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.
The Handbook of Texas |
Old Girvin, Texas
"at sundown"
January 2001
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The "Girvin Social Club"
"New" Girvin, Texas
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No one really lives in Girvin anymore. It does have a new post office for
the farmers and ranchers in the area. 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.
One of the many places to "Waltz Across Texas" under the
stars. |
