Aberfoyle, Texas: A Historical Overview
By: Brian Hart
Published: 1952
Updated: November 1, 1994
Aberfoyle is on Farm Road 512 fifteen miles northeast of Greenville in northeastern Hunt County. The settlement was begun soon after the Civil War and received a post office in 1884. By 1900 it had 100 residents, a cotton gin, and a general store. The post office ceased operation in 1904, and the mail was routed through Wolfe City. Aberfoyle's population was 100 in 1933, fell to twenty-five in 1945, and was reported as twenty-five from 1976 to 1989. Businesses declined from four in 1933 to none in the 1980s. In 2000 the population was thirty-five.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Brian Hart, “Aberfoyle, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 19, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/aberfoyle-tx.
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HNA01
- 1952
- November 1, 1994
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