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History · Big Wells

Big Wells’ post office opened in 1911

Most of Big Wells was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986.

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When was Big Wells founded?

1911

The Big Wells post office opened in 1911, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 483115 years
Founding year: the first Big Wells post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Big Wells, in brief

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Big Wells is a city in Dimmit County, Texas, United States. The population was 483 at the 2020 census, down from 697 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1911. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 697 to 483 (-31%).

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What year was Big Wells founded?

The Big Wells post office opened in 1911, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.