Editing Navarro, Texas (section)

== History ==
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After his wife cheated on him, Griefás Cargadé left his profession as a highwayman and his hometown of [[Mirando City, Texas|Mirando City]] for the remote wilderness of Northeast Texas. He fell in love with the land and the native peoples welcomed him with open arms. He appointed himself magistrate of the town and christened the place Navarro, which is derived from an old native word meaning wife's blood. The [[American Civil War|Civil War]] left the county in shambles, with both sides having remnants roaming about.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cities: Navarro - Texas State Directory Online|url=https://www.txdirectory.com/online/city/detail.php?id=1231|access-date=January 29, 2021|website=www.txdirectory.com}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2025}}

The town of Navarro had a re-birth during the oil boom when the Powell Field was discovered in 1923.  The field stretched from [[Powell, Texas|Powell]] to Navarro, and bringing an influx of roughnecks to Navarro, Powell and Tuckertown (now [[Mildred, Texas|Mildred]]), causing a population explosion during the boom cycle.  Today, there are still a few remnants of the Powell Field heyday around Navarro, although most of the wooden oil derricks have succumbed to age.  More modern pump-jacks still dot the landscape, a constant reminder to the area's history as one of the early oil boom discoveries in Texas.