We recommend the Facebook Group "West Texas History & Memories" for history, famous people, old photos, stories, unclaimed estates and genealogy of the Western Half of Texas . . . Check it out and join the conversation

Reagan County, Texas from 1850 to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers. This was life in Big Lake, Best and Texon Texas as our parents, grandparents and ancestors saw it.

Wonderful photo of a wild horse roundup at Centralia Draw in Reagan County Texas in the late 1800s to early 1900s

19 boys and 6 girls posed with their teacher for their 1930 -1931 third grade class photo in Big Lake Texas

Eleven Members of the -S ranch in Reagan County in 1915 with their horses and wagons. The -S was one of the pioneering ranching enterprises which eventually established the Rocker B ranch which is owned by the Texas Scottish Rites Children's Hospital in Dallas.

Rare photo of Hotel Doran in Big Lake Texas in 1920s with every parking space taken. Read the the benches that advertise the Texas Lumber company in Big Lake.

Best Texas in 1924

In 1924 in downtown Best Texas men posed beside their Model T cars and trucks

Huge photo of the Post Office in 1920s at Big Lake Texas in the Nelson & Nairn store advertising Peters Shoes. In the foreground are some vintage cars and in the background a covered wagon with horses.

Three men in front of the J. Ray McDermott & Company Rig Contractors office in Best, Texas in 1925

In the 1920s two men posed for this highly detailed photo on their rig

Texon Texas in the 1920s was an oil company town when this beautiful picture of a well-maintained residential area the company provided to their workers

Some time in the 1920s in the town of Best, Texas a woman and a little boy posed for this very nice photo

Resources:

West Texas History & Memories

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Amazing People from Texas County by County

These Deceased Residents of Randall County Left a total $6,051 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Please share this with your family and friends from Big Lake and Reagan County Texas to let them know how to claim their inheritance from the Texas Comptroller's Office. . . see the list