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OAK GROVE, TEXAS

Bowie County, East Texas

33° 32' 10" N, 94° 41' 17" W (33.536111, -94.688056)

US Hwy 82
About 4 Miles W of DeKalb
21 Miles E of Clarksville
17 Miles W of New Boston the county seat
40 Miles W of Texarkana
Population: 294 (2000)

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Oak Grove TX Highway sign
Oak Grove Highway sign
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010

History in a Pecan Shell

The community had once been known as Rolyat (Taylor spelled backwards?) and had a post office under that name. But in 1906 it was renamed after a handsome stand of oak trees.

1914 seems to have been Oak Grove’s peak with a population of 200 reported. But by the mid 1920s, it had declined to a mere 80. The post office was discontinued in the 1950s, but the town lived on, reporting 60 people in 1982. The 2000 census showed a gain to nearly 300 residents.

Oak Grove TX - Oak Grove Cemetery sign
Oak Grove Cemetery sign
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010
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Oak Grove TX
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, August 2010

Bowie County Texas 1907 Postal map

1907 Bowie County postal map showing Oak Grove as Rolyat
W of DeKalb, 6 miles to Red River County
 Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Oak Grove / Rolyat TX - Bowie County 1899 Postmark info
Oak Grove / Rolyat TX - Bowie County 1899 Postmark
Cover canceled with 1899 Rolyat postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

Oak Grove TX - Bowie County 1954 Postmark info
Oak Grove TX - Bowie County 1954 Postmark
Cover canceled with 1954 Oak Grove postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection

Bowie County Towns

County Seat - Boston
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  • Bassett
  • Beaver Dam
  • Boston County Seat
  • College Hill
  • Dalby Springs ghost town
  • DeKalb
  • Eylau ghost town
  • Hodgson
  • Hooks
  • Hubbard
  • Leary
  • Malta
  • Maud
  • Nash
    		•
  • New Boston
  • Oak Grove
  • Old Boston
  • Old Salem
  • Pine Springs
  • Poer
  • Red Bank
  • Redwater
  • Texarkana
  • Victory City
  • Wake Village
  • Wamba
    		•

    Contiguous Counties:
    McCurtain County, Oklahoma (NW)
    Little River County, Arkansas (N)
    Miller County, Arkansas (E)
    Cass County (S)
    Morris County (SW)
    Red River County (W)

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