Liberty Grove, Delta County, Texas

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Liberty Grove, Texas
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Liberty Grove
Coordinates: 33°19′52″N95°41′50″W / 33.33111°N 95.69722°W / 33.33111; -95.69722 Coordinates: 33°19′52″N95°41′50″W / 33.33111°N 95.69722°W / 33.33111; -95.69722
Country United States
State Texas
County Delta
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1380083 [1]

Liberty Grove is a ghost town in Delta County, Texas, United States. [1] The community was settled by 1854, the year its school opened. The farming community included the school and a cemetery as of 1936. In 1966, the community had about 25 residents. The community's cemetery was relocated in 1989, and the community was subsequently abandoned and flooded by Cooper Lake. A campsite in Cooper Lake State Park bears the community's name. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Liberty Grove, Delta County, Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Liberty Grove, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online