Hargill in Hidalgo County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
First Baptist Church of Hargill
Photographed by Dave W, January 24, 2026
1. First Baptist Church of Hargill Marker
First Baptist Church of Hargill beginning in 1912, the Missouri-Texas Land Company brought settlers to the area for cattle ranching. After the railroad built a Raymondville-Edinburg branch line in 1926, the Harding-Gill Company sold farm tracts around Hargill. A small Baptist congregation met in a borrowed church from 1923 to 1926. Walter Holt led the drive to raise funds, and the Baptists built this wood frame church beside Highway 490 in 1926. Baptisms took place in Bucy Lake until 1956 when the church was moved 30 feet north and remodeled, keeping the original wooden floors and adding a baptistry. The First Baptist Church hosts the busy ladies club and sponsors many community activities.
Erected 2012 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17224.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 26° 26.603′ N, 98° 0.966′ W. Marker is in Hargill, Texas, in Hidalgo County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road
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Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Great Salt Lake (approx. 6.7 miles away); El Sal del Rey (approx. 6.8 miles away); Lasara (approx. 6.8 miles away); La Noria Cardeneρa (approx. 8.9 miles away); Bazαn and Longoria Murders (approx. 10.2 miles away); Restlawn Cemetery (approx. 12.2 miles away); Edinburg Vietnam Casualties Memorial (approx. 12.3 miles away); Richard Alvis Marsh (approx. 12.3 miles away).
Photographed by Dave W, January 24, 2026
2. First Baptist Church of Hargill Marker
Marker seen here to the right of the entrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 33 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
