HOLLY, TEXAS

Houston County, East Texas

31° 7' 48" N, 95° 20' 14" W (31.13, -95.337222)

FM 1280 and FM 2781
17 Miles SE of Crockett the county seat
6 Miles E of Lovelady
Area code 936
Population: 112 (2000)

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Holly Cafe
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2010

History in a Pecan Shell

Founded sometime in the last quarter of the 19th Century, Holly was granted a post office in 1886 and at one time had several mills and three churches as well as a school. The 1890 census reported a population of 250, which was to be its high-water mark. Two years later the population had decreased to 100 and it fell to a mere 50 residents in 1896.

After a brief period with not a single business, a store and grist mill opened by 1914 although the post office was closed that year, leaving its 25 residents without mail service. The population remained at 25 through the Great Depression and WWII. 1948 reported the same figure. Over the next few decades there wasn't much more than scattered residences although the town is still shown on the county map. The census department counted 112 people living in the vicinity in the year 2000.

Photographer's Note:
"Holly is located on FM 1280 about 6 miles east of Lovelady. " - Barclay Gibson

Holly Community Center
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2010

Cover canceled with Holly, Texas 1893 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

1907 postal map showing Holly (E of Lovelady) in S Houston County
near Trinity County line
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Holly, Texas Nearby Towns:
Crockett the county seat
Lovelady
Groveton
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