Stiles, Texas

Stiles is a ghost town in Reagan County, Texas, United States, about 18 mi (29 km) north of Big Lake.

Plot summarizes much frontier history, as it holds graves of cowboys who died in accidents on cattle range; one Spanish–American War veteran; victims of shootings, rattlesnake bites, epidemic dysentery.

[4] Stiles lies within an ancient stream channel called Centralia Draw that rises 13 mi (21 km) northeast of Rankin in eastern Upton County (31°19′N 101°52′W / 31.317°N 101.867°W / 31.317; -101.867) and runs east for 43 mi (69 km) across Upton, Reagan, and Irion counties to the Middle Concho River.

[5] Today, Centralia Draw remains dry most of the year except during occasional brief periods of heavy rainfall and runoff.

[6] Evidence suggests that in the past a more active spring-fed stream once flowed through Centralia Draw cutting the broad valley we see today.

Reagan County map