Bug Tussle, Texas facts for kids
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Bug Tussle, Texas
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 Bug Tussle, Texas
Location in Texas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Fannin |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population
(1990)
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| • Total | 15 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381548 |
Bug Tussle, once known as Truss, is a small, unincorporated community. It is located in southeastern Fannin County, Texas, in the United States. An unincorporated community means it is a settlement that is not part of an official city or town.
The Story of Bug Tussle
How it Started
Bug Tussle began in the 1890s. It was first called Truss, named after an early resident, John Truss. The community is found where Farm to Market Road 1550 and Texas State Highway 34 meet. A post office was set up there around 1893 or 1894.
Changes Over Time
In 1962, only six people lived in Bug Tussle. Later, from 1966 to the mid-1980s, a real estate developer named David Graham Hall worked to improve the downtown area. He leased the area for 15 years. After his work, about 30 people lived in the renovated downtown, which was called 'West Bug Tussle'. By 1990, the community's population was 15 people.
The Mystery of the Name
Bug Tussle is famous for its very unusual name. More than seventy highway signs for Bug Tussle have been stolen over the years!
There are a few ideas about how the name Bug Tussle came to be. The most popular story says it happened in the 1890s. A swarm of insects ruined an ice cream social, causing a big "tussle" or struggle.
Another idea is that picnickers would watch bugs fight after they finished eating. A third story suggests that two residents were arguing about changing the town's name. They got distracted by two dung beetles fighting, and the name stuck!
