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History of Lipan

Lipan, TX

1850

Lipan is at the intersection of Farm roads 4 and 1189, sixteen miles northwest of Granbury in the northwestern corner of Hood County. Though settlers began moving into the area during the early 1850s, the settlement was not formally established until 1873, when T. A. Burns laid out a townsite at the intersection of the roads connecting Weatherford to Stephenville and Granbury to Palo Pinto. He called the new community Lipan, after the Lipan Apaches, who reportedly had used the surrounding territory as a hunting ground earlier in the century. Fertile soils attracted settlers to the area, and the nearest community was twenty miles away. Lipan received a post office in 1875. By the mid-1890s the community had a school and several businesses, including two blacksmith shops and two cotton gins. Its population by 1900 was 286. In 1936 it had 300 residents and eighteen businesses. Unlike many small communities, Lipan grew during the Great Depression and World War II . Its population reached 350 by the late 1940s, when the town had twenty-one businesses. In the late 1960s the community reported 399 residents and sixteen businesses. A slight decline during the 1970s was offset by growth in the next decade. The population was 512 in the late 1980s, when fourteen businesses served area residents. In 1990 the population of Lipan was 354. The population grew to 425 by 2000.

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Antioch Community

1869

Antioch, formerly an active farming community, is today a rural locale of western Hood County. The last Indian fight in the county, called Point of the Timbers or Battle of Lookout Point, occurred in this vicinity in September 1869. Organized settlement began in the 1870s, when families established ranches at the head of Stroud's Creek upstream from Thorp Spring. Stage routes from Fort Worth and Tolar also passed nearby. A Baptist church, school and cemetery begun two miles east in 1881 became a small settlement called Stroud's Creek. In August 1889, the congregation moved to this site and changed the church name to Antioch. The Musick family gave land for the church and an adjoining cemetery. The first grave in Antioch Cemetery, that of teenager Lottie Brown, dates to May 1890. Confederate veterans George Washington Brown (1811-1891) and Austin Musick (1826-1897) are also interred there. The cemetery became inactive in 1941. By 1956, membership of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church had dwindled to twelve members, and so the congregation disbanded and the church building was moved to Paluxy. In 1894, Ellis School of Stroud's Creek split into Ellis, Asbury and Antioch schools. Early Antioch teacher Richard Mugg later became county school superintendent and county judge. Asbury merged with Antioch (known locally as Midway) in 1920. Classes ended in 1941 and students attended Tolar School, where the mascot of the Rattlers was inspired by a four-foot rattlesnake captured on Antioch's Jarvis Ranch. With the school and church buildings now gone, the cemetery marks the historic center of Antioch. (2006)

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Hightower Cemetery

1846

John Bryan McPheres Hightower was born in December 1822 in Georgia. By 1846, he lived in Red River, Texas with his father and brother. Three years later, he wed Mary E. Morris in Cherokee County, and the couple moved to Erath County with three children by the time of the 1860 census. The family had earlier settled on a large ranch in this area. In 1870, the Hightowers formally set aside almost two acres here for a cemetery. Before that time, they had buried three children at the site, and some of the unmarked graves may date to earlier than 1870. At the cemetery that year, the community buried the first person outside the Hightower family, Reuben Phillips. A search party had found his body near the ranch after he had been attacked by Indians. John B. Hightower died in 1878, and Henry Killian bought the ranch. In 1895, he officially deeded the burial ground to a cemetery association, which has continued to maintain the historic site. Today, the site is the final resting place of military veterans, members of fraternal organizations and generations of area residents. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003

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Stroud Creek Cemetery

1883

The Stroud Creek community developed in the late 1870s and early 1880s due to post-Civil War migration, land grants, a nearby stagecoach line, and cessation of area raids by Native Americans. Stroud Creek settlers began to use this property, located on the Elizabeth Windsor survey and owned by Benjamin Irby, for burials in 1883, and it was later used by residents of Tolar. The interred include community and religious leaders, merchants, educators, farmers, and military veterans. The cemetery features curbing, fraternal markers, and vertical stones. Today, Stroud Creek Cemetery continues to be used and remains a testament to the pioneering men and women of western Hood County.

