Loving, Texas. (original) (raw)

Loving Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009

History in a Pecan Shell

Located on the Goodnight-Loving Trail, the town was named after Oliver Loving. The town itself was once a part of the Lost Valley Loving Ranch. In 1910 the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad arrived and the local population moved to the tracks. There are conflicting accounts on exactly where the original town was located.

The Trinity Townsite Company sold lots and laid out the new town. In the 1930s Loving had a school, bank, and several churches. From a 1940 population of 350, it declined to 240 by 1980 and remained there for the 1990 census. By 2000 it had increased to 300.

Church Of Christ
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009

"The Loving Heart of Texas"
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009

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