Lone Star, Lone Starr, Lone Stars or Lonestar may refer to:

Communities in the United States

Lone Star, Arizona Lone Star is a Unincorporated area, populated place situated in Graham County, Arizona, Graham County, Arizona, United States. The community is located eight miles north of Solomon, Arizona, Solomonville and was named after the nearby mine and mou ...

, a populated place * Lone Star, Fresno County, California, an unincorporated community *

Lone Star, Humboldt County, California Lone Star is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and ...

, a former settlement *

Lone Star, Kansas Lone Star is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States. It is located southwest of Lawrence. History The first settlers arrived in 1854, many of whom were either southern colonists or sympathizers who wanted slavery ...

, an unincorporated community * Lone Star, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Lone Star, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Lone Star, South Carolina, an unincorporated community *

Lone Star, Texas Lone Star is a city in Morris County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,581 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which 0.50% is covered by water. Demographics ...

, a city *

Lone Star, Cherokee County, Texas Lone Star is a ghost town in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. See also * List of ghost towns in Texas This is an incomplete list of Ghost town, ghost towns in Texas. Classification ;Barren site * Sites no longer in existence ...

, a ghost town * Lone Star, Wise County, Texas, a ghost town * Lone Star, Kaufman County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Lone Star, Virginia, an unincorporated community

Businesses

Media

KZPS KZPS (92.5 FM) is an iHeartMedia classic rock formatted commercial radio station licensed to Dallas, Texas, and serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its studios are located along Dallas Parkway in Farmers Branch (although it has a Dall ...

("Lone Star 92.5"), a radio station serving the Dallas/Fort Worth market in Texas *

Lone Star Music Lone Star Music, also called LSM, is a San Marcos, Texas-based music company which operates a website drawing half a million visitors a month,Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given nam ... and Clair Devers, friends of Raney's, took over the oper ...

, a New Braunfels, Texas-based music company * Lone Star Productions, a Poverty Row producer of John Wayne western films in the 1930s, released through

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...

* Lonestar Productions, an Australian film production company headed by Aaron Fa'aoso * MovieTime (originally named Lonestar), a Canadian digital cable specialty channel * ''The Lone Star'' (newspaper), a defunct newspaper in El Paso, Texas 1881–1886

Others

* Lone Star Brewing Company, the first large, mechanized brewery in Texas * Lonestar Cell, a telecommunication company in Liberia *

Lone Star Comics Lone Star Comics was a chain of comic book stores located in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in north central Texas. The chain's offerings included comic books, action figures, gaming supplies, videos, and many other pop culture items. Originally est ...

, a former chain of comic book stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area *

Lone Star Funds Lone Star Funds, legal name of main entity Lone Star Global Acquisitions, Ltd. is a global private equity firm that invests in corporate equity, real estate, credit, and other financial assets. The founder of Lone Star established its first fu ...

, a worldwide private equity firm based in Dallas, Texas * Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, a casual dining restaurant chain *

Lone Star Toys Lone Star Products Ltd. was the brand name used by the British company Die Cast Machine Tools Ltd (DCMT) for its toy products. DCMT was based in Welham Green, Hertfordshire, north of London. Company history Starting as early as 1939, DCMT manufa ...

, the name used by British company Die Cast Machine Tools Ltd for its toy products

Transportation

International LoneStar The International LoneStar (also stylized as International Lonestar) is a model line of conventional-cab trucks that was produced by Navistar International from the 2009 to the 2024 model years. The flagship model line of the company, the LoneStar ...

, a heavy duty truck manufactured by International Truck *

Lone Star (1920 automobile) The Lone Star was a passenger vehicle in production between 1919 and 1922. It was made by the Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Association, San Antonio, Texas. History The Lone Star was available as the Beauty Four (Piedmont model 4-30) with ...

, an early American automobile manufactured by Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Corp. from 1920 to 1922 *

Lone Star Airlines Lone Star Airlines was an American regional airline that operated both domestic and international flights. For much of the airline's life its headquarters were located in the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas. The airline's largest hub ...

, an American regional airline that operated domestic and international flights from 1984 to 1998 * ''Lone Star'' (Amtrak train), an Amtrak passenger train serving Chicago, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, and Houston from 1971 to 1974 * ''Lone Star'' (SSW train), a passenger train operated by St. Louis Southwestern Railway between Memphis and Dallas that discontinued service in 1952 * ''Lone Star'' (steamer), wrecked near Galveston, Texas in 1865 * ''Lone Star'' (towboat), a National Historic Landmark dry docked in Le Claire, Iowa

Film and television

* ''Lone Star'' (1952 film), a Western starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner and Broderick Crawford * ''Lone Star'' (1996 film), an American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles * Captain Lone Starr, a main protagonist in the 1987 Mel Brooks film ''Spaceballs'' * ''Lone Star'' (TV series), a short-lived American television series * 9-1-1: Lone Star, an American procedural drama TV series * "Lone Star", a 1954 episode of ''

Hallmark Hall of Fame ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'', originally called ''Hallmark Television Playhouse'', is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas Citybased greeting card company. It is the longest-ru ...

