Inadale, Texas: A Historical Overview of the Town


By: Noel Wiggins

Published: 1952

Updated: March 1, 1995

Inadale, on U.S. Highway 84 in southeastern Scurry County, began in 1922 when W. C. Cleckler built a store on the tracks of the Roscoe, Snyder and Pacific Railway. Mit Cranfil bought a gin and moved it near the store. They named the town for Ina Wooten, the daughter of one of the owners of the railroad. A post office was granted and stores and churches built, and in 1929 the Hermleigh Herald reported that the Western Produce Company was going to open a produce house there. Inadale had a population of sixty by 1930 and 150 by 1947. In 1980 it had 100 residents, and the post office and most of the businesses were gone. The population was reported as eight in 1990, and that figure remained unchanged in 2000.

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"The Hermleigh Herald, June 27, 1929," in 77 Years as Recorded in Scurry County Newspapers, 1895–1972 (Snyder?, Texas, 1974?). Hooper Shelton, comp., From Buffalo...to Oil: History of Scurry County, Texas (Snyder?, Texas: Feather, 1973).

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Noel Wiggins, “Inadale, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/inadale-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HLI02

1952
March 1, 1995

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Place
Inadale
Currently Exists
Yes
Place Type
Town
USGS ID
1338380
Town Fields
  • Has post office: No
  • Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to
  • Scurry County
Coordinates
  • Latitude: 32.54094790°
  • Longitude: -100.68316680°
Population Counts
People Year
12 2014

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