REAGAN COUNTY, TEXAS

31° 21' 36" N, 101° 31' 12" W (31.36, -101.52)
Population:3,608 est. (2016) 3,367 (2010)
Total area: 1,176 square miles (3,050 km2)
1,175 square miles (3,040 km2) land
0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) water

Reagan County Topics

History

Town List

Vintage Maps

Contiguous Counties:
Glasscock County (N) Sterling County (NE) Tom Green County (E) Irion County (E) Crockett County (S) Upton County (W) Midland County (NW)

Reagan County History

(1936 Texas Centennial Marker -
in Roadside Park on US 67 about 3 miles W of Big Lake )

Formed from Tom Green County;
created March 7, 1903,
organized April 20, 1903.
Named in honor of John H. Reagan 1818-1905. Indian fighter and surveyor, member of Texas Legislature and United States Congress, postmaster general of the southern Confederacy.
County seat, Stiles 1903-1925,
Big Lake since.

Reagan County Courthouse

Reagan County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

Reagan County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

County Seat - Big Lake
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Best ghost town

Big Lake county seat

Stiles ghost town

Texon ghost town

Reagan County Vintage Maps

Reagan County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Reagan County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Reagan County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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TEXAS TOWN LIST
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