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Home Page An overnight boom town from the 1920's that once boasted a population of 10,000 in a sweeping sea of tents, McCamey has developed a rich history of hardy people, working together to overcome the obstacles presented by surviving in a harsh and arid land. Today, McCamey's population of 1,805 make their living primarily in the oil industry, with some farming and ranching in the area. Unfortunately, leaks prevented it from being utilized and it now serves as a "white elephant" reminder of a time from long ago, and for years was the canvas for many high school students to leave their "words of wisdom" behind. www.mccameycity.com   (441 words)

McCamey, Texas. McCamey has recently commemorated the 75th anniversary of its founding with some charming murals and signs designating the locations of the buildings/ businesses portrayed in the murals. McCamey thinks enough of these to include them on their welcome sign. I grew up in McCamey and my dad worked at the Rio Pecos power plant which was owned by West Texas Utilities Co. When I graduated high school in 1970 I too started working at the plant. www.texasescapes.com /TOWNS/McCamey_Texas/McCamey.htm   (336 words)

Wired News: Texas Wind Blows With Green Power Texas' reputation as a home to oil wildcatters and dusty plains populated by derricks has sometimes overshadowed the growth of its renewable energy industry, not that it matters to Texans. McCamey, Texas' "wind energy capital" is home to about 700 megawatts of wind power capacity, nearly twice the grid's 400-megawatt capacity after recent upgrades. Two new high voltage lines to McCamey are planned, at a cost of about $300 million, and will bring that transmission capacity to around 2,000 MW in the next few years. www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,60070,00.html   (802 words)

McCamey Texas Resource Guide, City or community of McCamey, Texas Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, ... The distance from McCamey to Washington DC is 1564 miles. The distance to the Texas state capital is 273 miles. McCamey is positioned 31.13 degrees north of the equator and 102.21 degrees west of the prime meridian. www.usacitiesonline.com /txcountymccamey.htm   (246 words)

McCamey, Texas -- Wind Energy Capital of Texas On February 22, 2001 McCamey was declared the "Wind Energy Capital of Texas" This new title comes to McCamey honestly because it has become a hot bed of this relatively new "green" power industry. Woodward Mountain is West of McCamey near Girvin, Texas All of this activity may mean a new slogan for McCamey. www.texasbob.com /travel/tbt_mccamey.html   (252 words)

OA Online Obituaries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) A long-time resident of McCamey, Bill was born February 19, 1920, in Clinton, Ind., to Thomas E. Darby and Effie Essie Julian Darby. Miller was born September 16, 1907, in Rockwell County, Texas, to Clements and Centha Clarkson. of McCamey, Texas, John Miller of Amarillo, Texas, George Miller of Andrews, Texas, Bill Miller of Odessa, Texas, Jerry Miller of Midland, Texas, and Ed Miller of Denver, Colo.; two daughters, Margaret Dobbins of Amarillo, Texas, and Juanita Howell of Clinton, Miss.; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. www.oaoa.com /obit/obits070804.htm   (600 words)

The University of Texas Alumni and Friends He was an ex-officio member of the Texas Racing Commission in 1993, and he currently serves as a member of the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct (2001-2007). He was active in civic affairs in north Texas and served on the Board of Directors and as Vice Chairman of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Judge Prado served on the Texas State Bar Crime Victims Committee, and was appointed by the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist to serve as the Chairman of the Criminal Justice Act Review Committee from 1991-1993. www.utexas.edu /law/depts/alumni/recipients.html   (1294 words)

McCamey, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia McCamey is located at 31°7′56″N, 102°13′20″W (31.132300, -102.222106) About 23.2% of families and 24.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 16.6% of those age 65 or over. The City of McCamey is served by the McCamey Independent School District. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McCamey,_Texas   (393 words)

TTUHSC :: School of Nursing : Continuing Nursing Education Participation in co-provided courses with the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Texas Tech University, and other agencies/facilities in the Lubbock region. Pride in offering quality continuing nursing education and dedicated service to nurses in West Texas and beyond. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education Program is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. www.ttuhsc.edu /son/cne   (242 words)

McCamey News Thirty-one alleged drug dealers from McCamey and Rankin have been arrested in the largest drug bust in Upton County history, a news release said The cases were presented by 112th District Attorney Laurie... The Texas Tax Reform Commission has learned in a dozen hearings that a big school property tax reduction is needed not only to relieve taxpayers but also to keep the "boom" in statewide economic development. From the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is recommending changes to next year's hunting and fishing regulations, expanding upon the success of several resource management... www.topix.net /city/mccamey-tx   (635 words)

