Holly Grove, TX (Freestone County)

Type: General Entry

Published: February 1, 1995

Holly Grove, a half mile off Interstate Highway 45 in southwestern Freestone County, was once a school community. The Holly Grove school had an enrollment of fifteen in 1903. During the 1930s the community comprised a few scattered dwellings and a business nearby. By the 1980s only the Holly Grove Cemetery remained at the site.

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Freestone County Historical Commission, History of Freestone County, Texas (Fairfield, Texas, 1978).

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

Chris Cravens, “Holly Grove, TX (Freestone County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed June 29, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/holly-grove-tx-freestone-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: February 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Texas Almanac 2020-2021


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Holly Grove
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1374111
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Freestone County
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.51156290°

Longitude: -96.11607760°

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