Honey Grove is a quiet village nestled in
some of the most beautiful landscape in the
Red River Valley. Tall, lush tree groves give
way to rolling, green prairie along Highway
56, and the town center is full of wonderfully
strong stone buildings constructed from
locally quarried rock.

Honey Grove was first settled by Americans
in the 1840s, though legend has it that Davy
Crockett passed by the area on his way to
destiny and called it a 'honey grove' because
of the large bee hive he found there. By
1846, Honey Grove had a post office, but it
was incorporated into a city in 1873. It
became a market center for the farms in the
area, and by 1890 over 3,000 people called
Honey Grove home. But as it is with farming,
prosperity wasn't always constant, and by
the year 2000, the population had stabilized
at 1,746.

To read a story from Honey Grove's past,
click here. And enjoy the photos I took on a
warm Spring day!
Honey Grove sits in the eastern
section of Fannin County on TX
56, between Bonham and Paris.

You can also find it by clicking
on the map.
The refurbished City Hall, which has a jail
attached in the back.
This cool old club is conveniently located next to the city's drunk tank.
"Sweetest Town in Texas"
Some parts of Honey Grove are  the worse for wear.
A very nice lady sits inside this junk store almost every day, waiting on
someone to buy one of her "treasures," which include gospel records, tea
cups, tupper ware, used luggage, batteries, belt buckles, lamps, wrenches,
hats, figurines, etc., etc.