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Stiles

Ghost town · Reagan County, Texas

Stiles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Stiles quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stiles is a ghost town in Reagan County, Texas, recorded as unincorporated community in Texas, United States. It is one of 4 former communities in Reagan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

At its height the population reached about 4.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stiles as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.4069° N, 101.5660° W.

Key facts

Peak population4
Last recorded population4
Elevation2,547 ft
Nearest living townBig Lake, TX
Distance to it16.1 miles
Coordinates31.40690, -101.56600

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What's there now

Stiles is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Lake, TX (population 3,092), about 16.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,547 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Stiles, Texas, with its abandoned courthouse built with stone quarried from a hillside near the town.
Stiles, Texas, with its abandoned courthouse built with stone quarried from a hillside near the town. · Leaflet / Wikimedia Commons · public-domain

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Questions

Where is Stiles?

Stiles is in Reagan County, Texas, at 31.4069, -101.5660.

How many ghost towns are in Reagan County?

Reagan County, Texas has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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