{"id":157282,"date":"2026-02-09T19:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/157282\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:08:49","slug":"looking-at-lindale-texas-between-2008-to-2023-on-google-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/157282\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking at Lindale, Texas Between 2008 to 2023 on Google Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Lindale, Texas<\/a>) – Hi, I’m Michael Gibson and I am a proud Lindale<\/a> Eagle. I was one of 75 classmates that went to Lindale from Kindergarten through graduation in 1996. After a couple of decades living in Tyler, I moved back a couple of years ago and hope to remain a Lindale resident for many more years to come.<\/p>\n

The love for my hometown is what prompted me to go to Google Maps and take a look at Lindale in 2008 versus the most recent photos taken in 2023. It’s fun to see how much my hometown has changed in that 15 year time span. I hope you enjoy this nostalgia trip with me.<\/p>\n

Looking Back at My Hometown of Lindale<\/p>\n

I graduated from Lindale High School in 1996. When I graduated, Lindale High School on Highway 16 was only a year and a half old. The population of Lindale when I graduated was just under 2,500 people. There was no Walmart. There was no Lowe’s. Dairy Queen was still in their 50ish year old building. Lindale was a small town for sure.<\/p>\n

Since 1996, Lindale has exploded. The population is just over 6,000 now. There is a Walmart. There is a Lowe’s. Dairy Queen built a shiny new building a few years ago.<\/p>\n

What once was open pasture across from my parent’s house off of Jim Hogg Road is now a bunch of homes. Other areas that were open field or pastures for cows to graze are now neighborhoods with $350,000 homes. The growth is exciting, but at the same time, I miss those views of grass and trees driving down a blacktop road.<\/p>\n

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Lindale Between 2008 and 2023<\/p>\n

I’m always proud to say that I’m from Lindale. My parents still live in the same house me and my sister grew up in. The same blacktop road church I grew up in is still there, Damascus Baptist Church. While the growth of Lindale will bring a lot more changes, there is a lot that is still the same about my hometown.<\/p>\n

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Taking a Google Maps Trip of Lindale, Texas From 2008 to 2023<\/p>\n

I thought it would be fun to go through Google Maps and see what my hometown of Lindale looked at in 2008 versus 2023.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Michael Gibson \/ Townsquare Media<\/a><\/p>\n

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