, just east of Texas State Highway 79.
History
The town was named for Charles C. Huff, an attorney for the Wichita Falls and Southern Railway. In 1908, the railroad founded the town site as a switching site. Next to the tracks, they built a giant concrete cistern that held a rail tank car-full of water that the railroad hauled in for the community's source of fresh water.
A post office operated at Huff from 1909 to 1913, as did a blacksmith shop, a general store, and a school. By 1936, only a school and some scattered dwellings remained. The town site became a gathering place for area cattle ranchers, using the old school as a community center.
Geography
Lakeside City is located at 33°46′07″N 98°32′14″W / 33.76861°N 98.53722°W (33.830714,-98.538943).
