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Welcome to Big Square ...

Big Square is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Big Square is located in Castro County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Big Square: Big Sq. (or less commonly used: Big Sqr.)

Big Square is 3,820 feet [1,164 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Big Square is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Big Square lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Big Square (for example, toward Texico (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Big Square: 806

Communities near Big Square ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Square.

  • Muleshoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Dimmitt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Earth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Springlake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lazbuddie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hart
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hart is located in Castro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <3>
  • Friona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sudan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Nazareth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Olton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Big Square. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Square.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Square. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Big Square.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Square. See our Newspapers Page for Big Square.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Square ...

Looking for more information about Big Square? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Big Square, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Square.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Castro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big Square - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.