Rugby
Rugby, four miles northwest of Bogata in southwestern Red River County, was settled before the Civil War and had a general store and a cotton gin by 1870. A church was organized in 1892. A post office, with William R. Bartlett as postmaster, operated from 1900 until 1907; it was reestablished in 1914. In the early decades of the twentieth century the community supported three gins, two stores, a blacksmith, a doctor, and Presbyterian and Methodist congregations. The post office, however, was discontinued in 1929. From 1925 through 1966 the community had an estimated population of seventy-five. From 1968 through 2000 the population was estimated at twenty-four, and the settlement had no rated businesses.
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
Claudia Hazlewood | © Texas State Historical Association
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Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Rugby is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Grantville)
- (Prairie View)
Locations
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- Latitude
- 33.49566480
- Longitude
- -95.26717030
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No

Rugby by the Numbers
Population Counts
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Pop. | Year | Source |
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24 | 2009 | Local Officials |