Girvin Views
Girvin is listed in T.Lindsay Baker's Ghost Towns of Texas. According to this excellent, but out-of-date book, Girvin was named after a ranch that was there when the railroad came through in 1911. The post office followed in 1912 and Girvin was officially named. It prospered for about 20 years and then started its decline.
The Girvin Social Club is the most poignant story (in our opinion) in this volume full of characters, gentlepeople, places and food and how they all come together. We pulled up as the sun was going down. The Girvin Social Club was closed. We felt relieved, since there's nothing more to say that isn't said in Susie Flatau's chapter.
Girvin Images
