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Bug Tussle, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, US

Field	Value
official_name	Bug Tussle, Texas
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
pushpin_map	Texas
pushpin_label	Bug Tussle
pushpin_map_caption	Location within the state of Texas
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Texas
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Fannin
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-6
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	581
population_total	15
population_as_of	1990
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
blank_name	FIPS code
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1381548

Bug Tussle, formerly known as Truss, is an unincorporated community in southeastern Fannin County, Texas, United States.

History

Bug Tussle is situated on the junction of Farm to Market Road 1550 and Texas State Highway 34. It was founded in the 1890s, and was called Truss, after resident John Truss. The post office was established in 1893 or 1894. In 1962, Bug Tussle had a population of six. From 1966 to the mid-1980s, real estate developer David Graham Hall took a 15-year lease to renovate the downtown. Thirty people lived in the downtown, called 'West Bug Tussle' after its completion. In 1990, the population was 15.

Name

Bug Tussle has been noted for its unusual place name. More than seventy Bug Tussle highway signs have been stolen.

The most accepted origin to Bug Tussle's name was from an incident in the 1890s when a swarm of insects spoiled an ice cream social. Another possible origin of the name comes from picnickers, who watch bugs fight after eating. Another possible origin comes from two residents who wanted to change the name. During an argument, the town got distracted by the sight of two dung beetles fighting.

References

{{GNIS. 1381548
Association, Texas State Historical. "Bug Tussle, TX".
(August 9, 2020). "From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names". Click2Houston.
Remington, Frank L.. (Sep 8, 1969). "Take a Good Look at the US Map. Towns Have the Craziest Names". The Milwaukee Journal.

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