Lingleville, Texas. (original) (raw)

History in a Pecan Shell

In 1884 R. P. Campbell opened a grocery store in his house in the hollow below what is now the townsite. Before a post office was established there, the community was called Needmore. It was renamed to honor John Lingle, who had settled there in 1874. In 1940 the town had the post office, four businesses, and 200 residents.

Lingleville Historical Marker
One Main St., FM 8
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007

Lingleville

Founded in 1884 by Jacob C. Lingle, the town of Lingleville originally covered a ten-block area. A post office was established in 1885, and by 1892 the community boasted stores, blacksmith shops, a mill, gin, and three churches. Although bypassed by the railroad, the town thrived and soon included education facilities and more businesses. Almost completely devastated by a downtown robbery and fire in 1901, the town rallied and rebuilt. The 1919 oil boom at the nearby Desdemona oil field brought increased settlement and business to Lingleville.
(1990)

Lingleville Tabernacle Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007

Photographer's Note: Flip "this" house
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2007

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