Music

* Lone Star, a Spanish rock band formed in 1958 *

Lone Star (band) Lone Star was a Welsh rock and heavy metal music band formed in Cardiff in 1975.Strong, Martin C. (2001) ''The Great Metal Discography'', MOJO Books, , p. 319 They released two albums on CBS Records before splitting up in 1978. History An ...

, a Welsh rock band formed in 1975 ** ''Lone Star'' (album), the debut album of the Welsh band *''Lone Star'' a posthumous demos album by English rock band Shagrat *

Lonestar Lonestar (formerly known as Texassee) is an American country music band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of Drew Womack (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Dean Sams (key ...

, an American country music band ** ''Lonestar'' (album), the debut album of the American band

Sports

Austin Lone Stars The Austin Lone Stars were a soccer club that competed in the SISL, USISL and United Soccer Leagues from 1987 to 2000. The club originally started in 1987/88 as the Austin Sockadillos in the original indoor SISL league. They became the Austin Lo ...

, a soccer club that competed in the SISL, USISL and United Soccer Leagues from 1987 to 2000 *

Liberia national football team The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the ''Lone Stars'', represents Liberia in men's international association football, football and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the nation produced the 1995 FIFA World ...

(nicknamed the Lone Stars), national team of Liberia, controlled by the Liberia Football Association *

Lone Star Football League The Lone Star Football League (LSFL) was a regional professional indoor football minor league that played three seasons from 2012 to 2014. All of the LSFL's charter teams were based in the state of Texas, with five teams coming from the Souther ...

, a regional professional indoor football league from 2012 to 2014 * Lone Star League, the name of three American minor professional baseball leagues in Texas, all defunct *

Lone Star Conference The Lone Star Conference (LSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the South Central states, with schools in Texas ...

, a college athletic conference * Lone Star Park, a horse racing track in Grand Prairie, Texas * Lone Star Series, an indoor football league that operated during 2021, later named the

Arena Football Association The Arena Football Association (AFA) was a professional indoor football league based in Texas, Kansas and Mississippi, United States. The league began operation in June 2021 with five teams, known that season as the Lone Star Series. The league ...

* Lone Star Showdown, the name of the collegiate, athletic rivalry between the

Texas Longhorns The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Austin. The teams are sometimes referred to as the Horns and take their name from Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and ...

and the

Texas A&M Aggies The Texas A&M Aggies are the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname "wikt:aggie#Etymology 2, Aggie" was once common at land-grant or "ag" (agriculture) schools in many states. The teams are also simply referr ...

across all varsity men’s and women’s sports * Lone Star 500, a NASCAR race in 1972, renamed the Alamo 500

Military

36th Infantry Division (United States) The 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead") also known as the "Panther Division", the "Lone Star Division",

or Lone Star Division, now part of the Texas National Guard *

49th Armored Division (United States) The 49th Armored Division —nicknamed the "Lone Star"— was an armored division of the Texas Army National Guard during the Cold War. Active from 1947, the division formed part of the Texas Army National Guard together with the 36th Infantry D ...

, nicknamed the Lone Star, a United States Army National Guard unit * Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, a former government-owned facility near Texarkana, Texas

People

William Henry Dietz William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz (August 17, 1884 – July 20, 1964) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head college football coach at Washington State University, Purdue University, Louisiana Tech University, University o ...

(1884–1964), nicknamed "Lone Star", American football player and coach *

John Pendleton John Strother Pendleton (March 1, 1802 – November 19, 1868), nicknamed "The Lone Star", was a nineteenth-century congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer from Virginia. Early and family life Born near Culpeper, Virginia, Pendleton studied with ...

(1802–1868), nicknamed "The Lone Star", American congressman, diplomat, lawyer and farmer

Other uses

Lone Star College System Lone Star College (LSC) is a public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston, Texas, area. In 2017, it enrolled about 95,000 students. The headquarters of the Lone Star College System are located in The Woo ...

a public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston, Texas * Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming *

Lone Star High School (Frisco, Texas) Lone Star High School is a public high school located in the city of Frisco, Texas, United States and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Frisco Independent School District. In 2015, the school was rated as " Met Standard" ...

, a public high school * ''The Lone Star'', a barque featured in the Sherlock Holmes story "

The Five Orange Pips "The Five Orange Pips", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the fifth of the twelve stories in ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes''. The story was first published in ''The Strand Magazine'' in Nov ...

" * Lone Star tick, a tick known scientifically as

Amblyomma americanum ''Amblyomma americanum'', also known as the lone star tick, northeastern water tick, turkey tick, and cricker tick, is a type of tick indigenous to much of the eastern United States and Mexico that bites painlessly and commonly goes unnoticed, r ...