Stiles is a ghost town in Reagan County, Texas, United States, about 18 miles north of Big Lake.[1] As the only town in the area when Reagan County was established in 1903, Stiles was made the county seat.[2] Bypassed by the railroad and eclipsed when oil was discovered near Big Lake, Stiles was replaced with Big Lake as the county seat in 1925.[3]
Stiles Courthouse
The ruins of the old Reagan County Courthouse are still visible just off State Highway 137, between Big Lake and State Highway 158. The courthouse was constructed with local stone by William Martin in 1911.[4]
The former Reagan County Courthouse at Stiles
References
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online, http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/hns86.html (accessed June 3, 2007).
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online, http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/hns86.html (accessed June 3, 2007).
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online, http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/hns86.html (accessed June 3, 2007).
- ^ Handbook of Texas Online, http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/hns86.html (accessed June 3, 2007).
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