Lindale, Texas

The Lyndale post office opened in 1873 with John M. Davis as postmaster, according to the Handbook of Texas. The spelling changed to Lindale in 1874, and the town became a station on the International-Great Northern Railroad in 1875. The area turned to fruit and truck farming. The J. S. Ogburn and Company Canning Factory, which specialized in peaches, opened in 1895.

By 1902, Lindale had 1,200 residents and was the third-largest town in Smith County. It incorporated in 1905. Lindale Boys' Ranch was dedicated in 1949, and the Lindale Independent School District took shape through consolidation by 1952 (Handbook of Texas).

Picker's Pavilion, downtown at Blackberry Square, was once part of the original cannery. Visit Lindale describes it as a 105-year-old building that the City of Lindale revived for community events, festivals and private rentals.

Every December, the city and Visit Lindale turn the pavilion into Christmas in Lindale. The display is open daily from the first Saturday in December through the 31st. It has large holiday scenes, chalk art and Santa photo days, and admission is free.

The Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Countryfest at Picker's Pavilion. The city lists the 41st Countryfest for Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Fall Piney Woods Wine Festival is also held at Picker's Pavilion. Visit Lindale lists it for October 16 and 17, 2026.

The City of Lindale lists these parks:

• Faulkner Park covers 170 acres about 4 miles north of town. It has soccer and baseball fields, lighted tennis courts, volleyball and basketball courts, a pavilion and a paved walking path around a 15-acre lake.
• Darden Harvest Park covers 23 acres at Blackberry Square in the downtown Cannery District. It has lighted walking trails, playgrounds, a pavilion, a splash pad, a pond and a dog park.
• Pool Park is next to the Kinzie Community Center. It has four baseball fields used by the Lindale Summer Baseball & Softball Association, a playground and a covered pavilion.

Old Mill Pond Museum and Parrott Park has fourteen buildings and pavilions on a 20-plus-acre site, with displays of American life from about 1850 to 1950. Exhibits include a working mill and water wheel, a blacksmith shop, a model train exhibit, automobiles and tractors. Visit Lindale lists it as free (donations accepted) and open Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lindale ISD had 4,632 students in 2026, up 16.2 percent since 2016. It has six campuses: the Early Childhood Center, College Street Elementary, Velma Penny Elementary, E. J. Moss Intermediate, Lindale Junior High and Lindale High School. Those figures come from the Texas Tribune's schools explorer, which draws on state data. The district's teams are the Eagles.