Oak Grove, Bowie County, Texas

Oak Grove, also known as Rolyat, is an unincorporated community in Bowie County, Texas. Located in the northwestern part of the county, it is 4 miles (6.4 km) from DeKalb.

History

Oak Grove was founded on the Missouri Pacific Line. It is located on U.S. Route 82. A post office was opened in 1893 under the name Rolyat, but changed to Oak Grove in 1906 due to the Oak Trees nearby. The post office closed in the 1950s. In 2000, 294 residents lived in Oak Grove.^[1]

References

↑ http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HNO04

Municipalities and communities of Bowie County, Texas, United States

County seat: Boston

Cities	DeKalb Hooks Leary Maud Nash New Boston Red Lick Redwater Texarkana Wake Village

Unincorporated communities	Almont Bassett Beaver Dam Burkham Settlement‡ Burns Boston Carbondale Dalby Springs Darden Eylau Hartman Hoot Hubbard Malta Oak Grove Old Boston Simms Spring Hill Sulphur Wamba

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 33°32′10″N 94°41′17″W / 33.53611°N 94.68806°W / 33.53611; -94.68806

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