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History · Blue Berry Hill

Half of Blue Berry Hill’s homes were built after 1992

Most of Blue Berry Hill was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1992. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Blue Berry Hill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Blue Berry Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Blue Berry Hill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blue Berry Hill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Blueberry Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bee County, Texas, United States. The population was 844 at the 2020 census. It is located just outside Beeville and has no services of its own. Drinking water and garbage services are provided by the city of Beeville. Mailing addresses for Blueberry Hill are labeled "Beeville".

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 866 to 844 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Blue Berry Hill on the map, 1954 to 1979

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Blue Berry Hill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Blue Berry Hill on the 1954 USGS mapBlue Berry Hill on the 1979 USGS map1954Fleming sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Blue Berry Hill.

People over time

Blue Berry Hill, census by census

02004006008001,00020002020Peak: 982

Between 844 and 982 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Blue Berry Hill’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Blue Berry Hill

Nobody well known was born in Blue Berry Hill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ignacio ZaragozaMexican political and military leader · b. 1829
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Craig WilsonAmerican water polo player · b. 1957
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James CrumleyAmerican writer · b. 1939
David C. NovakAmerican businessman and the executive chairman… · b. 1953
Roy HeadAmerican musician · b. 1941
Thomas Lincoln TallyAmerican theatre owner and film producer · b. 1861
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Blue Berry Hill ColoniaSalazar Heights Colonia

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Beeville5 historic placesB−

Questions about Blue Berry Hill’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.