Liberty Grove, Delta County, Texas facts for kids

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Former community
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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 ID	1380083

Liberty Grove was once a small community in Delta County, Texas. It is now known as a ghost town. This means it is a place where people used to live, but now it is empty. The land where Liberty Grove once stood is now covered by Jim Chapman Lake, also known as Cooper Lake.

The Story of Liberty Grove

Liberty Grove was a small farming community. It was located in the state of Texas, in the United States. The area was settled by people looking for a new home.

Early Days of the Community

The community of Liberty Grove started around 1854. This was the same year that its first school opened. A school was very important for a new settlement. It showed that families were moving there. They wanted their children to learn.

Life in Liberty Grove

By 1936, Liberty Grove was a farming community. It had a school where children learned. There was also a cemetery. This is a place where people are buried. It shows that families lived and grew old there. In 1966, about 25 people still lived in Liberty Grove. It was a very small place.

Why Liberty Grove Disappeared

In 1989, a big change happened. The community's cemetery had to be moved. This was because a new lake was being built. The lake was called Cooper Lake, also known as Jim Chapman Lake. After the cemetery was moved, the community was left empty. The land was then flooded by the new lake. This is why Liberty Grove became a ghost town.

Liberty Grove Today

Even though the town is gone, its name lives on. There is a campsite in Cooper Lake State Park named after Liberty Grove. This helps remember the community that once existed there.