Bluegrove, Texas, Clay County. (original) (raw)

Bluegrove highway sign
Photo courtesy Mike Price, September 2009

History in a Pecan Shell

Established in the early 1880s, the name comes from a mott of trees that had a blusish tint at certain times of day. The town�s grew around a general store and in 1895 the community acquired its own post office.

The population reached a high-water mark of 240 people in the mid 1920s but entered into a decline after WWII. The figure of 125 was first used in the mid 1950s and was submitted for the 2000 census.

Old store
Photo courtesy Mike Price, September 2009

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