Lubbock in Lubbock County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Bradford Knapp
(Dec. 24, 1870 June 11, 1938)
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017
1. Bradford Knapp Marker
Known for his leadership in the field of agricultural education, Bradford Knapp served as first director of the U.S. Cooperative Extension Service and helped plan and carry out World War I overseas food production for the Agriculture Department. He later served as Dean of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas (1920-23), and as the president of the universities now known as Oklahoma State (1923-28), Auburn (1928-32), and Texas Tech (1932-38).
Erected 1984 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 484.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education.
Location. 33° 33.926′ N, 101° 48.435′ W. Marker is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County. It can be reached from East 31st Street. Marker is the City of Lubbock Cemetery, in the northwest corner of block 27. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2011 East 31st Street, Lubbock TX 79404, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Texas’ South Plains. It is also on the American Great Plains, specifically on the Southern Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paul Whitfield Horn (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named City of Lubbock Cemetery (approx. half a
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Another marker is no longer nearby. City of Lubbock Cemetery (was approx. half a mile away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017
2. Bradford Knapp Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 9, 2017
3. Bradford Knapp Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, March 10, 2021
4. Bradford Knapp Marker
Photographed by Allen Lowrey, March 10, 2021
5. Knapp Headstone
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 703 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on December 27, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4, 5. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Allen Lowrey of Amarillo, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
