Girvin, Texas
Pecos County
The "Girvin Social Club"
Girvin, originally named Granada, is at the intersection of U.S.
Highway 385 and Farm Road 11, near the Pecos River thirty-two miles
northeast of Fort Stockton in northeastern Pecos County. A community
began there in the 1890s, when stock raisers moved into the region. The
town was eventually named for John H. Girvin, a local rancher. In 1912
the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway completed track construction
from Mertzon to Girvin after crossing the Pecos River. A post office was
established at Girvin on January 31, 1913. The original townsite was
located on both sides of the tracks, near the rail station. Soon the
town also had a store, a hotel, a saloon, and a lumberyard, and stock
pens were built near the tracks.
Source: Glenn Justice, "GIRVIN, TX," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hng07),
accessed June 25, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical
Association
The only business in town is the Girvin Social Club. It's a
small place that crowds up on Friday and Saturday nights. When the
weather is nice the customers dance on the patio dance floor located
outside on the right side of the building.
Girvin, Texas; One of the many places to "Waltz Across Texas" under the stars.
Update:
The Girvin Social Club is currently closed. (8/2011).
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