Flagg, Texas

Flagg is an unincorporated community in Castro County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 30 in 2000.

History
Originally, Flagg was a portion of the 52,000 acre 7-UP Ranch, which was founded in 1884 by James W. Carter, the first person to live in the county. Because of the way the acreage was laid out, C. T. Herring named the property Flag (Flagg) Ranch when he purchased it in 1904. Herring decided to divide the property into 160 acre lots in 1925 and market them as farms. Together with his partners, he planned a townsite and built a two-story hotel with a post office. Some buyers traveled long distances to choose their allotments. By year's end, Flagg operated a lumberyard, a blacksmith shop, a land office, and two stores. Still, the existence of this little agricultural shopping area on Running Water Draw was brief, primarily due to the proximity to Dimmitt and better roadways. There were perhaps ten people living there in the early 1930s. In 1947, the post office was shut down. Local groups like the Ladies' Aid Society amalgamated with Dimmitt's clubs as well. Two miles west on Farm Road 1055 are a fertilizer industry, a grain elevator, and a cotton gin; the original townsite is deserted. Flagg recorded a population of fifty between 1940 and 1990. The population in 2000 was thirty.

Geography
Flagg is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1055 and 1524, 12 mi southeast of Dimmitt, 34 mi east of Bovina, and 23 mi south of Hereford in southwestern Castro County.

Education
In 1925, Flagg had a one-room school that was also used as a union church. In 1929, the Flagg school district was formally established, and the following year, a four-room brick structure was finished. The community joined the Dimmitt Independent School District in 1945.