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Acton, TX

1855

Acton is on State Highway 4 five miles east of Granbury in Hood County. The site was cleared in 1866, when the area was in Johnson County. Acton is the oldest known settlement in Hood County. As early as 1845 there were reports of surveyors working in the area. Among the first White settlers was Charles Barnard , who built a trading post on the Brazos River in order to trade with the nearby Indians. It was reported that the friendly Caddo Indians in the area assisted in the defense of the settlers against the fierce Comanches. In 1856 the settlement received a post office with the orthographically strange name Camanche Peak. In 1855 a church building was built for use by Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and "Reformed Christians"; each group used the structure once a month. That year Aaron Farris erected a water mill at nearby Walnut Creek. The mill became a natural gathering place for the townspeople, so Farris established a type of "exchange store" in his home. The first permanent store was built by Clarence Hollis. The building served the community as a general store, post office, saloon, and blacksmith shop. Soon, teacher William Wright began to conduct the first school in the area. The first local physicians, J. C. Cornelius and S. R. McPherson, arrived in 1855 and 1858, respectively. Construction on the Masonic Hall commenced, and upon its completion in 1868 many new families chose to settle permanently in Acton. Around 1861 the townspeople were commissioned to select a new name for the area. Several suggestions were offered, but the permanent choice was Acton. There are several explanations for the new name. The most common is that Hollis proposed the name in honor of his sweetheart, Miss Acton. It was also suggested that the name was derived from Oak Town, due to the large number of oak trees growing in the area. The Acton post office was officially established in 1861 and operated until 1906. By 1903 it was on a daily delivery route out of Granbury. During the mid-1850s Elizabeth Crockett , the second wife of David Crockett , and two of her sons settled on the David Crockett survey, 320 acres granted to the widow by the state of Texas. Upon her death she was buried in the Acton Cemetery. In 1911 the state placed a statue of her in the cemetery. The Crockett plot consists of .006 acres of land and was operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department until operational control was transferred to the Texas Historical Commission in 2008. Acton State Historic Site holds the distinction of being the smallest state historic site in Texas. By 1887 the population of Acton was estimated to be 200. It was 164 in 1927, 142 in 1933, and 75 from 1949 through the early 1960s. The 1970 tally, however, reached 210. The population increased because of the construction from the mid-1960s to 1970 of the De Cordova Bend Dam nearby. Upon completion of Lake Granbury the population leveled off once again at 130. Another surge in the population occurred by 1988, when it was 450; at this time the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station was being constructed in nearby Somervell County. Acton is surrounded by farm and ranch land and has several residential subdivisions, in which new residents are employed by the nuclear plant. Three neighboring communities, Pecan Plantation, De Cordova Bend Estates, and Port Ridglea, are highly populated. In 1990 the population of Acton was still 450, and in 2000 it had grown to 1,129. That figure was still reported in the 2020s. A community center and library carries the town name. Acton Nature Center, which opened in the early 2000s, is a seventy-four-acre park that offers visitors hiking and biking trails, a 1930s farmhouse, and various educational programs about nature.

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Clark, Addison

1873

Addison Clark, cofounder and first president of Texas Christian University, was born on December 11, 1842, in Titus (now Morris) County, Texas, the first of eleven children of Esther (DeSpain) and Joseph Addison Clark . He had some formal schooling but was educated primarily by his mother. He volunteered for the Confederate forces in 1862 and saw action as an officer. After the war he enrolled as an advanced student at Carlton College in Bonham. After graduation in January 1869, he married Sallie McQuigg; they had eight children. Clark and his brother Randolph Clark moved to Fort Worth the same year and established a school there under the auspices of the local Disciples of Christ church. In 1874 he moved to Thorp Spring where he, his brother, and their father opened a school they called Add-Ran College, after the first syllables of the brothers' first names. Addison was listed as president of the college from its opening in 1873, but he had remained in Fort Worth for a year to oversee the school there. Add-Ran Male and Female College, as it was officially called, also included a preparatory department. The school grew quickly, and in 1877 the Clarks built a larger facility across the road from the original building. Costs of construction and high operating expenses proved to be too much, and in 1889 the Clarks gave the institution to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Texas. Addison Clark continued as president, and the name was changed first to Add-Ran Christian University and later to Texas Christian University , although Clark was opposed to both name changes. In 1895, against his wishes, the university was moved to Waco. Clark remained president until 1899, when he stepped down. He continued to teach ancient languages until 1904, when he resigned from the faculty. He also held pastorates in Waco and Amarillo until 1904, when he became president of Add-Ran Jarvis College in Thorp Spring, which occupied the same buildings as the original Add-Ran before its move to Waco. When Add-Ran Jarvis was forced to close in 1909, Clark moved to Mineral Wells to serve as pastor of the Disciples of Christ church. He died at the home of his daughter in Comanche, Texas, on May 12, 1911, and was buried in Thorp Spring.

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The Great Comanche Trail

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Sports in Lipan

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 2A · Boys Basketball · 2017–2026

Lipan — UIL 2A Boys Basketball State Champions — 5 titles

Most recent: 2026 2A Division 2

Lipan High School, nestled in the heart of Texas, has established a remarkable record in boys' basketball. Competing in Class 2A, the Lipan Indians have secured multiple state championships. Their UIL state titles include the 2A championship in 2024 and 2023, along with a 2A Division 2 title in 2026. Prior to their success in Class 2A, Lipan also claimed back-to-back 1A state championships in 2017 and 2018.

This consistent performance on the court highlights Lipan's dedication to high school basketball. The community has seen its team rise to the top of their respective classifications over several years, marking Lipan as a notable presence in Texas high school sports.

State titles
5 (2017–2026)
Most recent
2026
Class
2A
The moment

The 2024 2A state championship was a significant achievement for Lipan High School.

Sources: UIL State Championship Archives
🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 2A · Girls Basketball · 2021–2026

Lipan — UIL 2A Girls Basketball State Champions — 3 titles

Most recent: 2026 2A Division 2

Lipan High School, nestled in the heart of Texas, has established a notable record in girls' basketball within the UIL 2A conference. The program has secured multiple state championships, demonstrating consistent excellence on the court. Their achievements reflect dedicated effort and a strong presence in high school sports.

The Lipan Lady Indians have hoisted the state championship trophy in recent years, including a 2A Division 2 title in 2026. This adds to their previous 2A state championships in both 2023 and 2021. The community takes pride in these accomplishments, marking Lipan as a significant competitor in Texas high school basketball.

State titles
3 (2021–2026)
Most recent
2026
Class
2A
The moment

The 2026 2A Division 2 state championship marked another high point for Lipan High School girls' basketball.

Sources: UIL State Championship Archives

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