Big Square, Texas, Castro County. (original) (raw)

History on a Pinhead

Settled in 1908 by the M. L. Stiles family of Iowa, the community got its name after the �big square� two-story houses that the Stiles� family favored.

Other families joined the Stiles and by 1910 the community was granted a post office. It remained open through 1920.

The first schoolhouse was replaced by a brick building in 1920 and in turn, that was replaced in 1939. In 1945, Big Square's school was consolidated with those in Dimmitt and Spring Lake.

1920s Castro County Map showing Big Square
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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