SMALL TOWN SALUTE: Beautiful lakeside community of Berryville

BERRYVILLE, Texas (KETK) – Berryville is located north of Frankston off of Highway 155 by Lake Palestine in Henderson County.

What is now Berryville was bought land by James Berry, a butcher and grocer from Dallas, in 1958. James Berry later owned a grocery store in Berryville and was named its first mayor.

Berryville was founded by in 1871 and by 1885 it had a church, it’s own school district and two general stores and a reported population of 500. However, Berryville faced a decline in the community staring in the late 1890’s.

In 1905, the post office in Berryville closed and by the 1930’s only a church and a few houses remained. Lake Palestine being built in the 1960’s helped the town see some growth, by the 1980’s a community incorporated and population began to rise.

As of 2022, the population of Berryville is 883 people.

“In the City of Berryville, we are defined less by boundaries on a map than by the sense of shared values our residents hold dear. Small town values, guided growth, preservation of historical, cultural, and lake life are just a few of the core principles that make Berryville a wonderful place to call home.”

The City of Berryville

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