GRUVER, TEXAS

Hansford County, Texas Panhandle

36°15'46"N 101°24'19"W (36.262731, -101.405143)

Highway 15, FM 278 and FM 136
14 Miles NW of Spearman the county seat
3 Miles W of Farwell
40 Miles W of Perryton
39 Miles E of Stratford
33 Miles N of Stinnet
44 Miles N of Borger
Population: 1,150 Est. (2018)
1,194 (2010) 1,162 (2000) 1,172 (1990)

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Gruver Water Tower
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009

History in a Pecan Shell

Joseph Hezkiah Gruver is the town's namesake. Joseph and son Lawrence established a ranch in the area around 1907. Gruver became a center for wheat and small-grain farming even before the railroad arrived (1929). A post office was granted in 1927, and the school two years later. The 1930 population was 650, but the Great Depression and WWII took a toll. The post war population declined to just 350. The population increased to over 800 by the mid 1950s and 1,555 by the late 1960s. The town reached its population high-water mark in 1988 with 1,199 citizens, but it has since decreased to the present 1,162.

Downtown
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009
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Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2009

1940s Hansford County map showing Gruver
(NW of Spearman)
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Gruver, Texas Nearby Towns:
Spearman the county seat
Perryton
Stratford
Stinnet
Borger
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