You’ll Find These 10 Things in Every East Texas Small Town

(Lindale, Texas) - You'll notice how every East Texas small town has its own distinctive personality. You'll also notice that every East Texas small town has many things in common. The most common thing in every small town is the open fields that have been converted to a neighborhood or shopping area.

I'm gonna pick on my hometown of Lindale for this write up, but you'll notice that your small town has some, or all of these, things very much in common. I grew up in Lindale, went to school there from Kindergarten through graduation and have seen so many changes to my hometown. I love my hometown so that's why I can pick on it.

Lindale, My Hometown

I grew up in Lindale. My parents still live in the same house off Jim Hogg Road that I grew up in. They still go to the same blacktop road church that I grew up in. I'm old enough now that I can point to a certain location and be able to say "I remember when that was just a field."

Where Posados and the hospital is across from Walmart and Lowes was just an empty field. Even the area across from where my mom and dad live was just someone's pasture where they kept their cows when I was growing up. Yes, all of those areas were once just grass and trees.

Every Small Town is Different and Alike

Even though a small town will grow, many will still keep that small town feel. Every small town, despite growing bigger, all have these things in common. While I'm picking on my hometown of Lindale, going through this list will certainly make you point out something very similar in your small town, if not all of them.

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