Texas Online: McCamey, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) In less than a year, McCamey was brawling boom town of 10,000 housed in tents and hastily constructed buildings. Much quieted, McCamey today is still a center of oil activity and is livestock shipping point for surrounding ranches. Mesa's surface at altitude of 3, 100 feet is ranch land shared by cattle, sheep, and oil wells. texas-on-line.com /graphic/mccamey.htm   (142 words)

NPR - All Things Considered: The Power of Wind The Texas legislature has declared the oil patch town of McCamey the Wind Energy Capital of Texas. McCamey was born in 1926, after oil literally gushed from the ground out of one of the most productive oilfields ever discovered. Howard Berkes discovered during a tour of the town with McCamey mayor Sherry Phillips. www.npr.org /programs/atc/features/2001/feb/010219.windpower.html   (367 words)

[No title] Community Present Proposed McCamey, Texas 237C3 233C3, 237C3 Coordinates: 31-11-56 NL and 102-01-42 WL Additional Information: The proposed allotment of Channel 233C3 at McCamey requires a site restriction of 19.9 km (12.4 miles) east of McCamey (center city coordinates: 31-08-09 NL and 102- 13-26 WL). Petitioner states that McCamey is an incorporated city with a population exceeding 1,800 persons. Community Present Proposed Hamlin, Texas 279C 283C2, 279C Coordinates: 33-01-16 NL and 100-17-23 WL Additional Information: The proposed allotment of Channel 283C2 at Hamlin requires a site restriction of 21.5 km (13.4 miles) northwest of Hamlin (center city coordinates: 32-53-05 NL and 100-07-34 WL). www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/Mass_Media/Notices/2001/da012324.txt   (1390 words)

Renewable Energy Projects Around Texas This wind farm is National Wind Power's (NWP) first project in Texas and is located in Culberson County, northeast of the town of Van Horn in West Texas. The power produced by the Delaware Mountain Wind Farm is purchased by the Lower Colorado River Authority (Austin, Texas) and Reliant Energy HLandP (Houston, Texas) for distribution to their customers. The Texas Wind Power Project, located in Culberson County in West Texas, has 112 Kenetech 33M-VS wind turbines capable of generating 35 megawatts of electricity -- enough to power 12,000 to 15,000 homes. www.infinitepower.org /projects.htm   (919 words)

McCamey Isd School District Information and School Reports 111 E 11TH ST McCamey Isd services an approximate student population of 504 in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. There are 3 schools associated with the agency, which is classified as being in or near a rural area (McCamey, TX). McCamey Isd allocates approximately $6,790 per pupil for instructional expenses. www.homes101.net /texas-schools/mccamey-isd-d15305   (168 words)

McCamey, Texas TX, city profile (Upton County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk Texas > All counties > Upton County > McCamey At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in McCamey was $12,171, compared with $21,587 nationally. Median rent in McCamey, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $199. www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=26761   (728 words)

Salvador Duran, SSG, Army, Fort Stockton TX, 20May70 10W069 - The Virtual Wall® Sal, as he was known to his friends, grew up in McCamey, Texas. He is remembered by the communites of McCamey, Texas, Fort Stockton, Texas and by the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Midland, Texas. He was a four year letterman in football, track, and baseball and held many other honors at McCamey High School including National Honor Society and Most School Spirit, President of his Senior Class and as a junior King of the Junior-Senior Prom. www.virtualwall.org /dd/DuranSG01a.htm   (401 words)

Mccamey Real Estate - Mccamey Texas You might be interested to know that Mccamey has a population of 1,952 and the average household income in Mccamey is $39,014. Residents of Mccamey enjoy 46.9 degree weather in the month of January and 83.8 degree weather in the month of July. The median age in Mccamey is 37.01 and the average household size in Mccamey is 2.52. www.homepages.com /localpages/Texas/Mccamey.htm   (131 words)

McCamey, Texas (TX) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime, news McCamey, Texas (TX) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime, news Back to Texas big cities, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities. Latest news from McCamey, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations www.city-data.com /city/McCamey-Texas.html   (705 words)

