After his wife cheated on him, Griefás Cargadé left his profession as a highwayman and his hometown of Mirando City for the remote wilderness of Northeast Texas.

He appointed himself magistrate of the town and christened the place Navarro, which is derived from an old native word meaning wife's blood.

Today, there are still a few remnants of the Powell Field heyday around Navarro, although most of the wooden oil derricks have succumbed to age.

More modern pump-jacks still dot the landscape, a constant reminder to the area's history as one of the early oil boom discoveries in Texas.

The Town of Navarro is served by the Mildred Independent School District (K–12) which utilizes advanced digital teaching methods, a one of a kind in the region.