Blackberry (Blackberry Community)

Grimes County, TX

Status: Located

Year Established: 1870

Council of Governments: BVCOG

Public History: Settlers mostly from the Lower South (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia) settled this part of Grimes County near John’s Creek. By the late 19th century, Blackberry became a largely African-American settlement. Most families raised livestock and such crops as cotton and corn. At its peak, the community also boasted a cotton gin, grist mill and stores. Macedonia Baptist Church dates from 1870; in 1899, William and Martha Burrell sold land to trustees A. W. Ruckett, J. L. Nickerson and Starling Baker. The church site was also an African-American school. Blackberry’s population has declined since the Great Depression, and the school closed in the 1960s. Many descendants return during Macedonia Baptist Church’s annual homecoming.

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Cemetery: Blackberry Cemetery

Church: Macedonia Baptist Church