BLEIBLERVILLE, TEXAS

Austin County, Central Texas South

30° 0' 29" N, 96° 26' 51" W (30.008056, -96.4475)

FM 2502
3 miles SE of Nelsonville
4 miles NE of Industry
13 miles NW of Bellville the county seat
12 miles S of Brenham
ZIP codes 78931
Population: 125 Est. (2019) 71 Est. (2000)

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General Store
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, July 2011

History in a Pecan Shell

Robert Bleibler, who opened a store here in the 1880s is the town's namesake. The post office was opened in 1891.

By 1904 there were 101 people in town unless some of them were visiting friends in Brenham. The population peaked in the 1960s with 225 people, however the 1990 census reported only 71 residents.

Bleiberville Texas - closed store with gas pump

Former Stark Grocery in Bleiblerville
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, July 2011
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Bleiblerville / Nelsonville SPJST Hall, founded 1914
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, July 2011
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Broken Windmill
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, July 2011
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Bleiblerville TX - Paymaster Feed Store sign

Paymaster Feeds
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Leaving Bleiblerville
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, July 2011
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Bleiblerville, Texas Nearby Towns:
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Brenham
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