All American Pipeline The All American Pipeline is a thousand-mile long, 30" diameter pipe built to carry crude oil from producing areas around Bakersfield to refineries in McCamey, Texas, near Odessa. The crude was heated at several heating stations, located every 100 miles or so along the pipeline, to maintain the crude at a temperature between 160 to 140 degrees, decreasing its viscosity so that it flows with less friction through the pipe. Visible at a number of heater stations and valve heads along Route 58, especially between Mojave and Barstow. ludb.clui.org /ex/i/CA3181   (118 words)

HOME The purpose of this website is to list demographic information about former students and teachers at McCamey High School. It was created in 2000 and is maintained by Dock Sewell with the help and advice of Paul and Jerry Rape (Graduates of McCamey High School). The background was created by June Smith, Alpine, TX (Junes Place). myweb.cableone.net /dpsewell   (114 words)

McCamey Emergency Services, Inc. @ Firehouse.com Network McCamey Emergency Services, Inc. proudly protects 2400 people living in an area of 2200 square miles. Our department is a public department whose members are on a volunteer status. McCamey Emergency Services, Inc. is the EMS serving McCamey, Texas and surrounding areas. departments.firehouse.com /dept/MccameyTX   (125 words)

McCamey, TX (Upton County) - city housing guide - ePodunk McCamey, TX (Upton County) - city housing guide - ePodunk Texas > All counties > Upton County > McCamey City Growth trend: According to Census Bureau estimates, the population of Upton County declined by -7.4% from 2000 to 2003, going from 3,404 to 3,153. www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/movInfo.php?locIndex=26761   (205 words)

McCamey, Texas - brought to you by LASR - Leisure And Sport Review McCamey, Texas - brought to you by LASR - Leisure And Sport Review Before 1925, only a lone boxcar occasionally stood on the siding at this featureless site. In addition, a growing number of wind turbine generators on the surrounding mesas make McCamey the wind energy capital of Texas. www.lasr.net /pages/city.php?City_ID=TX0114014   (127 words)

A new gust of wind projects across the US | csmonitor.com With wind farms popping up from New York to Texas to California, wind power is riding high in the saddle again. Back in Texas, King Mountain near McCamey was one of the biggest wind farms in the country with 215 turbines just completed in 2004, creating scores of new jobs and millions in tax revenue for the town. Now, hundreds of megawatts of new wind power are in development in other dry, wind-swept Texas vistas like Taylor County. www.csmonitor.com /2006/0119/p02s01-usec.html   (1344 words)

Movers McCamey Texas - TXmovers.com McCamey, TX Texas Movers is a free service designed to help you through your moving process. McCamey, TX will contact you with competitive detailed price quotes for your move from or within McCamey, TX that meet your budget and needs. www.txmovers.com /texas_movers/McCamey.html   (149 words)

1st Assembly of God, McCamey - McCamey,TX : Although McCamey is located in the desert, the Lord is doing a new thing here. It is not a new thing for the Lord, He has been making springs flow in the wilderness for a long time. Revival has come to McCamey, Texas and the Lord is equipping people to do the work He has called them to do. netministries.org /see/churches.exe/ch06476   (275 words)

Resthaven Cemetery, McCamey, Tx 1849-2004 Located about one mile south from the City Limits of McCAMEY, TEXAS on FARM to Market #305. Population of McCAMEY on the City Limits sign: 2436. Any commercial use without the written consent of the host/author is prohibited. www.rootsweb.com /~txupton/mcccem.htm   (118 words)

Welcome to Agua Etc. Water Store in McCamey, Texas Welcome to Agua Etc. Water Store in McCamey, Texas Always forgive your enemies...nothing else annoys them so much. Site content not to be used without written permission www.aguaetc.com   (868 words)

McCamey, Texas Chamber of Commerce The great weather, low cost of living, and wide-open spaces will make you like McCamey. Get away from the traffic and crowds and come enjoy some sunny, smog-free West Texas days and quiet, starry, West Texas nights! Contact the McCamey Chamber of Commerce today for more information about visiting or moving your family or business to McCamey, Texas. www.mccameychamber.com   (78 words)

La Bonita Inn & Suites - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) Welcome to the newly built La Bonita Inn and Suites in McCamey, Texas. Kitchenettes are available with countertop stoves and an essential set of complimentary cookware and utensils. In the summer time you can enjoy a dip in our pool and watch our beautiful Texas sunsets! www.labonitainn.com   (142 words)

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