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The old Schoolhouse
in Lone Grove
FM 2241 at CR 216
Photo
courtesy Erik
Whetstone, August 2005 |
History
on a Pinhead
Originally on a stage line connecting Llano
and Burnet, Lone Grove formed on the
west bank of the Little Llano River and was named for a grove of trees
there. At some point it shifted its location to the east bank. A post
office opened in 1876.
For more information, see photos, school and cemetery historical markers
below. |
Lone
Grove School old photo on display. Note that there were add-ons to
the building that have since been taken away.
Photo
courtesy Dustin
Martin |
Historical
Marker:
8 miles NE of Llano at intersection
of FM 2241 and CR 216
Lone
Grove School
Among the rural
schools in early Llano
County were Lone Grove, Flat Rock, Little Llano, McNutt and Spice
Wood. These rural schools also served their communities as gathering
places. Located on a major route between Llano
and Burnet, Lone Grove grew, and when
officials divided the county into districts in 1884, it became district
number two.
This schoolhouse dates to 1910, on a site donated by D.P. Speck and
J.L. Templeton. In 1937, Lone Grove became one of two rural schools
in the county to offer high school courses. Building additions served
the growing population until consolidation with Llano schools in 1947.
The building is now used as a gathering and polling place.
(2002) |
Lone
Grove School Historical Marker
Photo
courtesy Dustin
Martin, April 2018 |
Lone
Grove Schoolhouse / Community Center
Photo
courtesy Joyce Parrish
More Texas
Schoolhouses |
Lone
Grove Post Office
Photo courtesy Clay Fidler |
Lone Grove Board Branch Cemetery
Photo
courtesy Dustin
Martin, April 2018 |
Historical
Marker:
1 mile E of Llano on SH 29,
then 5.8 miles N on CR 2241, then 0.9 miles W on CR 216
Board
Branch Cemetery
This graveyard
developed as a public burial ground for the Lone Grove community and
surrounding area on the property of W. A. and Sallie Templeton. According
to oral history, the earliest grave on this site may be that of William
Kinderly, reportedly killed by Indians in 1864. The earliest documented
grave is that of Susan Reed (d. 1886), the wife of John S. Reed. There
are more than eighty graves dating from 1900 or before. The cemetery
is called Board Branch for a mill operation once located on nearby
Board Branch Creek. Among the graves of interest on this site are
those of Confederate veterans such as Dr. Cyrus Reeves, an Army surgeon
from Alabama, and eight others. Veterans of World
War I, World
War II, and other wars and conflicts are interred here, as well.
(2000) |
Lone Grove Board Branch Cemetery & Historical Marker
Photo
courtesy Dustin
Martin, April 2018 |
Abandoned
Structure in Lone Grove
Photo
courtesy Dustin
Martin, April 2018 |
Lone
Grove Texas Forum
Subject:
My Grandma was born in Lone Grove
My Grandma was born in Lone Grove on June 1, 1899. Her name was
Ethel Bernice Speck. Where would I look to find information on birth
and marriage records for this area? How long ago did Lone Grove
cease to exist? Thanks a bunch. - Mary Sugar Stewart, April 02,
2006
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1907 Llano
County postal map showing Lonegrove
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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