Wait, two Hogeyes?

Someone asked if Hogeye still exists. The answer is that there are two Hogeyes in Texas.

Hogeye in Bastrop County exists about as much as Post Oak Island and other small pre-railroad communities exist. The businesses moved to Elgin after the H&TC Railroad formed the new town in 1872.

The community located 2.5 miles south of Elgin on FM 1704 was first known as Young’s Settlement and then as Perryville. Its nickname of “Hogeye” has been kept alive by writers, such as Nell Davis, and by the popular annual Hogeye street festival in Elgin.